2023 Leeds City Council election

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2023 Leeds City Council election
← 2022 4 May 2023 2024 →
33 of 99 seats on Leeds City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout31.17 (Decrease 2.53%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader James Lewis Andrew Carter
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 22 seats, 44.1% 6 seats, 27.0%
Seats won 22 4
Seats after 61 18
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 81,752 41,078
Percentage 44.4% 22.3%
Map of the results of the election by ward
Leader before election

James Lewis
Labour

Leader after election

James Lewis
Labour

The 2023 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2023 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

The 2023 elections were the first to be held following the introduction of Voter ID requirements for those voting in person at polling stations across the entire country. The council announced that a total of 225 voters were turned away from the polls for a lack of ID and did not return.

As per the election cycle, one third of the council's 99 seats were contested.

The Labour Party maintained their majority control of the council, repeating the net gain of 3 seats they achieved in 2022. The Social Democratic Party were the only party to gain a seat from Labour, winning their second council seat in Middleton Park.

As a result of Labour gaining Weetwood, the Liberal Democrats were no longer the clear third party on the council for the first time, equalling the 6 seats of the Morley Borough Independents.[1]

Election summary[edit]

Leeds City Council Election Result 2023[2]
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 33 22 4 1 Increase 3 66.7 44.4 81,752 +0.3%
  Conservative 33 4 0 3 Decrease 3 12.1 22.3 41,078 -4.7%
  Green 33 1 1 1 Steady 3.0 14.2 26,195 +2.9%
  Liberal Democrats 33 2 0 1 Decrease 1 6.1 10.6 19,508 +1.2%
  Morley Borough Independent 2 2 0 0 Steady 6.1 2.5 4,542 -0.1%
  Garforth and Swillington Independents 1 1 0 0 Steady 3.0 1.9 3,428 -0.2%
  SDP 13 1 1 0 Increase 1 3.0 1.4 2,622 -0.1%
  Yorkshire 8 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.1 2,072 +0.1%
  Independent 6 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 713 +0.2%
  Reform UK 3 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 654 New
  TUSC 7 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 515 +0.1%
  Alliance for Green Socialism 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 183 -0.2%
  Breakthrough Party 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 156 New
  NIP 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 52 -0.1%
Total 175 33 6 6 Steady 100% 100% 184,242[a]

The election result had the following consequences for the political composition of the council:

Party 2022 election Prior to election New council
Labour 58 56 61
Conservative 21 21 18
Liberal Democrat 7 7 6
Morley Borough Independents 6 6 6
Green 3 4[b] 3
Garforth and Swillington Independents 3 3 3
SDP 1 1 2
Vacant 0 1[c] 0
Total 99 99 99
Working majority  17   14   23 

Councillors who did not stand for re-election[edit]

Councillor/s who did not stand for re-election (9)
Councillor Ward First elected Party Reason Successor
Ann Forsaith[7] Farnley and Wortley 2019 Green stood down[8] Adrian McCluskey (Labour)
Peter Harrand[9] Alwoodley 1990 Conservative stood down[10] Lyn Buckley (Conservative)
John Illingworth[11]
 Kirkstall 1976 Labour stood down[12] Andy Rontree (Labour)
Kamila Maqsood[13] Gipton and Harehills 2010 stood down[14] Asghar Ali (Labour)
Mirelle Midgley[15] Kippax and Methley 2019 stood down[16] Michael Millar (Labour)
Lisa Mulherin[17] Ardsley and Robin Hood 2004 stood down[18] Stephen Holroyd-Case (Labour)
Denise Ragan[19] Burmantofts and Richmond Hill 2016 stood down[20] Nkele Manaka (Labour)
Paul Truswell[21] Middleton Park 1982, 2012 stood down[22] Emma Pogson-Golden (SDP)
Neil Walshaw[23] Headingley and Hyde Park 2011 resigned office[24][25] Abdul Hannan (Labour)

Incumbent Labour councillor, Julie Heselwood, stood successfully in the Weetwood ward. She did not stand for re-election in Bramley and Stanningley.[26]

