Horsforth (ward)

Horsforth
Horsforth
	Horsforth highlighted within Leeds
Population	17,917 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Leeds North West;
Councillors	Emmie Bromley; (Labour); John Garvani; (Labour); Raymond Jones; (Labour);
	List of places UK England Yorkshire

Horsforth is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the suburb of the same name and a southern part of Rawdon.

Boundaries

The Horsforth ward includes the civil parish of the same name, also overseen by Horsforth Town Council.

Councillors

Election
1973	Morris Crossfield (Lib)	R. Morrish (Lib)	H. Stuttard (Lib)
1975	Morris Crossfield (Lib)	R. Morrish (Lib)	M. Frame (Con)
1976	Morris Crossfield (Lib)	A. Foyston (Con)	M. Frame (Con)
1978	Morris Crossfield (Lib)	A. Foyston (Con)	M. Frame (Con)
By-election	Morris Crossfield (Lib)	Unknown (Con)	M. Frame (Con)
1979	Morris Crossfield (Lib)	Unknown (Con)	R. Howe (Lib)
1980	Morris Crossfield (Lib)	S.J. Cooksey (Lib)	Valerie Stephens (Con)
1982	Morris Crossfield (Lib)	S.J. Cooksey (Lib)	Julian Cummins (Lib)
1983	Valerie Stephens (Con)	S.J. Cooksey (Lib)	Julian Cummins (Lib)
1984	Valerie Stephens (Con)	S.J. Cooksey (Lib)	Julian Cummins (Lib)
1986	Valerie Stephens (Con)	S.J. Cooksey (Lib)	Julian Cummins (Lib)
1987	B. Rich (Lib)	S.J. Cooksey (Lib)	Julian Cummins (Lib)
1988	B. Rich (SLD)	S.J. Cooksey (SLD)	Julian Cummins (SLD)
1989 by-election	John Meade (SLD)	Andrew McCaig (SLD)	Julian Cummins (SLD)
1990	John Meade (LD)	Andrew McCaig (LD)	Michael Shaw (LD)^[a]
1991	John Meade (LD)	Christopher Townsley (LD)^[5]	Michael Shaw (LD)
1992	John Meade (LD)	Mary Addison (Con)	Michael Shaw (LD)
1994	John Meade (LD)	Mary Addison (Con)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
1995	Brian Cleasby (LD)^[6]	Mary Addison (Con)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
1996	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Roger Harris (LD)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
1998	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Roger Harris (LD)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
1999	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Tom Nossiter (LD)^[b]	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2000	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Andrew Barker (LD)^[7]	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2002	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Andrew Barker (LD)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2003	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Andrew Barker (LD)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2004	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Andrew Barker (LD)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2006	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Andrew Barker (LD)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2007	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Andrew Barker (LD)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2008	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Andrew Barker (LD)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2010	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Andrew Barker (LD)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2011	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Dawn Collins (Con)^[8]	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2012	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Dawn Collins (Con)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2014	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Dawn Collins (Con)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2015	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Dawn Collins (Con)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2016	Brian Cleasby (LD)	Dawn Collins (Con)	Christopher Townsley (LD)
2018	Jonathon Taylor (Con)^[9]	Dawn Collins (Con)	Jackie Shemilt (Con)^[10]
2019	Jonathon Taylor (Con)	Dawn Collins (Con)	Jackie Shemilt (Con)
2021	Jonathon Taylor (Con)^[c]	Dawn Collins (Con)	Jackie Shemilt (Con)
2022	John Garvani (Lab)^[d]	Emmie Bromley (Lab)	Jackie Shemilt (Con)
2023	John Garvani (Lab)	Emmie Bromley (Lab)	Raymond Jones (Lab)
2024	John Garvani* (Lab)	Emmie Bromley* (Lab)	Raymond Jones* (Lab)

