Middleton Park
Middleton Park highlighted within Leeds
Population20,215 (2023 electorate)
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Middleton Park is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, including the urban suburbs of Middleton and Belle Isle. The ward is named after the public park and former manorial estate of Middleton Park.

Demographics

In 2010, the ward had 27,487 inhabitants, of which 52.2% of the population were female and 47.8% male. 21.5% were aged 15 or under compared with an England average of 18.7%. Life Expectancy for males and females is more than three years less than the rest of Leeds. In 2001, 96.3% of residents identified as White British, 71.6% identifying as Christian and over 18% having no religion. Most houses in the ward are in the Council Tax Bands A and B. In April 2012, 1,493 (8.3%) people claimed Jobseeker's Allowance, nearly double the Leeds' average at the time. While all recorded crime was below the Leeds' average, criminal damage was substantially higher and nearly twice the England average.[3]

Councillors

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Geoff Driver (Lab)[a][4] Judith Blake (Lab)[b][5] Stuart Bruce (Lab)[c]
2006 Geoff Driver (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Debra Coupar (Lab)[d][6]
2007 Geoff Driver (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Debra Coupar (Lab)
2008 Geoff Driver (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Debra Coupar (Lab)[e]
2010 Geoff Driver (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)[7]
2011 Geoff Driver (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2012 Paul Truswell (Lab)[f][8]
 Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2014 Paul Truswell (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2015 Paul Truswell (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2016 Paul Truswell (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2018 Paul Truswell (Lab) Judith Blake CBE (Lab)[g] Kim Groves (Lab)
2019 Paul Truswell (Lab) Judith Blake CBE (Lab)[h] Kim Groves (Lab)
2021 Paul Truswell (Lab) Sharon Burke (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2022 Paul Truswell (Lab) Sharon Burke (Lab) Wayne Dixon (SDP)
2023 Emma Pogson-Golden* (SDP) Sharon Burke* (Lab) Wayne Dixon* (SDP)

  indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

Source:[11]

May 2023

2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP Emma Pogson-Golden 1,985 45.9 -4.6
Labour Co-op Lauren Summers 1,587 36.7 +0.7
Conservative Samson Adeyemi 376 8.7 +1.0
Green Eunice Agbemafle 186 4.3 +0.4
TUSC Joelle Donaldson 91 2.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jude Arbuckle 86 2.0 +0.5
Majority 398 13.8 -0.8
Turnout 4,320 21.4 -4.9
SDP gain from Labour Swing

May 2022

2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP Wayne Dixon 2,687 50.5 +15.8
Labour Peter Chambers 1,910 36.0 -4.9
Conservative Taiwo Adeyemi 408 7.7 -8.5
Green Kay-Lee Asquith 207 3.9 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Jude Arbuckle 82 1.5 -0.6
Majority 777 14.6 -0.1
Turnout 5,317 26.3 -1.5
SDP gain from Labour Swing

May 2021

2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sharon Burke 2,313 40.9 -2.3
SDP Wayne Dixon 1,963 34.7 +11.1
Conservative Samantha Bennett 913 16.2 +10.2
Green Kay-Lee Asquith 306 5.4 +0.5
Liberal Democrats James Spencer 119 2.1 -1.1
Majority 350 6.2 -13.4
Turnout 5,653 27.8 +5.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2019

2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Truswell* 1,879 43.2 -17.9
SDP Wayne Dixon 1,027 23.6 +1.3
UKIP Will Lockwood 831 19.1 +19.1
Conservative Hugh Findlay 259 6.0 -5.3
Green Eunice Delali Agbemafle 212 4.9 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques 137 3.2 -2.1
Majority 852 19.6 -27.0
Turnout 4,362 22.4 -1.2
Labour hold Swing -9.6

