Garforth and Swillington (ward)
{{short description|Electoral ward in Leeds, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Garforth and Swillington
| static_image_name = Leeds UK ward map highlighting Garforth and Swillington.svg
| static_image_caption = Garforth and Swillington highlighted within Leeds
| metropolitan_borough = City of Leeds
| metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire
| shire_district =
| lieutenancy_england =
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| country = England
| constituency_westminster = Leeds East
| councillor1 = Mark Dobson{{cite web | title = Councillor Mark Dobson | url = https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1358 | website = democracy.leeds.gov.uk | publisher = Leeds City Council | access-date = 10 December 2018}}
| party1 = Garforth & Swillington Independents
| councillor2 = Sarah Field{{cite web | title = Councillor Sarah Field | url = https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=6668 | website = democracy.leeds.gov.uk | publisher = Leeds City Council | access-date = 10 December 2018}}
| party2 = Garforth & Swillington Independents
| councillor3 = Suzanne McCormack{{cite web | title = Councillor Suzanne McCormack | url = https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=7123 | website = democracy.leeds.gov.uk | publisher = Leeds City Council | access-date = 10 December 2018}}
| party3 = Garforth & Swillington Independents
| population = 16,205
| population_ref = (2023 electorate)
| area_total_km2 =
| area_footnotes =
| hide_services = yes
}}
Garforth and Swillington is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Garforth as well as the villages of Great Preston and Swillington.
Boundaries
The Garforth and Swillington ward includes the civil parishes of:
- Austhorpe (east half)
- Great and Little Preston
- Sturton Grange
- Swillington
Councillors
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Election | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Greg Moakes (Lab){{efn|Moakes had been a Kippax and Swillington ward councillor since 1973.}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| David Lambert (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ernest Smith (Lab) | |||
| 1982
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Greg Moakes (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | David Lambert (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| David Schofield (Con){{cite web | title = Councillor David Schofield | url = https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=231 | website = democracy.leeds.gov.uk | publisher = Leeds City Council | access-date = 12 December 2018}} | |||
| 1983
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Greg Moakes (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| David Lambert (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"| | David Schofield (Con) | |||
| 1984
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Greg Moakes (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | David Lambert (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"| | David Schofield (Con){{efn|For the next election in 1986, Schofield successfully stood instead as the Conservative candidate for Halton ward and did not re-stand for Garforth and Swillington. He later represented Temple Newsam ward.}} | |||
| 1986
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Greg Moakes (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | David Lambert (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1987
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Greg Moakes (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Ratchford (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1988
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Greg Moakes (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | John Ratchford (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1990
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Greg Moakes (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | John Ratchford (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1991
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Greg Moakes (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Shirley Haines (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1992
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Thomas Murray (Lab){{cite web | title = Councillor Thomas Murray | url = https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=251 | website = democracy.leeds.gov.uk | publisher = Leeds City Council | access-date = 10 December 2018}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Shirley Haines (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1994
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Shirley Haines (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1995
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Shirley Haines (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1996
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Shirley Haines (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1998
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Shirley Haines (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Karen Groves (Lab){{cite web | title = Councillor Karen Bruce | url = https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2629 | website = democracy.leeds.gov.uk | publisher = Leeds City Council | access-date = 12 December 2018}} | |||
| 1999
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Alan Groves (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Karen Groves (Lab) | |||
| 2000
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Alan Groves (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Karen Groves (Lab) | |||
| 2002
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Alan Groves (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Karen Marshall (Lab){{efn|Groves stood under her new name of Karen Marshall. She lost her re-election bid at the 2004 election and, then Karen Bruce, was later elected for Rothwell ward in 2011.}} | |||
| 2003
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Andrea Harrison (Lab){{cite web | title = Councillor Andrea McKenna | url = https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=268 | website = democracy.leeds.gov.uk | publisher = Leeds City Council | access-date = 10 December 2018}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Karen Marshall (Lab) | |||
| 2004
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Andrea Harrison (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mark Phillips (Con){{cite web | title = Councillor Mark Phillips | url = https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=248 | website = democracy.leeds.gov.uk | publisher = Leeds City Council | access-date = 10 December 2018}} | |||
| 2006
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Andrea Harrison (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"| | Mark Phillips (Con) | |||
| 2007
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Andrea Harrison (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2008
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Andrea McKenna (Lab){{efn|Harrison had married Armley councillor James McKenna and taken his name since her last election.}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2010
