# Armley (ward)

Armley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in the west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the district of the same name.

## Councillors since 1980

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1980 | Michael Meadowcroft (Lib) | David Selby (Lib) | B. Nelson (Lib) |
| 1982 | Michael Meadowcroft (Lib) | David Selby (Lib) | M.P. Roberts (Lib) |
| 1983 | Michael Meadowcroft (Lib) | David Selby (Lib) | M.P. Roberts (Lib) |
| 1983 by-election | Sandy Melville (Lib) | David Selby (Lib) | M.P. Roberts (Lib) |
| 1984 | Sandy Melville (Lib) | David Selby (Lib) | M.P. Roberts (Lib) |
| January 1986 | Sandy Melville (Ind) | David Selby (Lib) | M.P. Roberts (Lib) |
| 1986 | Sandy Melville (Ind) | David Selby (Lib) | M.P. Roberts (Lib) |
| 1987 | Sandy Melville (Ind) | David Selby (Lib) | M.P. Roberts (Lib) |
| 1988 | James McKenna (Lab) | David Selby (SLD) | M.P. Roberts (SLD) |
| 1988 by-election | James McKenna (Lab) | Paul Paley (Lab) | M.P. Roberts (SLD) |
| 1990 | James McKenna (Lab) | Paul Paley (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 1991 | James McKenna (Lab) | Paul Paley (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 1992 | James McKenna (Lab) | Paul Paley (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 1994 | James McKenna (Lab) | Paul Paley (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 1995 | James McKenna (Lab) | Paul Paley (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 1996 | James McKenna (Lab) | Paul Paley (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 1998 | James McKenna (Lab) | Paul Paley (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 1999 | James McKenna (Lab) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2000 | James McKenna (Lab) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2002 | James McKenna (Lab) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2003 | James McKenna (Lab) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2004 | James McKenna (Lab) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2006 | James McKenna (Lab) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2007 | James McKenna (Lab) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2008 | James McKenna (Lab) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2010 | James McKenna (Lab) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2011 | James McKenna (Lab) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2012 | James McKenna (Lab) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2014 | James McKenna (Lab) | Alice Smart (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2015 | James McKenna (Lab) | Alice Smart (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2016 | James McKenna (Lab) | Alice Smart (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2018 | James McKenna (Lab) | Alice Smart (Lab) | Alison Lowe (Lab) |
| 2019 | James McKenna (Lab) | Alice Smart (Lab) | Lou Cunningham (Lab) |
| 2021 | James McKenna (Lab) | Alice Smart (Lab) | Lou Cunningham (Lab) |
| 2022 | James McKenna (Lab) | Alice Smart (Lab) | Lou Cunningham (Lab) |
| December 2022 | James McKenna (Lab) | Alice Smart (Lab) | Lou Cunningham (Green) |
| 2023 | James McKenna (Lab) | Alice Smart (Lab) | Andy Parnham (Lab) |
| 2024 | Lou Cunningham* (Green) | Alice Smart* (Lab) | Andy Parnham* (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 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Lou Cunningham | 2,113 | 43.8 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Richard Banks | 2,041 | 42.3 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Adam Westwood | 321 | 6.7 | −3.0 |
| | Yorkshire | Rachel Martins | 205 | 4.2 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Walker | 105 | 2.2 | −0.2 |
| | SDP | Warwick Bettney | 41 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 1.5 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,861 | 28.5 | +3.6 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | +2.9 | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Parnham | 1,897 | 44.1 | −17.9 |
| | Green | Lou Cunningham* | 1,712 | 39.8 | +24.8 |
| | Conservative | Tamas Kovacs | 419 | 9.7 | −5.9 |
| | Yorkshire | Edana McDonald | 129 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Walker | 105 | 2.4 | −2.4 |
| | Independent | Jim Miller | 39 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 4.3 | −42.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,316 | 24.9 | ±0.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alice Smart* | 2,653 | 62.0 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Tamas Kovacs | 666 | 15.6 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Mark Rollinson | 642 | 15.0 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Walker | 205 | 4.8 | +0.6 |
| | TUSC | Florian Hynam | 85 | 2.0 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,987 | 46.5 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,276 | 24.9 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim McKenna* | 2,858 | 56.3 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Tamas Kovacs | 1,026 | 20.2 | +10.0 |
| | Green | Mark Rollinson | 815 | 16.1 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Walker | 211 | 4.2 | −1.3 |
| | TUSC | Richard Chaves-Sanderson | 83 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | SDP | Andrew Martin | 43 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,832 | 36.1 | −11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,074 | 29.3 | +4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lou Cunningham | 2,477 | 60.7 | +7.3 |
| | Green | Keith Whittaker | 544 | 13.3 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Cormac Trigg | 415 | 10.2 | −2.6 |
| | For Britain | Jim Miller | 366 | 8.9 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Walker | 226 | 5.5 | +2.0 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Nina Brown | 53 | 1.3 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,933 | 47.4 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,111 | 24.7 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alice Smart* | 2,747 | 53.4 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | James McKenna* | 2,632 | | |
| | Labour | Alison Lowe* | 2,447 | | |
| | Green | Andrea Binns | 732 | 14.2 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Leech | 657 | 12.8 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Tinsley | 565 | | |
| | Green | Gideon Jones | 545 | | |
| | Conservative | Robert Murphy-Fell | 522 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Walker | 387 | 7.5 | +3.8 |
| | For Britain | James Miller | 261 | 5.1 | N/A |
| | Democrats and Veterans | John Withill | 184 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Rob Hooper | 175 | 3.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,015 | 39.2 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,704 | 26.8 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Lowe* | 2,726 | 55.7 | +7.4 |
| | UKIP | David Caldwell | 1,104 | 22.6 | +1.3 |
| | Green | David Smith | 453 | 9.3 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Shane Morgan | 380 | 7.8 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Glover | 181 | 3.7 | −0.3 |
| | TUSC | Beth Sutcliffe | 47 | 1.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,622 | 33.1 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,891 | 29.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim McKenna* | 4,612 | 48.3 | −14.5 |
| | UKIP | Dave Caldwell | 2,040 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| | Conservative | Shane Mogan | 1,314 | 13.7 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Nick Crawley | 1,108 | 11.6 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Glover | 381 | 4.0 | −3.0 |
| | TUSC | Carole O'Keefe | 103 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,572 | 26.9 | −19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,558 | 54.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -17.9 | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alice Smart | 2,269 | 43.8 |
| | UKIP | John Withill | 1,548 | 29.9 |
| | Green | Yvonne Clarke | 669 | 12.9 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Rahman | 392 | 7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Glover | 236 | 4.6 |
| | TUSC | Iain Dalton | 65 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 721 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,179 | 30.54 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Lowe* | 2,686 | 61.2 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Jane Morrison | 596 | 13.6 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Ross Burgham | 554 | 12.6 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Arnott | 326 | 7.4 | +0.4 |
| | TUSC | Stephen Hobson | 229 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,090 | 47.6 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,391 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim McKenna* | 3,428 | 62.8 | +16.6 |
| | Conservative | Ross Burgham | 901 | 16.5 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Jane Morrison | 748 | 13.7 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Pecher | 382 | 7.0 | −15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,527 | 46.3 | +22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,459 | 31 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.6 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Harper* | 4,475 | 46.2 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Arnott | 2,186 | 22.5 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Gregory Rodwell | 1,478 | 15.2 | −3.4 |
| | BNP | | 921 | 9.5 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Robert Simpson | 635 | 6.5 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,289 | 23.6 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,695 | 57.1 | +29.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.4 | |