Pudsey (ward)

Pudsey
Pudsey
	Pudsey highlighted within Leeds
Population	19,116 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Leeds West and Pudsey;
Councillors	Dawn Seary (Conservative); Simon Seary (Conservative); Trish Smith (Reform UK);

Pudsey is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, including the town of Pudsey and residential areas of Swinnow and Tyersal.

Councillors

Election
Pudsey South (1973 to 2004)
1973	C. Wilson (Lib)	R. Fairbank (Lib)	J. Mann (Lab)
1975	C. Wilson (Lib)	R. Fairbank (Lib)	Peter Kersting (Con)
1976	C. Wilson (Lib)	H. Fairhurst (Con)	Peter Kersting (Con)
1978	Leonard Fletcher (Con)	H. Fairhurst (Con)	Peter Kersting (Con)
1979	Leonard Fletcher (Con)	H. Fairhurst (Con)	Peter Kersting (Con)
1980	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Donald Brown (Lab)	Peter Kersting (Con)
1982	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Jonathan Mortimer (Con)	Peter Kersting (Con)
1983	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Jonathan Mortimer (Con)	Peter Kersting (Con)
TBC	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Jonathan Mortimer (Con)	Peter Kersting (Ind)
1984	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Jonathan Mortimer (Con)	Peter Kersting (Ind)
1986	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)^[4]	Peter Kersting (Ind)
1987	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Peter Kersting (Ind)
1988	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Peter Kersting (Ind)
1990	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Peter Kersting (Ind)
1991	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Peter Kersting (Ind)
1992	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Peter Kersting (Ind)
1994	Anne Hickinson (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Peter Kersting (Ind)
1995	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)^[5]	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Peter Kersting (Ind)^[b]
1996	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)^[6]
1998	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
1999	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2000	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2002	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2003	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
Pudsey (2004 to present)
2004	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2006	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2007	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2008	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2010	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2011	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2012	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2014	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2015	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2016	Josephine Jarosz (Lab)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mick Coulson (Lab)
2018	Simon Seary (Con)	Richard Lewis (Lab)	Mark Harrison (Con)^[7]
2019	Simon Seary (Con)	Trish Smith (Con)	Mark Harrison (Con)
2021	Simon Seary (Con)	Trish Smith (Con)	Dawn Seary (Con)
2022	Simon Seary (Con)	Trish Smith (Con)	Dawn Seary (Con)
2023	Simon Seary (Con)	Trish Smith (Con)	Dawn Seary (Con)
2024	Simon Seary (Con)	Trish Smith (Ind)^[c]	Dawn Seary (Con)
May 2025	Simon Seary* (Con)	Trish Smith* (RUK)^[d]	Dawn Seary* (Con)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Seary*	3,349	45.6	+1.5
	Labour	Riaz Ahmed	2,977	40.5	−1.3
	Green	Suzanne Ward	436	5.9	+0.1
	Reform UK	Andrea Whitehead	431	5.9	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Amy Glover	242	3.3	−1.8
Majority			372	5.1	+2.8
Turnout			7,462	39.2	+3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.4

May 2023

2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trish Smith*	3,050	44.1	−10.9
	Labour	Riaz Ahmed	2,891	41.8	+4.6
	Green	Alaric Hall	398	5.8	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Glover	352	5.1	+2.3
	Reform UK	Tom Kelly	201	2.9	N/A
Majority			159	2.3	−15.1
Turnout			6,919	36.2	−3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2022

2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Seary*	4,145	55.0	−1.5
	Labour	Ryan Holroyd-Case	2,825	37.2	+5.8
	Green	Suzanne Ward	386	5.1	0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Jacques	210	2.8	−0.2
Majority			1,320	17.4	−7.6
Turnout			7,598	39.8	−2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2021

2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Seary	4,609	56.5	+15.1
	Labour	Mark Sewards	2,567	31.4	−6.2
	Green	Suzanne Ward	419	5.1	−2.1
	Yorkshire	Dan Woodlock	265	3.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Cynthia Dowling	248	3.0	−0.8
	SDP	Daniel Walker	15	0.2	+0.2
Majority			2,042	25.0	+21.2
Turnout			8,164	42.6	+8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2019

2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trish Smith	2,661	41.4	−1.3
	Labour	Richard Lewis*	2,417	37.6	−0.6
	UKIP	Lee Stuart Jackson	569	8.8	+8.8
	Green	Catherine Harrison	462	7.2	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jude Arbuckle	244	3.8	−2.1
	For Britain	Lorraine Ida Nellis	82	1.3	+1.3
Majority			244	3.8	−2.1
Turnout			6,455	34.5	−3.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-0.4

