Wetherby
Wetherby
Population 16,730 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough City of Leeds Metropolitan county West Yorkshire Sovereign state United Kingdom
Councillors Norma Harrington (Conservative )Alan Lamb (Conservative)Penny Stables (Green ) List of places UK England Yorkshire
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 ) Nick Brown (Con ) J. Rolston (Con ) 1975 David Hudson (Con ) Nick Brown (Con ) W. Hill (Con ) 1976 David Hudson (Con ) Nick Brown (Con ) 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 )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 ) 2000 David Hudson (Con ) John Procter (Con )Gerald Wilkinson (Con ) 2002 David Hudson (Con ) John Procter (Con )Gerald Wilkinson (Con ) 2003 Andrew Millard (Con ) 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 )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 ) 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 (GPEW ) 2024 Alan Lamb* (Con ) Norma Harrington* (Con ) Penny Stables* (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 May 2026 2026 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Reform Stuart Burdekin Conservative Norma Harrington* Liberal Democrats Jonathan Levy Green Fran Murphy Labour Co-op Alex Riddell Majority Turnout Swing
May 2024 2024 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Alan Lamb* 3,727 49.2 +10.9 Green Anna Jacobs 2,845 37.5 −15.4 Labour David Bowgett 736 9.7 +3.2 Liberal Democrats Lesley McIntee 229 3.0 +0.9 SDP Ian Howell 43 0.6 New Majority 882 11.7 −2.8 Turnout 7,603 45.9 −0.2 Conservative hold Swing +13.2
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 2019replacing Gerald Wilkinson (deceased) 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 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 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
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