Results[edit]

Adel & Wharfedale[edit]

Adel & Wharfedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Billy Flynn* 3,087 43.8 -12.5
Labour Co-op Steve Clapcote 2,064 29.3 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Sharon Slinger 1,343 19.1 +10.6
Green Fiona Love 554 7.9 +1.7
Majority 1,023 14.5 -14.8
Turnout 7,076 42.6 -4.7
Conservative hold Swing

Alwoodley[edit]

Alwoodley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lyn Buckley 3,253 49.8 -10.5
Labour Jackie Ellis 2,350 36.0 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Jared Levy 419 6.3 +2.5
Green Louise Jennings 340 5.2 +1.4
Yorkshire Howard Dews 164 2.5 +0.7
Majority 903 13.8 -18.2
Turnout 6,541 37.3 -4.9
Conservative hold Swing

Ardsley & Robin Hood[edit]

Ardsley & Robin Hood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Stephen Holroyd-Case 2,284 43.5 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Tom Leadley 1,338 25.5 +19.2
Conservative Lalit Suryawanshi 1,237 23.6 −15.9
Green Leon Zadok 254 4.8 −1.6
SDP Daniel Whetstone 101 1.9 +0.1
Majority 946 18.0 +12.3
Turnout 5,249 29.6 −2.4
Labour hold Swing

Armley[edit]

Armley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Parnham 1,897 44.1 -17.9
Green Lou Cunningham* 1,712 39.8 +24.8
Conservative Tamas Kovacs 419 9.7 -5.9
Yorkshire Edana McDonald 129 3.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dan Walker 105 2.4 -2.4
Independent Jim Miller 39 0.9 N/A
Majority 185 4.3 -42.2
Turnout 4,316 24.9 ±0.0
Labour hold Swing

Beeston & Holbeck[edit]

Beeston & Holbeck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Scopes* 2,494 62.9 +15.7
Green Mariana Polucciu 662 16.7 -5.5
Conservative Muhammad Azeem 450 11.3 -5.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrews 209 5.3 +1.2
SDP Nigel Perry 107 2.7 -3.0
TUSC Katherine Gwyther 44 1.1 N/A
Majority 1,832 46.2 +21.1
Turnout 3,996 21.4 -2.6
Labour hold Swing

Bramley & Stanningley[edit]

Bramley & Stanningley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Hinchcliffe 2,662 62.2 -6.0
Conservative Adam Cook 696 16.3 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Bee 479 11.2 +4.1
Green Keith Whittaker 384 9.0 +2.9
SDP Richard Riley 62 1.4 +1.3
Majority 1,966 45.9 -5.0
Turnout 4,319 25.1 -2.5
Labour hold Swing

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill[edit]

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nkele Manaka 2,547 66.8 +0.2
Green Rebwar Sharazur 410 10.8 +4.2
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth 392 10.3 +3.0
Conservative Taiwo Adeyemi 294 7.7 -2.8
TUSC Richard Chaves-Sanderson 88 2.3 N/A
SDP Paul Whetstone 59 1.5 N/A
Majority 2,137 56.1 ±0.0
Turnout 3,811 22.4 -1.0
Labour hold Swing

Calverley & Farsley[edit]

Calverley & Farsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Peter Carlill* 3,926 54.6 +11.8
Conservative Jas Singh 2,536 35.3 -11.4
Green Ellen Graham 251 3.5 -0.7
Yorkshire Robert Lees 250 3.5 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Stuart McLeod 205 2.9 -0.1
Majority 1,390 19.3 +15.4
Turnout 7,186 38.9 -2.4
Labour hold Swing

Chapel Allerton[edit]

Chapel Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Dowson* 4,505 73.4 -0.4
Green Bobak Walker 721 11.8 +0.8
Conservative Safaraz Ahad 390 6.4 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Aqila Choudhury 246 4.0 -0.4
Alliance for Green Socialism Mike Davies 183 3.0 -0.1
SDP Sasha Watson 48 0.8 N/A
Majority 3,784 61.7 -1.1
Turnout 6,134 33.2 -0.8
Labour hold Swing