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 2024

2024^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Garvani*	4,388	56.6	+5.2
	Conservative	Chris Calvert	1,971	25.4	−5.6
	Green	William Jones	565	7.3	−0.5
	Yorkshire	Ian Cowling	414	5.3	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Roderic Parker	367	4.7	−1.8
	SDP	Nathan Wright	41	0.5	New
Majority			2,417	31.2	+11.0
Turnout			7,776	43.8	+2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2023

2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Jones	3,810	51.4	+6.7
	Conservative	Jackie Shemilt*	2,302	31.0	−4.2
	Green	Ian Shaw	581	7.8	+0.3'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000003D−QINU`"'
	Liberal Democrats	James Spencer	483	6.5	−10.5
	Yorkshire	Ian Cowling	241	3.2	−1.1
Majority			1,508	20.2	+10.6
Turnout			7,448	41.6	−0.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2022

2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emmie Bromley	3,402	44.7	+14.0
	Labour	John Garvani	3,166	41.6	+10.9
	Conservative	Dawn Collins*	2,673	35.2	−3.1
	Conservative	Tracy Stones	2,492	32.8	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Dowling	1,292	17.0	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Becky Heaviside	974	12.8	−7.6
	Green	Gideon Jones	569	7.5	+0.4
	Green	Ian Shaw	330	4.3	−2.8
	Yorkshire	Ian Cowling	330	4.3	+1.8
Majority			729	9.6	+2.1
Turnout			7,603	42.3	−5.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2021

2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathon Taylor*	3,292	38.3	+0.9
	Labour	John Garvani	2,642	30.7	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Dowling	1,750	20.4	+1.3
	Green	William Jones	609	7.1	−4.8
	Yorkshire	Roland Gilmore	219	2.5	N/A
	Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews.	Anne Mutch	45	0.1	N/A
Majority			650	7.5	−3.2
Turnout			8,593	47.8	+7.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2019

2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jackie Shemilt*	2,625	37.4	+0.9
	Labour	John Garvani	1,878	26.7	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Mark Dowling	1,339	19.1	−3.5
	Green	Rosa Shaw	838	11.9	−1.0
	UKIP	Paul Hellyer	337	4.8	+4.8
Majority			747	10.7	+2.2
Turnout			7,065	40.6	−3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.1

May 2018

2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Collins*	3,195	36.5	+9.3
	Conservative	Jonathon Taylor	2,770
	Conservative	Jackie Shemilt	2,660
	Labour	John Garvani	2,453	28.0	+0.5
	Labour	Briony Sloan	2,380
	Labour	Nathalie Bethesda	2,208
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Dowling	1,976	22.6	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Becky Heaviside	1,903
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Read	1,288
	Green Party - Save Our Green Space	Caroline Tomes	1,132	12.9	+7.0
Majority			742	8.5	+3.1
Turnout			17,539	43.8	+1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Townsley*	2,329	32.9	+13.4
	Labour Co-op	Ian McCargo	1,945	27.5	+3.2
	Conservative	Richard John O'Callaghan	1,923	27.2	−12.9
	UKIP	Roger Facer Tattersall	462	6.5	−1.8
	Green	Ben Hall	421	5.9	−1.0
Majority			384	5.4	−10.4
Turnout			7,080	42.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Collins*	5,082	40.1	+6.4
	Labour	Jake Kelly	3,081	24.3	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Gareth Hughes	2,480	19.5	−11.5
	UKIP	Paul Hellyer	1,047	8.3	+3.0
	Green	Harriet Regina Barry	873	6.9	+6.9
	TUSC	Gary McVeigh-Kaye	125	1.0	−1.1
Majority			2,001	15.8	+13.1
Turnout			12,688	73.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.0