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Andrea McKenna (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2011
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Andrea McKenna (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2012
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Thomas Murray (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Andrea McKenna (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2014
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Stuart McKenna (Lab){{cite web | title = Councillor Stuart McKenna | url = https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=6005 | website = democracy.leeds.gov.uk | publisher = Leeds City Council | access-date = 10 December 2018}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Andrea McKenna (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2015
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Stuart McKenna (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Andrea McKenna (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2016
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Stuart McKenna (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Sarah Field (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| February 2017
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | Stuart McKenna (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Sarah Field (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Mark Dobson (GSI){{efn|Dobson resigned from the Labour council group to form and lead a new Garforth & Swillington Independents group on the council. He stated he was "increasingly uncomfortable with the direction and leadership of the Leeds Labour group." His ward colleague, Sarah Field, resigned the Labour whip three days later. She cited similar concerns to Dobson having "grown increasingly uneasy with the direction, priorities and manoeuvring of the Labour Group”.{{cite news | title = Ex Leeds council cabinet chief quits ruling Labour group amid claims of stifled debate and poor leadership | url = https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/politics/ex-leeds-council-cabinet-chief-quits-ruling-labour-group-amid-claims-of-stifled-debate-and-poor-leadership-1-8389534 | newspaper = Yorkshire Evening Post| accessdate = 10 December 2018}}{{cite news | title = Leeds council in chaos? Second councillor quits ruling Labour group within three days | url = https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/politics/leeds-council-in-chaos-second-councillor-quits-ruling-labour-group-within-three-days-1-8395211 | newspaper = Yorkshire Evening Post| accessdate = 10 December 2018}}}} | |||
| 2018
|style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Suzanne McCormack (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Sarah Field (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mark Dobson (GSI) | |||
| 2019
|style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Suzanne McCormack (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| | Sarah Field (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| | Mark Dobson (GSI) | |||
| 2021
|style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Sarah Field (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| | Mark Dobson (GSI) | |||
| 2022
|style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| | Sarah Field (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mark Dobson (GSI) | |||
| 2023
|style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Suzanne McCormack (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| | Sarah Field (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| | Mark Dobson (GSI) | |||
| 2024
|style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| | Suzanne McCormack* (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Sarah Field* (GSI) |style="background-color: {{party color|Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"| | Mark Dobson* (GSI) |
{{Color box|#99CCFF|border=darkgray}} indicates seat up for re-election.
{{Color box|#C0C0C0|border=darkgray}} indicates councillor defection.
* indicates incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2010
=May 2024=
{{Election box begin | title=2024}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|candidate = Sarah Field*
|votes = 3,469
|percentage = 54.3
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alex Rayment
|votes = 1,223
|percentage = 19.2
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Bentley
|votes = 778
|percentage = 12.8
|change = -1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Kieran White
|votes = 336
|percentage = 5.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Patrick Lynott
|votes = 266
|percentage = 4.2
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jake Knox
|votes = 209
|percentage = 3.3
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Tyler Wilson-Kerr
|votes = 105
|percentage = 1.6
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,246
|percentage = 35.1
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 6,424
|percentage = 39.9
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|swing = +0.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
=May 2023=
{{Election box begin | title=2023}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|candidate = Suzanne McCormack*
|votes = 3,428
|percentage = 54.0
|change = -9.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Luke Murrow
|votes = 1,257
|percentage = 19.8
|change = +4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Bentley
|votes = 912
|percentage = 14.4
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Stephen Beer
|votes = 384
|percentage = 6.1
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jake Knox
|votes = 195
|percentage = 3.1
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Tyler Wilson-Kerr
|votes = 152
|percentage = 2.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,171
|percentage = 34.2
|change = -12.9
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 6,347
|percentage = 39.2
|change = -4.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=May 2022=
{{Election box begin |title=2022}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|candidate = Mark Dobson*
|votes = 4,488
|percentage = 63.0
|change = +14.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Youngs
|votes = 1,133
|percentage = 15.9
|change = -11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Nagle
|votes = 1,107
|percentage = 15.5
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Stephen Beer
|votes = 258
|percentage = 3.6
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jake Knox
|votes = 117
|percentage = 1.6
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 3,355
|percentage = 47.1
|change = +25.5
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 7,127
|percentage = 43.9%
|change = -3.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=May 2021=
{{Election box begin |title=2021}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|candidate = Sarah Field*
|votes = 3,780
|percentage = 48.8
|change = -14.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Barratt
|votes = 2,105
|percentage = 27.2
|change = +14.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Bailey
|votes = 1,317