May 2018

2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Seary	3,324	42.7	+9.4
	Conservative	Mark Harrison	3,099
	Labour	Richard Lewis*	2,976	38.2	−7.2
	Conservative	Mark Neve	2,901
	Labour	Mick Coulson*	2,731
	Labour	Lou Cunningham	2,698
	Yorkshire	Conor O'Neill	570	7.3	+4.0
	Green	Helen Hart	545	7.0	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Glover	460	5.9	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Hughes	190
	Liberal Democrats	Jude Arbuckle	247
Majority			423	5.9	−6.4
Turnout			7,194	38.2	+1.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Josie Jarosz*	2,884	45.4	+3.8
	Conservative	Simon Seary	2,120	33.3	−2.6
	UKIP	Kath Tattersall	751	11.8	−1.8
	Green	Laura Rosemary Johnson	220	3.5	−1.8
	Yorkshire First	Conor Andrew O'Neill	211	3.3	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jude Patrick Arbuckle	167	2.6	−0.4
Majority			764	12.3	+6.7
Turnout			6,353	36.9
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Lewis*	4,935	41.6	−11.8
	Conservative	Simon Seary	4,266	35.9	+7.0
	UKIP	Roger Tattersall	1,613	13.6	+4.3
	Green	Claire Allen	629	5.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jude Arbuckle	354	3.0	−0.8
	TUSC	Michael Johnson	72	0.6	+0.6
Majority			669	5.6	−18.9
Turnout			11,869	68.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.4

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mick Coulson*	2,182
	UKIP	Phil Banks	1,785
	Conservative	Amanda Carter	1,356
	Green	Irene Dracup	390
	Liberal Democrats	Jude Arbuckle	205
Majority
Turnout				35.4
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Josie Jarosz*	3,312	59.2	+5.9
	Conservative	Jason Aldiss	1,147	20.5	−8.4
	UKIP	Paul Denner	811	14.5	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jude Arbuckle	320	5.7	+1.9
Majority			2,165	38.7	+14.2
Turnout			5,590
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.1

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Richard Lewis*	3,669	53.4	+11.1
	Conservative	Jason Aldiss	1,987	28.9	−0.3
	UKIP	Phil Banks	636	9.3	+9.3
	Green	Irene Dracup	321	4.7	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Brendan Stubbs	262	3.8	−14.3
Majority			1,682	24.5	+11.4
Turnout			6,875	40
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.7

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Coulson*	4,861	42.3	+3.3
	Conservative	Jason Aldiss	3,356	29.2	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Brendan Stubbs	2,081	18.1	+9.2
	BNP	Winifred Misson	901	7.8	−5.4
	Green	Irene Dracup	292	2.5	−2.1
Majority			1,505	13.1	+8.3
Turnout			11,491	66.6	+28.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.1

Notes

^ Elected as Conservative
^ Kersting retired at the 1996 election.
^ Smith announced her resignation from the Conservative Party the day following the 2024 election. Smith would form a new 'Local Independent Party' grouping with former Morley Borough Independents councillors Bob Gettings and Wyn Kidger.^[8]
^ Smith announced her defection to Reform UK on 10 May 2025, becoming the first councillor to represent the party on Leeds City Council.^[9]

References

^ "Councillor Dawn Seary". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ "Councillor Simon Seary". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Trish Smith". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ "Councillor Richard Lewis". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Josephine Jarosz". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Mick Coulson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Mark Harrison". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ Baron, John (4 May 2024). "Pudsey councillor Trish Smith quits Conservative party". West Leeds Dispatch.
^ Connolly, James (12 May 2025). "Leeds gets first Reform UK councillor as Pudsey's Trish Smith joins Nigel Farage's party". Yorkshire Evening Post.

[4] Elected as Conservative

[7] Kersting retired at the 1996 election.

[11] Smith announced her resignation from the Conservative Party the day following the 2024 election. Smith would form a new 'Local Independent Party' grouping with former Morley Borough Independents councillors Bob Gettings and Wyn Kidger.^[8]

[13] Smith announced her defection to Reform UK on 10 May 2025, becoming the first councillor to represent the party on Leeds City Council.^[9]

[1] "Councillor Dawn Seary". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[2] "Councillor Simon Seary". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[3] "Councillor Trish Smith". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[5] "Councillor Richard Lewis". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[6] "Councillor Josephine Jarosz". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[8] "Councillor Mick Coulson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[9] "Councillor Mark Harrison". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[10] Baron, John (4 May 2024). "Pudsey councillor Trish Smith quits Conservative party". West Leeds Dispatch.

[12] Connolly, James (12 May 2025). "Leeds gets first Reform UK councillor as Pudsey's Trish Smith joins Nigel Farage's party". Yorkshire Evening Post.

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