Cross Gates & Whinmoor[edit]

Cross Gates & Whinmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jess Lennox* 2,823 53.6 +2.4
Conservative John Kennedy 1,557 29.5 -4.4
Independent Mark Nicholson 339 6.4 N/A
Green Martin Hemingway 302 5.7 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Patricia Cooper 233 4.4 -3.0
Majority 1,266 24.0 +6.7
Turnout 5,271 28.8 -2.0
Labour hold Swing

Farnley & Wortley[edit]

Farnley & Wortley
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

Garforth & Swillington[edit]

Garforth & Swillington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Garforth and Swillington Independents Suzanne McCormack* 3,428 54.0 -9.0
Labour Luke Murrow 1,257 19.8 +4.3
Conservative Peter Bentley 912 14.4 -1.5
Green Stephen Beer 384 6.1 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Jake Knox 195 3.1 +1.5
Independent Tyler Wilson-Kerr 152 2.4 N/A
Majority 2,171 34.2 -12.9
Turnout 6,347 39.2 -4.7
Garforth and Swillington Independents hold Swing

Gipton & Harehills[edit]

Gipton & Harehills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Asghar Ali 2,655 55.9 -4.6
Green Mothin Ali 1,484 31.2 +8.9
Conservative Robert Harris 310 6.9 -3.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Twitchett 156 3.3 -1.3
TUSC Iain Dalton 121 2.5 +0.7
Majority 1,171 24.6 -13.7
Turnout 4,751 26.5 +1.2
Labour hold Swing

Guiseley & Rawdon[edit]

Guiseley & Rawdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Oliver Edwards 3,678 46.8 -1.0
Conservative Paul Wadsworth* 2,934 37.3 +0.8
Yorkshire Bob Buxton 591 7.5 -1.0
Green Lucy Wheeler 345 4.4 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques 293 3.7 +0.3
Majority 744 9.5 -1.8
Turnout 7,857 42.2 -2.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Harewood[edit]

Harewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ryan Stephenson* 3,708 59.6 -1.8
Labour Oliver Gill 1,459 23.5 +1.0
Green Claire Evans 627 10.0 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Dan Cook 406 6.5 -0.2
Majority 2,249 36.2 -2.7
Turnout 6,217 41.6 -2.6
Conservative hold Swing

Headingley & Hyde Park[edit]

Headingley & Hyde Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Hannan 2,029 48.5 -5.6
Green Tim Goodall 1,749 41.8 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Brandon Ashford 145 3.5 -0.9
Conservative Andrew Martin 119 2.8 -0.7
NIP Molly Tindle 52 1.2 N/A
TUSC Florian Hynam 48 1.1 +0.9
Independent Anthony Greaux 27 0.6 -0.2
Majority 280 6.7 -12.3
Turnout 4,185 17.6 +0.9
Labour hold Swing

Horsforth[edit]

Horsforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Jones 3,810 51.4 +6.7
Conservative Jackie Shemilt* 2,302 31.0 -4.2
Green Ian Shaw 581 7.8 +0.3[d]
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

Hunslet & Riverside[edit]

Hunslet & Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Wray* 2,095 48.4 +7.8
Green Omar Mushtaq 1,809 41.8 +1.2
Conservative Owen Rutherford 231 5.3 ±0.0
Liberal Democrats Benedict Turner-Chastney 89 2.1 +1.0
SDP Thomas Foster 48 1.1 +0.4
TUSC Oisín Duncan 27 0.6 N/A
Majority 286 6.6 -3.7
Turnout 4,330 24.3 -2.9
Labour hold Swing

Killingbeck & Seacroft[edit]

Killingbeck & Seacroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Katie Dye* 2,446 64.1 +2.7
Conservative Bradley Chandler 676 17.7 -2.0
Green David Anthoney 369 9.7 +2.5
Liberal Democrats John Otley 295 7.7 +2.1
Majority 1,770 46.4 +4.5
Turnout 3,814 20.8 -1.8
Labour hold Swing