|percentage = 17.0
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Steve Beer
|votes = 420
|percentage = 5.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jake Knox
|votes = 79
|percentage = 1.0
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,675
|percentage = 21.6
|change = -24.4
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 7,749
|percentage = 47.5
|change = +7.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=May 2019=
{{Election box begin |title=2019}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|candidate = Suzanne McCormack*
|votes = 4,007
|percentage = 62.9
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Pratt
|votes = 1,077
|percentage = 16.9
|change = -0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Linda Richards
|votes = 837
|percentage = 13.1
|change = -2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = For Britain
|candidate = Michael Bolton
|votes = 265
|percentage = 4.2
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mitchell Galdas
|votes = 186
|percentage = 2.9
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,930
|percentage = 46.0
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,399
|percentage = 39.7
|change = -10
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|swing = +0.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
=May 2018=
{{Election box begin |title=2018}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|candidate = Mark Dobson*
|votes = 5,377
|percentage = 62.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|candidate = Sarah Field*
|votes = 4,738
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|candidate = Suzanne McCormack
|votes = 4,361
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Annie Maloney
|votes = 1,512
|percentage = 17.6
|change = -37.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Pratt
|votes = 1,505
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Blunt
|votes = 1,358
|percentage = 15.8
|change = -10.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mirelle Midgley
|votes = 1,354
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Linda Richards
|votes = 1,311
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jordan Young
|votes = 1,181
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christine Golton
|votes = 190
|percentage = 2.2
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = For Britain
|candidate = Michael Bolton
|votes = 168
|percentage = 2.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,865
|percentage = 44.9
|change = +16.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 16,203
|percentage = 49.7
|change = +9.1
}}
{{Election box gain|
|winner = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain|
|winner = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain|
|winner = Garforth and Swillington Independents
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=May 2016=
{{Election box begin |title=2016}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sarah Field
|votes = 3,582
|percentage = 55.2
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Daniel Farrell
|votes = 1,726
|percentage = 26.6
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Terry Harkin
|votes = 862
|percentage = 13.3
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kieran White
|votes = 175
|percentage = 2.7
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mitchell Galdas
|votes = 147
|percentage = 2.3
|change = +0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,856
|percentage = 28.6
|change = -4.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,492
|percentage = 40.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=May 2015=
{{Election box begin |title=2015}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Dobson*
|votes = 6,737
|percentage = 57.2
|change = -6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Daniel Farrell
|votes = 3,137
|percentage = 26.7
|change = -5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Mark Maniatt
|votes = 1,297
|percentage = 11.0
|change = +11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Lesley Jeffries
|votes = 327
|percentage = 2.8
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mitch Galdas
|votes = 270
|percentage = 2.3
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,600
|percentage = 30.6
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,768
|percentage = 72.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -0.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
=May 2014=
{{Election box begin | title=2014}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stuart McKenna
|votes = 3,172
|percentage = 51.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ryan Stephenson
|votes = 2,027
|percentage = 33.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Yvonne Murray
|votes = 709
|percentage = 11.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mitch Gladas
|votes = 227
|percentage = 3.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,145
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,135
|percentage = 38.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=May 2012=
{{Election box begin | title=2012}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrea McKenna*
|votes = 3,499
|percentage = 58.0
|change = -6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Louise Turner
|votes = 1,785
|percentage = 29.6
|change = -2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats Party
|candidate = Stephen Elliot
|votes = 544
|percentage = 9.0
|change = +9.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christine Golton
|votes = 208
|percentage = 3.4
|change = +0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,714
|percentage = 28.4
|change = -3.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,036
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -1.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
=May 2011=
{{Election box begin | title=2011}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Dobson*
|votes = 4,906
|percentage = 64.1
|change = +20.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ryan Stephenson
|votes = 2,479
|percentage = 32.4
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christine Golton
|votes = 263
|percentage = 3.4
|change = -12.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,427
|percentage = 31.7
|change = +22.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,648
|percentage = 48
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +11.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
=May 2010=
{{Election box begin | title=2010}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Murray*
|votes = 5,007
|percentage = 43.8
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ryan Stephenson
|votes = 3,955
|percentage = 34.6
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Simon Dowling
|votes = 1,811
|percentage = 15.8
|change = +8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Graham Misson
|votes = 668
|percentage = 5.8
|change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,052
|percentage = 9.2
|change = +5.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,441
|percentage = 71.8
|change = +27.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +2.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
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