# 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.

## 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.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Judith Blake (Lab) | Stuart Bruce (Lab) |
| 2006 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Judith Blake (Lab) | Debra Coupar (Lab) |
| 2007 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Judith Blake (Lab) | Debra Coupar (Lab) |
| 2008 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Judith Blake (Lab) | Debra Coupar (Lab) |
| 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) | Kim Groves (Lab) |
| 2019 | Paul Truswell (Lab) | Judith Blake CBE (Lab) | Kim Groves (Lab) |
| 2021 | Paul Truswell (Lab) | Sharon Burke (Lab) | Kim Groves (Lab) |
| 2022 | Paul Truswell (Lab) | Sharon Burke (Lab) | Wayne Dixon (SDP) |
| 2023 | Emma Pogson-Golden (SDP) | Sharon Burke (Lab) | Wayne Dixon (SDP) |
| 2024 | Emma Pogson-Golden* (SDP) | Rob Chesterfield* (SDP) | Wayne Dixon* (SDP) |
indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.

## Elections since 2010

Source:

### May 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDP | Rob Chesterfield | 1,882 | 42.8 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Sharon Burke* | 1,638 | 37.3 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Julie Gill | 402 | 9.2 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Samson Adeyemi | 332 | 7.6 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Follows | 139 | 3.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 5.5 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,423 | 22.2 | +0.8 |
| | SDP gain from Labour | SDP gain from Labour | Swing | -1.8 | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDP | Emma Pogson-Golden | 1,985 | 45.9 | −4.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Lauren Summers | 1,587 | 36.7 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Samson Adeyemi | 376 | 8.7 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Eunice Agbemafle | 186 | 4.3 | +0.4 |
| | TUSC | Joelle Donaldson | 91 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 86 | 2.0 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 13.8 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,320 | 21.4 | −4.9 |
| | SDP gain from Labour | SDP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDP | Wayne Dixon | 2,687 | 50.5 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Chambers | 1,910 | 36.0 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Taiwo Adeyemi | 408 | 7.7 | −8.5 |
| | Green | Kay-Lee Asquith | 207 | 3.9 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 82 | 1.5 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 777 | 14.6 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,317 | 26.3 | −1.5 |
| | SDP gain from Labour | SDP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Burke | 2,313 | 40.9 | −2.3 |
| | SDP | Wayne Dixon | 1,963 | 34.7 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Samantha Bennett | 913 | 16.2 | +10.2 |
| | Green | Kay-Lee Asquith | 306 | 5.4 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Spencer | 119 | 2.1 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 6.2 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,653 | 27.8 | +5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 852 | 19.6 | −27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,362 | 22.4 | −1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.6 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,141 | 46.6 | +25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,594 | 23.6 | +1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,007 | 21.6 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,671 | 25.3 | +4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,053 | 21.1 | −26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,714 | 51.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -21.7 | |

### May 2014

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

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,803 | 43.0 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,192 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,421 | 47.1 | +18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,136 | 28 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.2 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,602 | 28.6 | +27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,097 | 50.9 | +21.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.8 | |