Farnley and Wortley (ward)

Farnley and Wortley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the urban areas of Farnley and Wortley.

Farnley and Wortley

Farnley and Wortley highlighted within Leeds
Population17,952 (2019 electorate)[1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Ann Blackburn[2]
    (Green)
  • David Blackburn[3]
    (Green)
  • Ann Forsaith[4]
    (Green)

Councillors
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 David Blackburn (Green)[lower-alpha 1] Ann Blackburn (Green)[lower-alpha 2] Claire Nash (Green)[lower-alpha 3]
2006 David Blackburn (Green) Ann Blackburn (Green) Luke Russell (Green)[5]
2007 David Blackburn (Green) Ann Blackburn (Green) Luke Russell (Green)
2008 David Blackburn (Green) Ann Blackburn (Green) Luke Russell (Green)
2008 by-election David Blackburn (Green) Ann Blackburn (Green) Andy Parnham Green)[6]
2010 David Blackburn (Green) Ann Blackburn (Green) John Hardy (Lab)[7]
2011 David Blackburn (Green) Ann Blackburn (Green) John Hardy (Lab)
2012 David Blackburn (Green) Ann Blackburn (Green) John Hardy (Lab)
2014 David Blackburn (Green) Ann Blackburn (Green) Terry Wilford (Green)[8]
2015 David Blackburn (Green) Ann Blackburn (Green) Terry Wilford (Green)
2016 David Blackburn (Green) Ann Blackburn (Green) Terry Wilford (Green)
2018 David Blackburn (Green) Ann Blackburn (Green) Matt Gibson (Lab)[9]
2019 David Blackburn* (Green) Ann Blackburn* (Green) Ann Forsaith* (Green)

     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 2019
2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Ann Forsaith 2,010 41.1 -2.7
Labour Matt Gibson* 1,798 36.7 -0.6
UKIP Patrick Woods 659 13.5 +13.5
Conservative Hayley Nancolas 332 6.8 -5.4
Liberal Democrats Maria Frank 96 2.0 -0.8
Majority 212 4.4 -1.1
Turnout 4,917 27.4 -2.8
Green gain from Labour Swing -1.1

May 2018
2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Ann Blackburn* 2,461 43.8 -3.8
Green David Blackburn* 2,424
Labour Matt Gibson 2,151 38.3 +8.5
Labour Andrea McKenna 1,991
Labour Andy Parnham 1,989
Green Stuart Haley 1,984
Conservative Hayley Nancolas 685 12.2 -2.0
Conservative Dorothy Flynn 643
Conservative John Hardcastle 615
For Britain Sam Melia 162 2.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Spencer 160 2.8 +1.6
Majority 310 5.5 -12.3
Turnout 17,956 30.2 -0.2
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing

May 2016
2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green David Blackburn* 2,517 47.6 +10.8
Labour John Hardy 1,576 29.8 -0.8
UKIP Tony Roberts 751 14.2 -4.8
Conservative Hayley Laura Nancolas 380 7.2 -3.8
Liberal Democrats Rob Jacques 60 1.2 -0.8
Majority 941 17.8 +11.7
Turnout 5,284 30.4
Green hold Swing

May 2015
2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Ann Blackburn* 3,851 36.8 -10.6
Labour John Hardy 3,208 30.6 -6.7
UKIP Gregory McDougall 1,991 19.0 +19.0
Conservative Mohammed Rahman 1,156 11.0 -1.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques 212 2.0 -1.2
TUSC Maddy Steeds 58 0.6 +0.6
Majority 643 6.1 -4.1
Turnout 10,476 58.7
Green hold Swing -2.0

May 2014
2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Terry Wilford 1,900 34.3
UKIP Alan Felber 1,606 29.0
Labour John Hardy* 1,506 27.2
Conservative Samuel Fisher 416 7.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques 76 1.4
TUSC Michael Johnson 30 0.5
Majority 294
Turnout 5534 31.52
Green gain from Labour Swing

May 2012
2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green David Blackburn* 2,516 48.9 +1.5
Labour David Dresser 1,608 31.2 -6.0
UKIP Mark Thackray 541 10.5 +10.5
Conservative Ryan Stephenson 295 5.7 -6.4
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Bee 118 2.3 -0.9
Independent William Croke 69 1.3 +1.3
Majority 908 17.6 +7.4
Turnout 5,147
Green hold Swing +3.7

May 2011
2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Ann Blackburn* 2,995 47.4 +23.1
Labour Stuart McKenna 2,353 37.3 +4.2
Conservative Caroline Oldfield 769 12.2 -5.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Moore 199 3.2 -11.9
Majority 642 10.2 +1.4
Turnout 6,316 35
Green hold Swing +9.4

May 2010
2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Hardy 3,488 33.1 +11.0
Green Andy Parnham 2,563 24.3 -20.3
Conservative Michael Best 1,817 17.2 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Moore 1,590 15.1 +11.0
BNP Helen Foster 1,084 10.3 -3.5
Majority 925 8.8 -13.7
Turnout 10,542 58.7 +26.2
Labour gain from Green Swing +15.6

Notes
  1. David Blackburn had been a Wortley ward councillor since 1998 when he replaced Fabian Hamilton. Hamilton retired from council following his 1997 election as Member of Parliament for Leeds North East.
  2. Ann Blackburn had been a councillor for Wortley ward since 2002.
  3. Nash had been a Wortley ward councillor since 2000.

References
  1. "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Farnley and Wortley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Councillor Ann Blackburn". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. "Councillor David Blackburn". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. "Councillor Ann Forsaith". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. "Councillor Luke Russell". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. "Councillor Andy Parnham". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. "Councillor John Hardy". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  8. "Councillor Terry Wilford". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. "Councillor Matt Gibson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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