Bramley and Stanningley (ward)

Bramley and Stanningley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the former industrial area of Bramley and district of Stanningley.

Bramley and Stanningley

Bramley and Stanningley highlighted within Leeds
Population16,852 (2019 electorate)[1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Caroline Gruen[2]
    (Labour)
  • Julie Heselwood[3]
    (Labour)
  • Kevin Ritchie[4]
    (Labour)

Councillors
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab)[lower-alpha 1][5] Ted Hanley (Lab)[lower-alpha 2][6][7] Neil Taggart (Lab)[lower-alpha 3][8]
2006 Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) Ted Hanley (Lab) Neil Taggart (Lab)
2007 Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) Ted Hanley (Lab) Neil Taggart (Lab)
2008 Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) Ted Hanley (Lab) Neil Taggart (Lab)
2010 Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) Ted Hanley (Lab) Neil Taggart (Lab)
2011 Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab)[9] Ted Hanley (Lab) Neil Taggart (Lab)
2012 Caroline Gruen (Lab) Ted Hanley (Lab) Neil Taggart (Lab)
2014 Caroline Gruen (Lab) Ted Hanley (Lab) Kevin Ritchie (Lab)
2015 Caroline Gruen (Lab) Julie Heselwood (Lab) Kevin Ritchie (Lab)
2016 Caroline Gruen (Lab) Julie Heselwood (Lab) Kevin Ritchie (Lab)
2018 Caroline Gruen (Lab) Julie Heselwood (Lab) Kevin Ritchie (Lab)
2019 Caroline Gruen* (Lab) Julie Heselwood* (Lab) Kevin Ritchie* (Lab)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2019
2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Julie Heselwood* 1,942 48.6 -6.2
UKIP David Woodhead 581 14.5 +14.5
Conservative Alex Nancolas 417 10.4 -4.2
Liberal Democrats Liz Bee 387 9.7 -0.3
Green Clive Lord 351 8.8 -2.0
For Britain Anne Murgatroyd 218 5.4 -3.8
English Democrat Dean Locke 109 2.7 +2.7
Majority 1,361 34.1 -6.1
Turnout 4,033 23.9 -2.3
Labour hold Swing +10.4

May 2018
2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kevin Ritchie* 2,905 54.8 +3.6
Labour Caroline Gruen* 2,560
Labour Julie Heselwood* 2,529
Conservative Ovidiu Caprariu 772 14.6 +4.1
Conservative Alexander Nancolas 710
Conservative Neil Hunt 692
Green Clive Lord 573 10.8 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Bee 528 10.0 +6.3
For Britain Anne Murgatroyd 489 9.2 N/A
Majority 2,133 40.2 +13.9
Turnout 16,923 26.2 -3.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2016
2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Caroline Gruen* 2,370 51.2 +5.4
UKIP Anne Murgatroyd 1,152 24.9 +2.3
Conservative Alex Nancolas 484 10.5 +7.8
Green Kate Bisson 453 9.8 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Serena Samantha Glover 171 3.7 +0.5
Majority 1,218 26.3 +3.1
Turnout 4,630 29.2
Labour hold Swing

May 2015
2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Julie Heselwood 4,267 45.8 -15.0
UKIP Anne Murgatroyd 2,103 22.6 +22.6
Conservative Alexander Nancolas 1,708 18.3 -1.9
Green Kate Bisson 791 8.5 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Serena Glover 389 4.2 -4.8
TUSC Kevin Pattison 60 0.6 +0.6
Majority 2,164 23.2 -17.3
Turnout 9,318 57.3
Labour hold Swing -18.8

May 2014
2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kevin Ritchie 2,092 43.9
UKIP Anne Murgatroyd 1,600 33.6
Conservative Alexander Nancolas 454 9.5
Green Kate Bisson 358 7.5
Liberal Democrats Serena Glover 219 4.6
TUSC Kevin Pattison 44 0.9
Majority 492
Turnout 4,767 29.98
Labour hold Swing

May 2012
2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Caroline Gruen 2,343 55.1 -5.7
UKIP Anne Murgatroyd 655 15.4 +15.4
Conservative Mohammed Rahman 323 7.6 -12.7
Liberal Democrats Nathan Fossey 323 7.6 -1.4
English Democrat Dean Loke 307 7.2 +7.2
Green Kate Bisson 304 7.1 -2.9
Majority 1,688 39.7 -0.8
Turnout 4,255
Labour hold Swing -10.5

May 2011
2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ted Hanley* 3,121 60.8 +19.7
Conservative Alistair McDowall 1,040 20.2 +1.1
Green Kate Bisson 514 10.0 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Nathan Fossey 462 9.0 -14.9
Majority 2,081 40.5 +23.4
Turnout 5,137 31
Labour hold Swing +9.3

May 2010
2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Neil Taggart* 3,846 41.0 -1.2
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Bee 2,242 23.9 +12.6
Conservative Philip Smith 1,790 19.1 -3.3
BNP Sharon Knight 812 8.7 -4.5
UKIP Jeff Miles 379 4.0 +4.0
Green Kate Bisson 302 3.2 -2.0
Majority 1,604 17.1 -2.8
Turnout 9,371 56.8 +27.9
Labour hold Swing -6.9

Notes
  1. Atkinson had been a councillor for Bramley ward since 1980.
  2. Hanley had served as a Bramley ward councillor since 2003.
  3. Taggart had previously been a Chapel Allerton ward councillor since 1980 until his election for Bramley and Stanningley ward in 2004.

References
  1. "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Bramley and Stanningley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Councillor Caroline Gruen". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. "Councillor Julie Heselwood". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. "Councillor Kevin Ritchie". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. "Councillor Denise Atkinson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. "Meeting attendance of Councillor Ted Hanley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. "Tributes to former Leeds councillor who died aged 71". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  8. "Councillor Neil Taggart". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  9. "Leeds: Bramley councillor steps down after 40 years". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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