Kippax & Methley[edit]

Kippax & Methley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Millar 3,163 60.1 -3.0
Conservative Connor Mulhall 1,362 25.9 -0.7
Green Alan Martin 406 7.7 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Lesley McIntee 301 5.7 +1.6
Majority 1,801 34.2 -2.4
Turnout 5,263 30.1 -3.6
Labour hold Swing

Kirkstall[edit]

Kirkstall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Rontree 3,018 64.0 -3.1
Green Victoria Smith 886 18.8 +2.8
Conservative Reiss Capitano 402 8.5 -1.7
Liberal Democrats Adam Belcher 288 6.1 +0.3
Independent Stuart Long 95 2.0 N/A
Majority 2,132 42.2 -8.9
Turnout 4,718 29.2 -1.6
Labour hold Swing

Little London & Woodhouse[edit]

Little London & Woodhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Abigail Marshall Katung* 1,908 66.3 -5.4
Green Nick Lalvani 437 15.2 +0.9
Conservative Muhammad Raja 261 9.1 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Katherine Arbuckle 163 5.7 +1.7
TUSC Anthony Bracuti 96 3.3 +1.1
Majority 1,471 51.1 -6.4
Turnout 2,880 17.7 +1.4
Labour hold Swing

Middleton Park[edit]

Middleton Park
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

Moortown[edit]

Moortown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Mohammed Shahzad* 3,938 57.5 +0.9
Conservative Lee Farmer 1,210 17.7 -1.3
Green Rachel Hartshorne 892 13.0 -2.2
Liberal Democrats George Sykes 557 8.1 -1.5
Yorkshire David Stephens 226 3.3 N/A
Majority 2,728 39.8 +3.2
Turnout 6,848 39.4 -1.7
Labour hold Swing

Morley North[edit]

Morley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Morley Borough Independents Robert Finnigan* 2,448 43.6 -6.8
Labour Co-op Patrick Davey 1,400 24.9 +2.6
Conservative Dom Eatwell 848 15.1 -2.0
Liberal Democrats James Trueman 323 5.7 +4.1
Green Rebecca Kellett 313 5.6 -2.6
Reform UK Jonathan Thackray 252 4.5 N/A
SDP Richard Cowles 25 0.4 N/A
Majority 1,048 18.6 -9.4
Turnout 5,620 30.7 -3.0
Morley Borough Independents hold Swing

Morley South[edit]

Morley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Morley Borough Independents Wyn Kidger* 2,094 41.4 +1.8
Labour Bailey Bradley 1,510 29.8 -0.4
Conservative Charles George 749 14.8 -4.8
Green Chris Bell 450 8.9 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Mihai Barticel 191 3.8 +1.5
SDP Andrew Martin 41 0.8 N/A
Majority 584 11.5 +2.1
Turnout 5,062 27.7 -4.5
Morley Borough Independents hold Swing

Otley & Yeadon[edit]

Otley & Yeadon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ryk Downes* 3,189 45.3 -1.7
Labour Co-op Ian McCargo 1,727 24.5 +2.0
Green Mick Bradley 946 13.4 +1.1
Conservative Stewart Harper 791 11.2 -1.3
Yorkshire Claire Buxton 197 2.8 -2.6
Breakthrough Party Elliot Nathan 156 2.2 N/A
Majority 1,462 20.8 -3.7
Turnout 7,037 38.5 +6.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pudsey[edit]

Pudsey
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

Rothwell[edit]

Rothwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Chapman* 3,409 61.4 +7.1
Labour James Driver 1,200 21.6 -6.9
Conservative Babatunde Gbolade 372 6.7 -5.4
Yorkshire Sean McDonald 274 4.9 +2.1
Green Tim Moorson 260 4.7 +2.5
SDP Sarah Welbourne 21 0.4 N/A
Majority 2,209 39.8 +14.0
Turnout 5,552 35.1 -3.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Roundhay[edit]

