| Killingbeck and Seacroft | |
|---|---|
 Killingbeck and Seacroft highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 18,297 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | |
Killingbeck and Seacroft is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering both of the outer city suburb areas of Killingbeck and Seacroft and the north west part of Cross Gates.
Councillors since 1973
Kenneth Woolmer represented Seacroft ward on the City of Leeds Council (1970-1974) and Leeds City Council (1974-1978). Later Member of Parliament for Batley and Morley (1979-1983).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seacroft (1973 to 2004) | ||||||
| 1973 | Kenneth Woolmer (Lab)[lower-alpha 1] | F. Stringer (Lab)[lower-alpha 2] | George Mudie (Lab)[lower-alpha 3] | |||
| 1975 | Kenneth Woolmer (Lab) | F. Stringer (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1976 | Kenneth Woolmer (Lab)[lower-alpha 4] | F. Stringer (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1978 | I. Adams (Lab) | F. Stringer (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1979 | I. Adams (Lab) | F. Stringer (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1980 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab)[lower-alpha 5] | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1982 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1983 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1984 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1986 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1987 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1988 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1988 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1990 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1987 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) | |||
| 1992 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab)[5] | |||
| 1994 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 1995 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 1996 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 1998 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 1999 | Brian Selby (Lab)[6] | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2000 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2002 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Michael Davey (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2003 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Michael Davey (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| Killingbeck and Seacroft (2004 to present) | ||||||
| 2004 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Michael Davey (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2006 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab)[7] | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2010 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2011 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Catherine Dobson (Lab)[8] | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Catherine Dobson (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| October 2017 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Catherine Dobson (ELI)[lower-alpha 6] | Graham Hyde (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Paul Drinkwater (Lab)[10] | David Jenkins (Lab) | Katie Dye (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Paul Drinkwater (Lab) | David Jenkins (Lab) | Katie Dye (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Paul Drinkwater (Lab) | David Jenkins (Lab) | Katie Dye (Lab) | |||
| May 2021 | Paul Drinkwater (Ind)[lower-alpha 7] | David Jenkins (Lab) | Katie Dye (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | John Tudor (Lab) | David Jenkins (Lab) | Katie Dye (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | John Tudor* (Lab) | David Jenkins* (Lab) | Katie Dye* (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. indicates councillor defection. * indicates incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2010
May 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Katie Dye* | 2,446 | 64.1 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | Bradley Chandler | 676 | 17.7 | -2.0 | |
| Green | David Anthoney | 369 | 9.7 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Otley | 295 | 7.7 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 1,770 | 46.4 | +4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,814 | 20.8 | -1.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Tudor | 2,510 | 61.7 | -0.3 | |
| Conservative | Cormac Trigg | 803 | 19.7 | -4.4 | |
| Green | David Anthoney | 293 | 7.2 | -1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Otley | 229 | 5.6 | +1.9 | |
| Freedom Alliance | Suzanne Harbourne | 122 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| TUSC | Iain Dalton | 96 | 2.3 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 1,707 | 41.9 | +4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,071 | 22.6% | -4.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Jenkins* | 2,946 | 62.0 | +15.7 | |
| Conservative | David Frame | 1,145 | 24.1 | +14.1 | |
| Green | Alan Anthoney | 391 | 8.2 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Otley | 174 | 3.7 | N/A | |
| SDP | Hafizur Rahman | 32 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,801 | 37.9 | +9.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,755 | 26.6 | +4.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Katie Dye* | 1,751 | 46.3 | -5.3 | |
| East Leeds Independents | Catherine Dobson | 672 | 17.8 | -1.3 | |
| UKIP | Peter Morgan | 579 | 15.3 | +15.3 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Martin | 378 | 10.0 | -1.7 | |
| Green | Colin Noble | 227 | 6.0 | -5.7 | |
| Yorkshire | Matthew Clover | 131 | 3.5 | -6.7 | |
