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Electoral ward in Leeds, England

Human settlement in England
Pudsey
Pudsey highlighted within Leeds
Population19,116 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Dawn Seary
    (Conservative)
  • Simon Seary
    (Conservative)
  • Trish Smith
    (Local Independent)
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

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 Councillor Councillor Councillor
Pudsey South (1973 to 2004)
1973 C. or G. Wilson (Lib) R. Fairbank (Lib) J. Mann (Lab)
1975 C. or G. Wilson (Lib) R. Fairbank (Lib) Peter Kersting (Con)
1976 C. or G. 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) 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) Richard Lewis (Lab) Peter Kersting (Ind)
1996 Josephine Jarosz (Lab) Richard Lewis (Lab) Mick Coulson (Lab)
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)
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) Dawn Seary* (Con)

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

Elections since 2010

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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

See also

Notes

  1. Kersting retired at the 1996 election.

References

  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.
  4. "Councillor Richard Lewis". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. "Councillor Josephine Jarosz". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. "Councillor Mick Coulson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  7. "Councillor Mark Harrison". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  8. Smith was still a member of the Conservative Party as of the day of the 2024 election, but left the party to sit as an independent before the new council met for the first time.
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