Middleton Park (ward)

Middleton Park is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, including the urban suburbs of Middleton and Belle Isle. The ward is named after the public park and former manorial estate of Middleton Park.

Middleton Park

Middleton Park highlighted within Leeds
Population19,448 (2019 electorate)[1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors

Demographics

In 2010, the ward had 27,487 inhabitants, of which 52.2% of the population were female and 47.8% male. 21.5% were aged 15 or under compared with an England average of 18.7%. Life Expectancy for males and females is more than three years less than the rest of Leeds. In 2001, 96.3% of residents identified as White British, 71.6% identifying as Christian and over 18% having no religion. Most houses in the ward are in the Council Tax Bands A and B. In April 2012, 1,493 (8.3%) people claimed Jobseeker's Allowance, nearly double the Leeds' average at the time. While all recorded crime was below the Leeds' average, criminal damage was substantially higher and nearly twice the England average.[5]

Councillors
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Geoff Driver (Lab)[lower-alpha 1][6] Judith Blake (Lab)[lower-alpha 2] Stuart Bruce (Lab)[lower-alpha 3]
2006 Geoff Driver (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Debra Coupar (Lab)[lower-alpha 4][7]
2007 Geoff Driver (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Debra Coupar (Lab)
2008 Geoff Driver (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Debra Coupar (Lab)[lower-alpha 5]
2010 Geoff Driver (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2011 Geoff Driver (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2012 Paul Truswell (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2014 Paul Truswell (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2015 Paul Truswell (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2016 Paul Truswell (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) Kim Groves (Lab)
2018 Paul Truswell (Lab) Judith Blake CBE (Lab)[lower-alpha 6] Kim Groves (Lab)
2019 Paul Truswell* (Lab) Judith Blake CBE* (Lab) Kim Groves* (Lab)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2019
2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Truswell* 1,879 43.2 -17.9
SDP Wayne Dixon 1,027 23.6 +1.3
UKIP Will Lockwood 831 19.1 +19.1
Conservative Hugh Findlay 259 6.0 -5.3
Green Eunice Delali Agbemafle 212 4.9 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques 137 3.2 -2.1
Majority 852 19.6 -27.0
Turnout 4,362 22.4 -1.2
Labour hold Swing -9.6

May 2018
2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kim Groves* 3,373 61.1 +12.2
Labour Judith Blake* 2,747
Labour Paul Truswell* 2,366
SDP Wayne Dixon 1,232 22.3 +9.7
Conservative David Herdson 621 11.3 +4.9
Conservative Rita Jessop 613
Conservative Gareth Lamb 451
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Gagen 293 5.3 +3.2
Majority 2,141 46.6 +25.0
Turnout 4,594 23.6 +1.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2016
2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Truswell* 2,285 48.9 -1.3
UKIP Craig Sweaton 1,278 27.4 -2.7
Independent Wayne Dixon 605 13.0 +13.0
Conservative Hugh Findlay 300 6.4 -5.9
Green Fiona Sarah Heather Love 104 2.2 -0.7
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher 99 2.1 -0.3
Majority 1,007 21.6 -0.5
Turnout 4,671 25.3 +4.2
Labour hold Swing

May 2015
2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Judith Blake* 4,974 51.2 -13.3
UKIP Craig Sweaton 2,921 30.1 +30.1
Conservative Zena Lopez 1,199 12.3 -0.9
Green Fiona Love 280 2.9 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher 237 2.4 -2.5
Left Unity Nick Jones 103 1.1 +1.1
Majority 2,053 21.1 -26.0
Turnout 9,714 51.0
Labour hold Swing -21.7

May 2014
2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kim Groves* 2,489
UKIP Craig Sweaton 1,756
British Democratic Kevin Meeson 358
Conservative Barbara Harpham 287
Green Austen Thompson 219
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher 79
Majority
Turnout 28.04
Labour hold Swing

May 2012
2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Truswell 2,696 64.3 -0.2
BNP Kevin Meeson 893 21.3 +3.9
Conservative James McFarland 412 9.8 -3.4
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher 191 4.6 -0.4
Majority 1,803 43.0 -4.1
Turnout 4,192
Labour hold Swing -2.0

May 2011
2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Judith Blake* 3,313 64.5 +15.3
BNP Kevin Meeson 892 17.4 -3.2
Conservative James McFarland 679 13.2 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher 252 4.9 -8.5
Majority 2,421 47.1 +18.5
Turnout 5,136 28
Labour hold Swing +9.2

May 2010
2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kim Groves 4,477 49.2 +10.9
BNP Kevin Meeson 1,875 20.6 -16.8
Conservative James McFarland 1,292 14.2 +0.0
Liberal Democrats Beth Fisher 1,222 13.4 +3.3
Green James Fell 231 2.5 +2.5
Majority 2,602 28.6 +27.6
Turnout 9,097 50.9 +21.5
Labour hold Swing +13.8

Notes
  1. Driver first represented Hunslet East and West ward from 1978 and then Hunslet ward since 1980.
  2. Blake was previously a Weetwood ward councillor from 1996 until she lost her seat in 2000. She went on to serve as a Hunslet ward councillor from 2002 until her election for Middleton Park ward.
  3. Bruce had been a Middleton ward councillor since 1999.
  4. Coupar was previously a councillor for Morley South ward for a year from 2003 before losing her seat in 2004.
  5. Coupar was later elected as a councillor for Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward in the 2013 by-election and has represented Temple Newsam ward since 2016.
  6. Blake was awarded a CBE in November 2017.

References
  1. "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Middleton Park". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Councillor Kim Groves". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. "Councillor Judith Blake". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. "Councillor Paul Truswell". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. Leeds Profile (Wards & Administrative Areas) Selection: Middleton Park Ward Geo-type: 2004 Wards, west Yorkshire Observatory, archived from the original on 8 January 2016, retrieved 17 June 2012
  6. "Councillor Geoff Driver". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. "Councillor Debra Coupar". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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