Horsforth (ward)

Electoral ward in Leeds, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Horsforth is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the suburb of the same name and a southern part of Rawdon.

Population17,917 (2023 electorate)
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Horsforth
Horsforth highlighted within Leeds
Population17,917 (2023 electorate)
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Boundaries

The Horsforth ward includes the civil parish of the same name, also overseen by Horsforth Town Council.

Councillors

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ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1973 Morris Crossfield (Lib) R. Morrish (Lib) H. Stuttard (Lib)
1975 Morris Crossfield (Lib) R. Morrish (Lib) M. Frame (Con)
1976 Morris Crossfield (Lib) A. Foyston (Con) M. Frame (Con)
1978 Morris Crossfield (Lib) A. Foyston (Con) M. Frame (Con)
By-election Morris Crossfield (Lib) Unknown (Con) M. Frame (Con)
1979 Morris Crossfield (Lib) Unknown (Con) R. Howe (Lib)
1980 Morris Crossfield (Lib) S.J. Cooksey (Lib) Valerie Stephens (Con)
1982 Morris Crossfield (Lib) S.J. Cooksey (Lib) Julian Cummins (Lib)
1983 Valerie Stephens (Con) S.J. Cooksey (Lib) Julian Cummins (Lib)
1984 Valerie Stephens (Con) S.J. Cooksey (Lib) Julian Cummins (Lib)
1986 Valerie Stephens (Con) S.J. Cooksey (Lib) Julian Cummins (Lib)
1987 B. Rich (Lib) S.J. Cooksey (Lib) Julian Cummins (Lib)
1988 B. Rich (SLD) S.J. Cooksey (SLD) Julian Cummins (SLD)
1989 by-election John Meade (SLD) Andrew McCaig (SLD) Julian Cummins (SLD)
1990 John Meade (LD) Andrew McCaig (LD) Michael Shaw (LD)[a]
1991 John Meade (LD) Christopher Townsley (LD)[5] Michael Shaw (LD)
1992 John Meade (LD) Mary Addison (Con) Michael Shaw (LD)
1994 John Meade (LD) Mary Addison (Con) Christopher Townsley (LD)
1995 Brian Cleasby (LD)[6] Mary Addison (Con) Christopher Townsley (LD)
1996 Brian Cleasby (LD) Roger Harris (LD) Christopher Townsley (LD)
1998 Brian Cleasby (LD) Roger Harris (LD) Christopher Townsley (LD)
1999 Brian Cleasby (LD) Tom Nossiter (LD)[b] Christopher Townsley (LD)
2000 Brian Cleasby (LD) Andrew Barker (LD)[7] Christopher Townsley (LD)
2002 Brian Cleasby (LD) Andrew Barker (LD) Christopher Townsley (LD)
2003 Brian Cleasby (LD) Andrew Barker (LD) Christopher Townsley (LD)
2004 Brian Cleasby (LD) Andrew Barker (LD) Christopher Townsley (LD)
2006 Brian Cleasby (LD) Andrew Barker (LD) Christopher Townsley (LD)
2007 Brian Cleasby (LD) Andrew Barker (LD) Christopher Townsley (LD)
2008 Brian Cleasby (LD) Andrew Barker (LD) Christopher Townsley (LD)
2010 Brian Cleasby (LD) Andrew Barker (LD) Christopher Townsley (LD)
2011 Brian Cleasby (LD) Dawn Collins (Con)[8] Christopher Townsley (LD)
2012 Brian Cleasby (LD) Dawn Collins (Con) Christopher Townsley (LD)
2014 Brian Cleasby (LD) Dawn Collins (Con) Christopher Townsley (LD)
2015 Brian Cleasby (LD) Dawn Collins (Con) Christopher Townsley (LD)
2016 Brian Cleasby (LD) Dawn Collins (Con) Christopher Townsley (LD)
2018 Jonathon Taylor (Con)[9] Dawn Collins (Con) Jackie Shemilt (Con)[10]
2019 Jonathon Taylor (Con) Dawn Collins (Con) Jackie Shemilt (Con)
2021 Jonathon Taylor (Con)[c] Dawn Collins (Con) Jackie Shemilt (Con)
2022 John Garvani (Lab)[d] Emmie Bromley (Lab) Jackie Shemilt (Con)
2023 John Garvani (Lab) Emmie Bromley (Lab) Raymond Jones (Lab)
2024 John Garvani* (Lab) Emmie Bromley* (Lab) Raymond Jones* (Lab)
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  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

May 2024

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2024[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Garvani* 4,388 56.6 +5.2
Conservative Chris Calvert 1,971 25.4 −5.6
Green William Jones 565 7.3 −0.5
Yorkshire Ian Cowling 414 5.3 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Roderic Parker 367 4.7 −1.8
SDP Nathan Wright 41 0.5 New
Majority 2,417 31.2 +11.0
Turnout 7,776 43.8 +2.2
Labour hold Swing
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May 2023

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2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Jones 3,810 51.4 +6.7
Conservative Jackie Shemilt* 2,302 31.0 −4.2
Green Ian Shaw[e] 581 7.8 +0.3
Liberal Democrats James Spencer 483 6.5 −10.5
Yorkshire Ian Cowling 241 3.2 −1.1
Majority 1,508 20.2 +10.6
Turnout 7,448 41.6 −0.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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May 2022