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Cleasby*	2,037	28.6	−11.4
	Conservative	Richard O’Callaghan	1,880	26.4	+0.2
	Labour	Rob Wilkinson	1,644	23.1	+2.1
	UKIP	Paul Hellyer	1,059	14.9	+8.0
	Green	Timothy Goodall	446	6.3	+1.5
	TUSC	Benjamin Dixon	56	0.8	−0.4
Majority			157	2.2
Turnout			7,122	40.88
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Townsley*	2,636	40.0	+9.0
	Conservative	Richard Hardcastle	1,725	26.2	−7.6
	Labour	Gary Kaye	1,381	21.0	−6.9
	UKIP	Paul Hellyer	453	6.9	+1.6
	Green	Andrea Binns	317	4.8	+4.8
	TUSC	Andrew Smith	77	1.2	−0.9
Majority			911	13.8	+11.1
Turnout			6,589
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+8.3

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Collins	2,680	33.7	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Arbuckle	2,466	31.0	−16.8
	Labour	Robert Wilkinson	2,213	27.9	+8.9
	UKIP	Paul Hellyer	421	5.3	+2.7
	TUSC	Andrew Smith	164	2.1	+2.1
Majority			214	2.7	−20.0
Turnout			7,944	45
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+12.6

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Cleasby*	5,959	47.9	+2.0
	Conservative	Dawn Collins	3,138	25.2	−12.7
	Labour	Rebecca Brady	2,356	18.9	+11.1
	BNP	Ian Asquith	358	2.9	−1.8
	UKIP	Paul Hellyer	326	2.6	+2.6
	Green	Andrea Binns	316	2.5	−1.2
Majority			2,821	22.7	+14.8
Turnout			12,453	71.2	+29.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+7.3

Notes

^ Incumbent Cummins' "business commitments forced him to stand down".^[4]
^ Nossiter resigned six months into taking up his seat on the council. His seat was up for re-election at the next election in 2000.
^ Taylor resigned his office on 15 March 2022 to take up a "politically restricted role". His successor was elected on the same day as the next council election on 5 May.^[11]
^ Garvani served as a councillor for Burmantofts ward from 2002 to 2004, when he failed to be re-elected when standing in Gipton and Harehills instead.
^ Change from highest-placed Green Party candidate (Gideon Jones) in 2022. Ian Shaw increased his personal share of the vote by 3.5%.

References

^ "Councillor Emmie Bromley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ "Councillor John Garvani". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ "Councillor Raymond Jones". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Dr Julian Cummins". bramley.demon.co.uk. Michael Meadowcroft & Liz Bee. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Chris Townsley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Brian Cleasby". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Andrew Barker". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Dawn Collins". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ "Councillor Jonathon Taylor". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ "Councillor Jackie Shemilt". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
^ "Horsforth Leeds city councillor to stand down this May". yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Yorkshire Evening Post. 15 March 2022.
^ "Leeds City Council election results". www.leeds.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

[5] Incumbent Cummins' "business commitments forced him to stand down".^[4]

[8] Nossiter resigned six months into taking up his seat on the council. His seat was up for re-election at the next election in 2000.

[14] Taylor resigned his office on 15 March 2022 to take up a "politically restricted role". His successor was elected on the same day as the next council election on 5 May.^[11]

[15] Garvani served as a councillor for Burmantofts ward from 2002 to 2004, when he failed to be re-elected when standing in Gipton and Harehills instead.

[17] Change from highest-placed Green Party candidate (Gideon Jones) in 2022. Ian Shaw increased his personal share of the vote by 3.5%.

[1] "Councillor Emmie Bromley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[2] "Councillor John Garvani". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[3] "Councillor Raymond Jones". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[4] "Dr Julian Cummins". bramley.demon.co.uk. Michael Meadowcroft & Liz Bee. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[6] "Councillor Chris Townsley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[7] "Councillor Brian Cleasby". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[9] "Councillor Andrew Barker". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[10] "Councillor Dawn Collins". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[11] "Councillor Jonathon Taylor". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[12] "Councillor Jackie Shemilt". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[13] "Horsforth Leeds city councillor to stand down this May". yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Yorkshire Evening Post. 15 March 2022.

[16] "Leeds City Council election results". www.leeds.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

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