Farnley and Wortley (ward)

Farnley and Wortley
Farnley and Wortley highlighted within Leeds
Population18,214 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors

Farnley and Wortley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the urban areas of Farnley and Wortley.

Councillors since 1980

Fabian Hamilton represented Wortley (1987-1998). Member of Parliament for Leeds North East since 1997.
Mark Sewards represented Farnley and Wortley (2022-2024). Member of Parliament for Leeds South West and Morley since 2024.
Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
Wortley (until 2004)
1980 Walter Thurlow (Lab) Pat Fathers (Lab) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1982 Walter Thurlow (Lab) Pat Fathers (Lab) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1983 Walter Thurlow (Lab) Pat Fathers (Lab) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1984 Walter Thurlow (Lab) Pat Fathers (Lab) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1986 Walter Thurlow (Lab) Pat Fathers (Lab)[a] Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1987 Walter Thurlow (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1988 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1990 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1991 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1992 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1994 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1995 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1996 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab)[b] Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1998 Philip Towler (Lab) David Blackburn (GPEW) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1999 Philip Towler (Lab) David Blackburn (GPEW) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
2000 Claire Nash (GPEW) David Blackburn (GPEW) Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
2002 Claire Nash (GPEW) David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)[4]
2003 Claire Nash (GPEW) David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
Farnley and Wortley (2004 to present)
2004 Claire Nash (GPEW) David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2006 Luke Russell (GPEW)[5] David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2007 Luke Russell (GPEW) David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2008 Luke Russell (GPEW) David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2008 by-election Andy Parnham (GPEW)[c][6] David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2010 John Hardy (Lab)[7] David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2011 John Hardy (Lab) David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2012 John Hardy (Lab) David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2014 Terry Wilford (GPEW)[8] David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2015 Terry Wilford (GPEW) David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2016 Terry Wilford (GPEW) David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2018 Matt Gibson (Lab)[9] David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2019 Ann Forsaith (GPEW)[10] David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2021 Ann Forsaith (GPEW) David Blackburn (GPEW) Ann Blackburn (GPEW)
2022 Ann Forsaith (GPEW) David Blackburn (GPEW) Mark Sewards (Lab)[11]
2023 Adrian McCluskey (Lab) David Blackburn (GPEW) Mark Sewards (Lab)
2024 Adrian McCluskey (Lab) Kate Haigh (Lab) Mark Sewards (Lab)[d]
2024 by-election Adrian McCluskey* (Lab) Kate Haigh* (Lab) David Blackburn* (GPEW)

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

Elections since 2010

October 2024 by-election

10 October 2024
replacing Mark Sewards (resigned)[13][14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green David Blackburn[e] 1,450 38.6 +3.2
Labour Al Garthwaite[f] 965 25.7 −20.0
Reform UK David Dresser 912 24.3 New
Conservative Lalit Suryawanshi 202 5.4 −7.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrews 118 3.1 −1.6
Independent Peter Allison 70 1.9 New
SDP Richard Riley 26 0.7 −0.9
Majority 485 12.9 +2.6
Turnout 3,755 20.2 −6.8
Green gain from Labour Swing 11.6

May 2024

2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Kate Haigh 2,222 45.7 −3.1
Green David Blackburn* 1,717 35.4 +2.4
Conservative Daisy George 613 12.6 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrews 229 4.7 +3.4
SDP Finley Taylor 76 1.6 +1.3
Majority 505 10.3 −5.5
Turnout 4,907 27.0 −0.3
Labour Co-op gain from Green Swing -2.8

May 2023

2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian McCluskey 2,438 48.9 +1.1
Green Mark Rollinson 1,648 33.1 −0.8
Conservative Natalia Armitage 538 10.8 −7.1
Reform UK Andrea Whitehead 201 4.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton 65 1.3 N/A
Independent Bev Lockwood 61 1.2 N/A
SDP Jack Bellfield 17 0.3 N/A
Majority 790 15.8 +1.9
Turnout 4,985 27.3 −2.2
Labour gain from Green Swing

May 2022

2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Sewards 2,567 47.8 +11.2
Green Ann Blackburn* 1,819 33.9 −5.1
Conservative Peter Allison 959 17.9 +0.8
Majority 748 13.9 +11.6
Turnout 5,367 29.5 −2.8
Labour gain from Green Swing

May 2021

2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green David Blackburn* 2,293 39.0 −2.1
Labour Matt Gibson 2,155 36.6 −0.1
Conservative Cormac Trigg 1,004 17.1 +10.3
Yorkshire Ian Cowling 315 5.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Maria Frank 77 1.3 −0.7
Majority 138 2.3 −2.1
Turnout 5,884 32.3 +4.9
Green hold Swing