May 2018

2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kim Groves* 3,373 61.1 +12.2
Labour Judith Blake* 2,747
Labour Paul Truswell* 2,366
SDP Wayne Dixon 1,232 22.3 +9.7
Conservative David Herdson 621 11.3 +4.9
Conservative Rita Jessop 613
Conservative Gareth Lamb 451
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Gagen 293 5.3 +3.2
Majority 2,141 46.6 +25.0
Turnout 4,594 23.6 +1.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Truswell* 2,285 48.9 -1.3
UKIP Craig Sweaton 1,278 27.4 -2.7
Independent Wayne Dixon 605 13.0 +13.0
Conservative Hugh Findlay 300 6.4 -5.9
Green Fiona Sarah Heather Love 104 2.2 -0.7
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher 99 2.1 -0.3
Majority 1,007 21.6 -0.5
Turnout 4,671 25.3 +4.2
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Blake* 4,974 51.2 -13.3
UKIP Craig Sweaton 2,921 30.1 +30.1
Conservative Zena Lopez 1,199 12.3 -0.9
Green Fiona Love 280 2.9 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher 237 2.4 -2.5
Left Unity Nick Jones 103 1.1 +1.1
Majority 2,053 21.1 -26.0
Turnout 9,714 51.0
Labour hold Swing -21.7

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kim Groves* 2,489
UKIP Craig Sweaton 1,756
British Democratic Kevin Meeson 358
Conservative Barbara Harpham 287
Green Austen Thompson 219
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher 79
Majority
Turnout 28.04
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Truswell 2,696 64.3 -0.2
BNP Kevin Meeson 893 21.3 +3.9
Conservative James McFarland 412 9.8 -3.4
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher 191 4.6 -0.4
Majority 1,803 43.0 -4.1
Turnout 4,192
Labour hold Swing -2.0

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Blake* 3,313 64.5 +15.3
BNP Kevin Meeson 892 17.4 -3.2
Conservative James McFarland 679 13.2 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher 252 4.9 -8.5
Majority 2,421 47.1 +18.5
Turnout 5,136 28
Labour hold Swing +9.2

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kim Groves 4,477 49.2 +10.9
BNP Kevin Meeson 1,875 20.6 -16.8
Conservative James McFarland 1,292 14.2 +0.0
Liberal Democrats Beth Fisher 1,222 13.4 +3.3
Green James Fell 231 2.5 +2.5
Majority 2,602 28.6 +27.6
Turnout 9,097 50.9 +21.5
Labour hold Swing +13.8

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Driver first represented Hunslet East and West ward from 1978 and then Hunslet ward since 1980.
  2. ^ Blake was previously a Weetwood ward councillor from 1996 until she lost her seat in 2000. She went on to serve as a Hunslet ward councillor from 2002 until her election for Middleton Park ward.
  3. ^ Bruce had been a Middleton ward councillor since 1999.
  4. ^ Coupar was previously a councillor for Morley South ward for a year from 2003 before losing her seat in 2004.
  5. ^ Coupar was later elected as a councillor for Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward in the 2013 by-election and has represented Temple Newsam ward since 2016.
  6. ^ Truswell represented Headingley ward from 1982 to 1997. He resigned as a councillor following his election as Member of Parliament for Pudsey at the 1997 general election.
  7. ^ Blake was awarded a CBE in November 2017.
  8. ^ Blake was created a life peer as Baroness Blake of Leeds, of Gledhow in the City of Leeds on 10 February 2021 and resigned as Leader of the Council on 24 February. She did not seek re-election in the May 2021 council election.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Councillor Sharon Burke". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Councillor Wayne Dixon". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ Leeds Profile (Wards & Administrative Areas) Selection: Middleton Park Ward Geo-type: 2004 Wards, west Yorkshire Observatory, archived from the original on 8 January 2016, retrieved 17 June 2012
  4. ^ "Councillor Geoff Driver". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Councillor Judith Blake". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Councillor Debra Coupar". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Councillor Kim Groves". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Councillor Paul Truswell". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Crown Office". www.thegazette.co.uk. 1 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Local elections in South Leeds". southleedslife.com. South Leeds Life CLC. 25 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Election results - local | Data Mill North". datamillnorth.org. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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