Wetherby
Wetherby highlighted within Leeds
Population16,730 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
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Region
CountryEngland
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Wetherby is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Wetherby and villages including Boston Spa, Bramham and Thorp Arch.

Boundaries

The Wetherby ward includes the following civil parishes:

Councillors

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
1973 David Hudson (Con)[3] Nick Brown (Con) J. Rolston (Con)
1975 David Hudson (Con) Nick Brown (Con) W. Hill (Con)
1976 David Hudson (Con) Nick Brown (Con)[a] W. Hill (Con)
1978 David Hudson (Con) J. Grange (Con) W. Hill (Con)
1979 David Hudson (Con) J. Grange (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1980 David Hudson (Con) J. Gray (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1982 David Hudson (Con) J. Gray (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1983 David Hudson (Con) J. Gray (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1984 David Hudson (Con) J. Gray (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1986 David Hudson (Con) J. Gray (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1987 David Hudson (Con) John Evans (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1988 David Hudson (Con) John Evans (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1990 David Hudson (Con) John Evans (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1991 David Hudson (Con) John Evans (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1992 David Hudson (Con) John Evans (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1992 by-election David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con)[6] Heather Gardiner (Con)
1994 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1995 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con) Heather Gardiner (Con)
1996 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con) David Clark (Con)
1998 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con) David Clark (Con)
1999 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)[7]
2000 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2002 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2003 Andrew Millard (Con)[8] John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2004 Andrew Millard (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2006 Andrew Millard (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2007 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2008 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2010 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2011 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2012 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2014 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2015 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2016 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con)[b] Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2018 Alan Lamb (Con) Norma Harrington (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2019 Alan Lamb (Con) Norma Harrington (Con) Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2019 by-election Alan Lamb (Con) Norma Harrington (Con) Linda Richards (Con)[c][12]
2021 Alan Lamb (Con) Norma Harrington (Con) Linda Richards (Con)
2022 Alan Lamb (Con) Norma Harrington (Con) Linda Richards (Con)
2023 Alan Lamb* (Con) Norma Harrington* (Con) Penny Stables* (Green)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

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May 2023

2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Penny Stables 4,079 52.9 +18.5
Conservative Linda Richards* 2,958 38.3 -8.7
Labour Co-op Lucy Nuttgens 498 6.5 -5.2
Liberal Democrats James Prince 161 2.1 -4.4
Majority 1,121 14.5 +1.8
Turnout 7,714 46.1 +1.2
Green gain from Conservative Swing

May 2022

2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norma Harrington* 3,514 47.0 -11.0
Green Penny Stables 2,568 34.4 +12.1
Labour Co-op Luke Dixon-Murrow 878 11.7 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Lesley McIntee 484 6.5 -0.2
Majority 946 12.7 -23.0
Turnout 7,473 44.9 -2.9
Conservative hold Swing

May 2021

2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Lamb* 4,563 58.0 +1.1
Green Penny Stables 1,753 22.3 +12.8
Labour Co-op Steve Clapcote 991 12.6 +2.9
Liberal Democrats James Clark 527 6.7 -17.1
Majority 2,810 35.7 +3.6
Turnout 7,874 47.8 +9.2
Conservative hold Swing

December 2019 by-election

12 December 2019
replacing Gerald Wilkinson (deceased)[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Richards 7,181 57.7 +0.8
Liberal Democrats David Hopps 2,373 19.1 -4.7
Labour Michael Bailey 1,906 15.3 +5.6
Green Judith Dahlgreen 916 7.4 -2.1
Majority 4,808 38.6 +6.5
Turnout 12,449 75.3 +36.7
Conservative hold Swing

May 2019

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2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Wilkinson* 3,466 56.9 +0.4
Liberal Democrats David Hopps 1,452 23.8 +7.6
Labour Paul Ratcliffe 593 9.7 -8.1
Green Ruth Corry 580 9.5 -0.1
Majority 2,014 32.1 -6.6
Turnout 6,198 38.6 TBC
Conservative hold Swing -3.6

May 2018

2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norma Harrington 4,160 56.5 -1.8
Conservative Alan Lamb* 4,126
Conservative Gerald Wilkinson* 4,067
Labour John Lynch 1,308 17.8 -1.8
Liberal Democrats David Hopps 1,189 16.2 +9.9
Labour Jan Egan 1,069
Labour Paul Ratcliffe 875
Green Martin Pearce 704 9.6 +6.1
Majority 2,852 TBC[14] TBC
Turnout TBC TBC TBC
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Wilkinson* 3,387 58.3 -0.1
Labour Adam Ferhani 1,141 19.6 -1.6
UKIP Tina Janette Smith 712 12.3 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Mavis Golton 366 6.3 +0.3
Green Vasco Santos 203 3.5 -1.8
Majority 2,246 38.7 +1.6
Turnout 5,809 37.5
Conservative hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Lamb* 6,924 58.4 -1.5
Labour John Lynch 2,517 21.2 -4.6
UKIP Bronwen Cole 1,085 9.1 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Sara Howell 709 6.0 -1.7
Green Sam Murrey 631 5.3 +5.3
Majority 4,407 37.1 +2.9
Turnout 11,866 75.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.6

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Procter* 2,995 50.2 -5.7
UKIP Paul Spivey 1,096 18.4 +3.4
Labour Paul Drinkwater 1,023 17.2 -5.8
Green Sam Murray 508 8.5
Liberal Democrats Sara Howell 340 5.7 -0.4
Majority 1,899 31.8
Turnout 38.38
Conservative hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerry Wilkinson* 3,123 55.9 -4.0
Labour Scott Nicholson 1,286 23.0 -2.7
UKIP David Macey 838 15.0 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Chapman 338 6.1 -1.7
Majority 1,837 32.9 -1.3
Turnout 5,585
Conservative hold Swing -0.6

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Lamb* 4,524 59.9 +7.0
Labour James Barber 1,945 25.8 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bentley 583 7.7 -10.8
UKIP David Macey 497 6.6 +1.4
Majority 2,579 34.2 +2.1
Turnout 7,549 49
Conservative hold Swing +1.0

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Procter* 6,115 52.9 -11.7
Labour Ashley Walsh 2,403 20.8 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bentley 2,142 18.5 +8.8
UKIP David Macey 595 5.1 +0.7
BNP Sam Clayton 302 2.6 -2.2
Majority 3,712 32.1 -16.1
Turnout 11,557 75.0 +32.8
Conservative hold Swing -8.0

Notes

  1. ^ Brown resigned his seat before the next election in 1978. He would later become a Harrogate Borough Councillor in 2008.[4][5]
  2. ^ Procter became a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber in November 2016. In 2017, Procter was not re-selected as a Conservative candidate to stand in his council ward at the 2018 election.[9]
  3. ^ The by-election was called to find a successor to Gerald Wilkinson following his death in October 2019.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Councillor Norma Harrington". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Councillor Alan Lamb". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ "David Hudson". bramley.demon.co.uk. Michael Meadowcroft & Liz Bee. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Politics". cllrnickbrown.wordpress.com. Nick Brown. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "New Mayor And Deputy Mayor For The Borough Of Harrogate". harrogate-news.co.uk. Harrogate Informer. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Councillor John Procter". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Councillor Gerald Wilkinson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Councillor Andrew Millard". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  9. ^ Reed, James (3 October 2017). "Yorkshire MEP told he cannot defend council seat". Yorkshire Evening Post.
  10. ^ a b "Wetherby councillor dies after short illness". wetherbynews.co.uk. Wetherby News. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Wetherby ward by election". leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Councillor Linda Richards". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Results". www.leeds.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Results". www.leeds.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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