May 2019

2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ann Forsaith 2,010 41.1 −2.7
Labour Matt Gibson* 1,798 36.7 −0.6
UKIP Patrick Woods 659 13.5 +13.5
Conservative Hayley Nancolas 332 6.8 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Maria Frank 96 2.0 −0.8
Majority 212 4.4 −1.1
Turnout 4,917 27.4 −2.8
Green gain from Labour Swing -1.1

May 2018

2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ann Blackburn* 2,461 43.8 −3.8
Green David Blackburn* 2,424
Labour Matt Gibson 2,151 38.3 +8.5
Labour Andrea McKenna 1,991
Labour Andy Parnham 1,989
Green Stuart Haley 1,984
Conservative Hayley Nancolas 685 12.2 −2.0
Conservative Dorothy Flynn 643
Conservative John Hardcastle 615
For Britain Sam Melia 162 2.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Spencer 160 2.8 +1.6
Majority 310 5.5 −12.3
Turnout 17,956 30.2 −0.2
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green David Blackburn* 2,517 47.6 +10.8
Labour John Hardy 1,576 29.8 −0.8
UKIP Tony Roberts 751 14.2 −4.8
Conservative Hayley Laura Nancolas 380 7.2 −3.8
Liberal Democrats Rob Jacques 60 1.2 −0.8
Majority 941 17.8 +11.7
Turnout 5,284 30.4
Green hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ann Blackburn* 3,851 36.8 −10.6
Labour John Hardy 3,208 30.6 −6.7
UKIP Gregory McDougall 1,991 19.0 +19.0
Conservative Mohammed Rahman 1,156 11.0 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques 212 2.0 −1.2
TUSC Maddy Steeds 58 0.6 +0.6
Majority 643 6.1 −4.1
Turnout 10,476 58.7
Green hold Swing -2.0

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Terry Wilford 1,900 34.3
UKIP Alan Felber 1,606 29.0
Labour John Hardy* 1,506 27.2
Conservative Samuel Fisher 416 7.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques 76 1.4
TUSC Michael Johnson 30 0.5
Majority 294
Turnout 5534 31.52
Green gain from Labour Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green David Blackburn* 2,516 48.9 +1.5
Labour David Dresser 1,608 31.2 −6.0
UKIP Mark Thackray 541 10.5 +10.5
Conservative Ryan Stephenson 295 5.7 −6.4
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Bee 118 2.3 −0.9
Independent William Croke 69 1.3 +1.3
Majority 908 17.6 +7.4
Turnout 5,147
Green hold Swing +3.7

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ann Blackburn* 2,995 47.4 +23.1
Labour Stuart McKenna 2,353 37.3 +4.2
Conservative Caroline Oldfield 769 12.2 −5.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Moore 199 3.2 −11.9
Majority 642 10.2 +1.4
Turnout 6,316 35
Green hold Swing +9.4

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Hardy 3,488 33.1 +11.0
Green Andy Parnham 2,563 24.3 −20.3
Conservative Michael Best 1,817 17.2 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Moore 1,590 15.1 +11.0
BNP Helen Foster 1,084 10.3 −3.5
Majority 925 8.8 −13.7
Turnout 10,542 58.7 +26.2
Labour gain from Green Swing +15.6

Notes

  1. ^ Prior to the 1986, Fathers was sacked from all of his council committee appointments and de-selected as the Labour candidate for the 1987 election after he was found to be leaking information in December 1985.
  2. ^ Hamilton resigned his council seat ahead of the 1998 council election following his election as Member of Parliament for Leeds North East in 1997.
  3. ^ Parnham lost his seat in 2010. He was later elected as a Labour councillor for Armley in 2023.
  4. ^ Mark Sewards resigned on 28 August 2024 following his election as Member of Parliament for Leeds South West and Morley at the 2024 general election on 4 July.[12]
  5. ^ Blackburn previously represented Wortley and then Farnley and Wortley from 1998 until he lost his seat in May 2024.
  6. ^ Garthwaite previously represented Headingley and then Headingley and Hyde Park from 2016 until she lost her seat in May 2024. She served as the 129th Lord Mayor of Leeds.

References

  1. ^ "Councillor David Blackburn". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Councillor Kate Haigh". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Councillor Adrian McCluskey". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Councillor Ann Blackburn". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Councillor Luke Russell". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Councillor Andy Parnham". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Councillor John Hardy". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Councillor Terry Wilford". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Councillor Matt Gibson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Councillor Ann Forsaith". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Councillor Mark Sewards". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  12. ^ "New MP Mark Sewards resigns as Farnley & Wortley councillor". West Leeds Dispatch. 29 August 2024.
  13. ^ Connolly, James (30 August 2024). "Farnley and Wortley: Leeds set for by-election as MP announces he's standing down from city role". Yorkshire Evening Post.
  14. ^ "Farnley & Wortley: By-election date announced". West Leeds Dispatch. 13 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Farnley & Wortley by-election result: Green Party's David Blackburn retakes seat". West Leeds Dispatch. 11 October 2024.
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