Roundhay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jordan Bowden* 3,758 55.7 -5.0[e]
Green Paul Ellis 1,475 21.9 -2.2
Conservative Shazar Ahad 992 14.7 -6.0
Liberal Democrats Darren Finlay 482 7.1 -6.6
Majority 2,283 33.9 -2.8
Turnout 6,742 38.1 -1.1
Labour hold Swing

Temple Newsam[edit]

Temple Newsam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nicole Sharpe* 2,632 51.8 +2.2
Conservative Cormac Trigg 1,647 32.4 -7.5
Liberal Democrats Keith Norman 376 7.4 +2.2
Green Geraldine Turver 331 6.5 +1.7
SDP Wendy Whetstone 61 1.2 N/A
Majority 985 19.4 +9.7
Turnout 5,077 30.3 -5.0
Labour hold Swing

Weetwood[edit]

Weetwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jools Heselwood[f] 3,103 46.6 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Chris Howley* 2,534 38.1 +5.0
Green Christopher Foren 550 8.3 -0.2
Conservative Angelo Basu 411 6.2 -2.2
SDP Rob Walker 47 0.7 -0.1
Majority 569 8.5 -7.4
Turnout 6,657 42.2 -0.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wetherby[edit]

Wetherby
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

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Total votes includes 772 blank and invalid votes.
  2. ^ Labour councillor, Lou Cunningham (Armley), resigned from the party and joined the Green Party on 17 December 2022. On 17 October, Cunningham had announced she would not be seeking re-selection as the Labour candidate for the ward. Upon her defection, Cunningham confirmed her intention to stand for re-election in 2023 as the Green Party's candidate.[3][4]
  3. ^ Labour councillor, Neil Walshaw (Headingley and Hyde Park), resigned from his council seat on 13 January 2023. Walshaw had previously announced his intention to not stand for re-election in 2023 on 10 October 2022.[5][6]
  4. ^ Change from highest-placed Green Party candidate (Gideon Jones) in 2022. Ian Shaw increased his personal share of the vote by 3.5%.
  5. ^ Change from highest-placed Labour candidate (Zara Hussain) in 2022. Jordan Bowden decreased his personal share of the vote by 1.1%.
  6. ^ Incumbent Labour councillor, Jools Heselwood, has been selected to stand in Weetwood ward. She will not stand for re-election in Bramley and Stanningley.[27]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Leeds City Council election results 2023". Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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  4. ^ "Armley councillor Lou Cunningham to step down". westleedsdispatch.com. West Leeds Dispatch. 17 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Councillor Neil Walshaw". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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  7. ^ "Councillor Ann Forsaith". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Farnley & Wortley councillor Ann Forsaith to stand down at election". westleedsdispatch.com. West Leeds Dispatch. 9 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Councillor Peter Harrand". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  10. ^ Spereall, David (21 March 2023). "Leeds councillor Peter Harrand pays tribute to Alwoodley's community sprit as he prepares to stand down". Yorkshire Evening Post.
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  13. ^ "Councillor Kamila Maqsood". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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  15. ^ "Councillor Mirelle Midgley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Delighted to have been selected as the Labour candidate for Kippax & Methley ward next May. Looking forward to campaigning and meeting residents across the community over the coming weeks and months!". Twitter. twitter.com/mikemiIIar. 14 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Councillor Lisa Mulherin". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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  19. ^ "Councillor Denise Ragan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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  25. ^ "Councillor Neil Walshaw". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  26. ^ "Candidates selected to fight in Armley, Bramley & Stanningley, Kirkstall and Pudsey wards feature returning and new faces". westleedsdispatch.com. West Leeds Dispatch. 20 October 2022.
  27. ^ "Candidates selected to fight in Armley, Bramley & Stanningley, Kirkstall and Pudsey wards feature returning and new faces". westleedsdispatch.com. West Leeds Dispatch. 20 October 2022.
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