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2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emmie Bromley 3,402 44.7 +14.0
Labour John Garvani 3,166 41.6 +10.9
Conservative Dawn Collins* 2,673 35.2 −3.1
Conservative Tracy Stones 2,492 32.8 −5.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Dowling 1,292 17.0 −3.4
Liberal Democrats Becky Heaviside 974 12.8 −7.6
Green Gideon Jones 569 7.5 +0.4
Green Ian Shaw 330 4.3 −2.8
Yorkshire Ian Cowling 330 4.3 +1.8
Majority 729 9.6 +2.1
Turnout 7,603 42.3 −5.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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May 2021

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2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathon Taylor* 3,292 38.3 +0.9
Labour John Garvani 2,642 30.7 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Dowling 1,750 20.4 +1.3
Green William Jones 609 7.1 −4.8
Yorkshire Roland Gilmore 219 2.5 N/A
Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews. Anne Mutch 45 0.1 N/A
Majority 650 7.5 −3.2
Turnout 8,593 47.8 +7.2
Conservative hold Swing
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May 2019

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2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jackie Shemilt* 2,625 37.4 +0.9
Labour John Garvani 1,878 26.7 −1.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Mark Dowling 1,339 19.1 −3.5
Green Rosa Shaw 838 11.9 −1.0
UKIP Paul Hellyer 337 4.8 +4.8
Majority 747 10.7 +2.2
Turnout 7,065 40.6 −3.2
Conservative hold Swing +1.1
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May 2018

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2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dawn Collins* 3,195 36.5 +9.3
Conservative Jonathon Taylor 2,770
Conservative Jackie Shemilt 2,660
Labour John Garvani 2,453 28.0 +0.5
Labour Briony Sloan 2,380
Labour Nathalie Bethesda 2,208
Liberal Democrats Simon Dowling 1,976 22.6 −10.3
Liberal Democrats Becky Heaviside 1,903
Liberal Democrats Christopher Read 1,288
Green Party - Save Our Green Space Caroline Tomes 1,132 12.9 +7.0
Majority 742 8.5 +3.1
Turnout 17,539 43.8 +1.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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May 2016

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2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Townsley* 2,329 32.9 +13.4
Labour Co-op Ian McCargo 1,945 27.5 +3.2
Conservative Richard John O'Callaghan 1,923 27.2 −12.9
UKIP Roger Facer Tattersall 462 6.5 −1.8
Green Ben Hall 421 5.9 −1.0
Majority 384 5.4 −10.4
Turnout 7,080 42.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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May 2015

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2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dawn Collins* 5,082 40.1 +6.4
Labour Jake Kelly 3,081 24.3 −3.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Gareth Hughes 2,480 19.5 −11.5
UKIP Paul Hellyer 1,047 8.3 +3.0
Green Harriet Regina Barry 873 6.9 +6.9
TUSC Gary McVeigh-Kaye 125 1.0 −1.1
Majority 2,001 15.8 +13.1
Turnout 12,688 73.1
Conservative hold Swing +5.0
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May 2014

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2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Cleasby* 2,037 28.6 −11.4
Conservative Richard O’Callaghan 1,880 26.4 +0.2
Labour Rob Wilkinson 1,644 23.1 +2.1
UKIP Paul Hellyer 1,059 14.9 +8.0
Green Timothy Goodall 446 6.3 +1.5
TUSC Benjamin Dixon 56 0.8 −0.4
Majority 157 2.2
Turnout 7,122 40.88
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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May 2012

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2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Townsley* 2,636 40.0 +9.0
Conservative Richard Hardcastle 1,725 26.2 −7.6
Labour Gary Kaye 1,381 21.0 −6.9
UKIP Paul Hellyer 453 6.9 +1.6
Green Andrea Binns 317 4.8 +4.8
TUSC Andrew Smith 77 1.2 −0.9
Majority 911 13.8 +11.1
Turnout 6,589
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +8.3
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May 2011

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2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dawn Collins 2,680 33.7 +8.5
Liberal Democrats Kate Arbuckle 2,466 31.0 −16.8
Labour Robert Wilkinson 2,213 27.9 +8.9
UKIP Paul Hellyer 421 5.3 +2.7
TUSC Andrew Smith 164 2.1 +2.1
Majority 214 2.7 −20.0
Turnout 7,944 45
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +12.6
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May 2010

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2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Cleasby* 5,959 47.9 +2.0
Conservative Dawn Collins 3,138 25.2 −12.7
Labour Rebecca Brady 2,356 18.9 +11.1
BNP Ian Asquith 358 2.9 −1.8
UKIP Paul Hellyer 326 2.6 +2.6
Green Andrea Binns 316 2.5 −1.2
Majority 2,821 22.7 +14.8
Turnout 12,453 71.2 +29.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +7.3
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Incumbent Cummins' "business commitments forced him to stand down".[4]
  2. [b]
    Nossiter resigned six months into taking up his seat on the council. His seat was up for re-election at the next election in 2000.
  3. [c]
    Taylor resigned his office on 15 March 2022 to take up a "politically restricted role". His successor was elected on the same day as the next council election on 5 May.[11]
  4. [d]
    Garvani served as a councillor for Burmantofts ward from 2002 to 2004, when he failed to be re-elected when standing in Gipton and Harehills instead.
  5. [e]
    The vote increase shown is the change from the highest-placed Green Party candidate (Gideon Jones) in 2022. Ian Shaw increased his personal share of the vote by 3.5%.

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