Weetwood (ward) - Wikipedia
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| Weetwood | |
|---|---|
 Weetwood highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 15,776 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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| Councillors | |
Weetwood is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire. It encompasses suburban areas including Far Headingley, Ireland Wood, Tinshill, Weetwood and West Park.
Councillors since 1980
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| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | David Hall (Con)[a] | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con)[b] | |||
| 1982 | David Hall (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1983 | David Hall (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1984 | A.J.A. Lodge (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1986 | A.J.A. Lodge (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1987 | A.J.A. Lodge (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1988 | Ann Castle (Con)[4] | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1990 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab)[5] | |||
| 1991 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) | |||
| 1992 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) | |||
| 1994 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) | |||
| 1995 | Ann Castle (Con)[c] | Graham Platt (Lab)[d] | Eileen Moxon (Lab) | |||
| 1996 | Judith Blake (Lab)[6] |
Graham Platt (Lab) | Eileen Moxon (Lab)[e] | |||
| 1998 | Judith Blake (Lab) | Graham Platt (Lab) | Stewart Golton (LD)[7] | |||
| 1999 | Judith Blake (Lab)[f] | Brian Jennings (LD)[8] | Stewart Golton (LD) | |||
| 2000 | James Souper (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD) | |||
| 2002 | James Souper (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD) | |||
| 2003 | James Souper (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD) | |||
| 2004 | Sue Bentley (LD)[9] | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD)[g] | |||
| 2006 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD)[10] | |||
| TBC | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Ind)[h] | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2007 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Ind) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| May 2007 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Con)[i][11] | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2008 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Ben Chastney (LD)[12] | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2010 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Ben Chastney (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2011 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Ben Chastney (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2012 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD)[13] | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2014 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2015 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2016 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2018 | Christine Knight (Lab)[14] | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | James Gibson (Lab)[j][15] | |||
| 2019 | Christine Knight (Lab) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Chris Howley (LD)[16] | |||
| 2021 | Emma Flint (Lab) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Chris Howley (LD) | |||
| 2022 | Emma Flint (Lab) | Izaak Wilson (Lab) | Chris Howley* (LD) | |||
| 2023 | Emma Flint (Lab) | Izaak Wilson (Lab) | Jools Heselwood (Lab)[k] | |||
| 2024 | Emma Flint* (Lab) | Izaak Wilson* (Lab) | Jools Heselwood* (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection. * indicates incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2010
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- ^ Hall was previously a councillor for Far Headingley ward from 1967, Weetwood from 1968 and then Cookridge and Weetwood ward from 1973.
- ^ Hamilton was previously a Kirkstall ward councillor from 1975 until he lost his seat in 1979.
- ^ Castle lost her seat in 1996 but rejoined the council in 2000 on her election for Roundhay ward.
- ^ Platt had previously been a Whinmoor ward councillor from 1980 and 1990.
- ^ Moxon lost her re-election bid at the next election in 1998 and a second attempt in 1999. She was elected for Chapel Allerton ward in 2000.
- ^ Blake lost her seat at the next election in 2000. She later served as a Hunslet ward councillor from 2002 till her election for Middleton Park ward at the 2004 election.
- ^ Golton did not run for re-election in Weetwood ward at the next election in 2006 and successfully ran for Rothwell ward instead.
- ^ Jennings left the Liberal Democrat group to sit as an independent before the 2007 election.
- ^ Following the recent election, Jennings joined the Conservatives as he felt "I can serve my ward better as part of a group rather than sitting as an independent." Now a Conservative, he lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats at the next election in 2008. Jennings would later rejoin the Liberal Democrats and stand for them again in Weetwood ward in 2018.
- ^ Gibson lost his seat at the next election in 2019. He was elected to council again to represent Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward in 2021.
- ^ Heselwood had previously represented Bramley and Stanningley ward from 2016 to 2023.[17]
- ^ "Councillor Emma Flint". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Councillor Julie Heselwood". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Councillor Izaak Wilson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Councillor Ann Castle". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Eileen Moxon". The Guardian. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Judith Blake". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Stewart Golton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Brian Jennings". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Sue Bentley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Judith Chapman". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Rainbow is over as Greens quit". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Ben Chastney". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Jonathan Bentley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Councillor Christine Knight". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor James Gibson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Chris Howley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "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.