Burmantofts and Richmond Hill is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the former industrial and now largely residential areas of Burmantofts and Richmond Hill.
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill | |
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Burmantofts and Richmond Hill highlighted within Leeds | |
Population | 17,023 (2023 electorate) |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
UK Parliament | |
Councillors | |
Councillors edit
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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2004 | Ralph Pryke (LD)[a][3] | Richard Brett (LD)[4] | David Hollingsworth (LD)[5] | |||
2006 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | David Hollingsworth (LD) | |||
2007 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | David Hollingsworth (LD) | |||
2008 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | David Hollingsworth (LD) | |||
2010 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | Ronald Grahame (Lab)[b][6] | |||
2011 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2012 | Maureen Ingham (Lab)[7] | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2014 | Maureen Ingham (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2015 | Maureen Ingham (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2016 | Denise Ragan (Lab)[8] | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2018 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2019 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
December 2020 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Ind)[c] | |||
2021 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Ind) | |||
2022 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Luke Farley (Lab) | |||
2023 | Nkele Manaka* (Lab) | Asghar Khan* (Lab) | Luke Farley* (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection or change in party affiliation. * indicates incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2010 edit
May 2023 edit
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 |
May 2022 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Luke Farley | 2,674 | 66.6 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Brian Berry | 422 | 10.5 | -2.0 | |
Independent | Geoff Holloran | 340 | 8.5 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 295 | 7.3 | -0.4 | |
Green | Richard Wilson | 263 | 6.6 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 2,252 | 56.1 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,015 | 23.4% | -5.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2021 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Asghar Khan* | 2,984 | 60.4 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Dawn Payne | 619 | 12.5 | +6.7 | |
Independent | Geoff Holloran | 554 | 11.2 | -8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 378 | 7.7 | -3.1 | |
Green | Karen Peters | 361 | 7.3 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 2,365 | 47.9 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,937 | 29.0 | +6.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2019 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denise Ragan* | 2,052 | 56.5 | -0.5 | |
East Leeds Independents | Geoff Holloran | 718 | 19.8 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 392 | 10.8 | -1.9 | |
Green | John Barlow | 261 | 7.2 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | Louisa Singh | 211 | 5.8 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 1,334 | 36.7 | -6.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,672 | 22.8 | -2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.2 |
May 2018 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ron Grahame* | 2,756 | 57.0 | -0.4 | |
Labour | Asghar Khan* | 2,577 | |||
Labour | Denise Ragan* | 2,442 | |||
East Leeds Independents | Geoff Holloran | 678 | 14.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 613 | 12.7 | +1.0 | |
Green | Paul Marchant | 428 | 8.8 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Alexander Passingham | 363 | 7.5 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Peter Lord | 327 | |||
Conservative | Robin Rogers | 294 | |||
Majority | 2,078 | 43.0 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 16,291 | 24.8 | -2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2016 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Denise Ragan | 2,279 | 57.4 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 766 | 19.3 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 464 | 11.7 | +2.3 | |
Green | Penny Ellen Gilg | 223 | 5.6 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Cavendish Lord | 189 | 4.8 | +4.3 | |
TUSC | James Alan Ellis | 47 | 1.2 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,513 | 38.1 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,968 | 27.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2015 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Asghar Khan* | 4,222 | 53.8 | +2.2 | |
UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 1,622 | 20.7 | +20.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 737 | 9.4 | -27.1 | |
Conservative | Hayley Nancolas | 715 | 9.1 | +4.5 | |
Green | Neil Seepujak | 400 | 5.1 | -2.2 | |
TUSC | James Ellis | 150 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 2,600 | 33.1 | +18.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,846 | 50.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.3 |
May 2014 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Grahame* | 1,864 | 43.0 | ||
UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 1,150 | 26.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 843 | 19.5 | ||
Green | Pete Exley | 318 | 7.3 | ||
Conservative | Hayley Laura | 156 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 714 | ||||
Turnout | 4,331 | 28.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2012 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maureen Ingham | 2,107 | 52.8 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ralph Pryke* | 1,426 | 35.7 | -0.8 | |
Green | Peter Exley | 312 | 7.8 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 149 | 3.7 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 681 | 17.1 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,994 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +1.0 |
May 2011 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Asghar Khan | 2,515 | 51.6 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 1,779 | 36.5 | +2.6 | |
Green | Peter Exley | 356 | 7.3 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 226 | 4.6 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 736 | 15.1 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,876 | 32 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2.5 |
May 2010 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Grahame | 3,375 | 43.8 | +13.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth* | 2,605 | 33.8 | -7.9 | |
BNP | Jason Harland | 888 | 11.5 | -9.2 | |
Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 640 | 8.3 | +2.9 | |
Green | Peter Exley | 191 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 770 | 10.0 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,699 | 53.1 | +23.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.8 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Pryke had served as a councillor for Burmantofts ward for a year since 2003.
- ^ Grahame (né Blower) served as a ward councillor for Whinmoor ward from 1982, then Burmantofts ward between 1991 and not being elected for the new seat of Burmantofts and Richmond Hill in 2004.
- ^ Grahame was charged with historic child sex offences and "suspended from the Labour party pending the outcome of the case."[9]
References edit
- ^ "Councillor Luke Farley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Councillor Asghar Khan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Councillor Ralph Pryke". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Richard Brett". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor David Hollingsworth". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Ronald Grahame". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Councillor Maureen Ingham". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Denise Ragan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ Gildea, Samantha (4 December 2020). "Leeds councillor charged with historic child sex offences". Leeds Live. Reach plc.