| For Britain | Adam Ramoth | 41 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,079 | 28.5 | -4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,802 | 22.2 | -3.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |||
May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Drinkwater | 2,718 | 51.6 | -10.7 | |
| Labour | David Jenkins | 2,602 | |||
| Labour | Katie Dye | 2,585 | |||
| East Leeds Independents | Catherine Dobson* | 1,005 | 19.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Marilyn Coen | 619 | 11.7 | +2.1 | |
| Yorkshire | John Otley | 538 | 10.2 | +7.7 | |
| Conservative | Anne Palmer | 478 | |||
| Conservative | Fiona Robertson | 445 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Langwick | 389 | 7.4 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 1,713 | 32.5 | -11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 16,989 | 25.7 | -2.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Hyde* | 2,811 | 62.3 | +7.5 | |
| UKIP | Steve Leak | 828 | 18.3 | -5.3 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 431 | 9.5 | -4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Douglas | 166 | 3.7 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Jaimes Moran | 124 | 2.7 | -1.3 | |
| Yorkshire First | John Otley | 111 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| TUSC | Iain Dalton | 44 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 1983 | 44.0 | +12.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,515 | 27.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Catherine Dobson | 4,792 | 54.8 | -18.7 | |
| UKIP | Phil Moore | 2,061 | 23.6 | +23.6 | |
| Conservative | Beatrice Greenwood | 1,235 | 14.1 | -2.5 | |
| Green | Louise Winrow | 350 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Binns | 304 | 3.5 | -6.4 | |
| Majority | 2,731 | 31.2 | -25.8 | ||
| Turnout | 8,742 | 53.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 21.2 | |||
May 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Selby* | 2,927 | |||
| Conservative | Dorothy Flynn | 623 | |||
| Green | Louise Richardson | 617 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Binns | 311 | |||
| Majority | 2,304 | ||||
| Turnout | 29.2 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Hyde* | 3,240 | 73.8 | +0.3 | |
| English Democrat | Sam Kelly | 487 | 11.1 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 439 | 10.0 | -6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harriet Chapman | 223 | 5.1 | -4.8 | |
| Majority | 2,753 | 62.7 | +5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,389 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Veronica Morgan* | 3,761 | 73.5 | +19.5 | |
| Conservative | William Flynn | 847 | 16.6 | -0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Binns | 508 | 9.9 | -6.8 | |
| Majority | 2,914 | 57.0 | +19.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5,116 | 31 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +9.8 | |||
May 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Selby* | 4,711 | 54.0 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Binns | 1,459 | 16.7 | +6.5 | |
| Conservative | William Flynn | 1,450 | 16.6 | +1.8 | |
| BNP | Bernard Allen | 962 | 11.0 | -3.0 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Simon Fearn | 147 | 1.7 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 3,252 | 37.3 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 8,729 | 52.8 | +21.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
See also
Notes
- ↑ Woolmer had previously represented Seacroft as a City of Leeds Councillor since 1970.
- ↑ Stringer had previously represented Seacroft as a City of Leeds Councillor since 1972.
- ↑ Mudie had previously represented Seacroft as a City of Leeds Councillor since 1971.
- ↑ Woolmer would serve as Batley and Morley from 1979 to 1983.
- ↑ Gabb previously represented Osmondthorpe from 1954 to 1971 and again between 1974 and 1980. He was elected as an Alderman between 1971 and 1974 and awarded an OBE in the 1975 Birthday Honours.[4]
- ↑ Dobson resigned the Labour whip and became Leader of the East Leeds Independents group on the council, joining previous defector and Cross Gates and Whinmoor councillor Janette Walker. The Yorkshire Evening Post quoted Dobson stating, "I am not prepared to stand by while the Labour Council withdraws basic services to my community while bankrolling vanity projects”.[9]
- ↑ Days after the 2021 council election, Drinkwater resigned from the Labour Party on 10 May, citing "institutionalised bullying" in the ruling Labour council group and argued for a change to the council's decision-making structures. He did not stand for re-election in 2022.[11]
References
- ↑ "Councillor Katie Dye". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ↑ "Councillor David Jenkins". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ↑ "Councillor John Tudor". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ↑ Meadowcroft, Michael. "Alderman Douglas Gabb OBE". /beemeadowcroft.uk. Michael Meadowcroft & Liz Bee. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ↑ "Councillor Graham Hyde". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ↑ "Councillor Brian Selby". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ↑ "Councillor Vonnie Morgan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ↑ "Councillor Catherine Dobson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ↑ Staff writer (25 October 2017). "Culture bid schism opens in Leeds as another councillor quits Labour". Yorkshire Evening Post.
- ↑ "Councillor Paul Drinkwater". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ↑ Richard Beecham, 'Leeds councillor quits Labour over "institutionalised bullying", and calls for committee governance system', Yorkshire Evening Post (10 May 2021).
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