# Harewood (ward)

Harewood is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering rural villages including Barwick-in-Elmet, Collingham, Harewood, Scholes and Shadwell.

## Boundaries

The Harewood ward includes the following civil parishes:
* Aberford (part of Aberford and District Parish Council)
* Barwick-in-Elmet and Scholes
* Bardsey cum Rigton
* Collingham (Collingham with Linton Parish Council)
* East Keswick
* Harewood (majority - although south western section of Wigton, including Slaid Hill, sits in Alwoodley ward)
* Lotherton cum Aberford (Aberford and District Parish Council)
* Parlington (Aberford and District Parish Council)
* Scarcroft
* Shadwell
* Thorner
* Wothersome

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Alec Shelbrooke (Con) |
| 2006 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Alec Shelbrooke (Con) |
| 2007 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Alec Shelbrooke (Con) |
| 2008 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Alec Shelbrooke (Con) |
| 2010 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) |
| 2011 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) |
| 2012 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) |
| 2014 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) |
| 2015 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) |
| 2016 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) |
| 2018 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Sam Firth (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) |
| 2019 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Sam Firth (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) |
| 2021 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Sam Firth (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) |
| 2022 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Sam Firth (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) |
| 2023 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Sam Firth (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) |
| 2024 | Ryan Stephenson* (Con) | Sam Firth* (Con) | Matthew Robinson* (Con) |
indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.

## Elections since 2010
### May 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sam Firth* | 3,619 | 58.8 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Simon Dowling | 1,560 | 25.4 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Claire Evans | 675 | 11.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Levy | 299 | 4.9 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,059 | 33.4 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,212 | 41.8 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.4 | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ryan Stephenson* | 3,708 | 59.6 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Oliver Gill | 1,459 | 23.5 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Claire Evans | 627 | 10.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Cook | 406 | 6.5 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,249 | 36.2 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,217 | 41.6 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Robinson* | 4,062 | 61.4 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Millar | 1,489 | 22.5 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Claire Evans | 596 | 9.0 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Cook | 441 | 6.7 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,573 | 38.9 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,616 | 44.2 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sam Firth* | 5,080 | 67.3 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Millar | 1,347 | 17.9 | +6.7 |
| | Green | Claire Evans | 662 | 8.8 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Cook | 383 | 5.1 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,733 | 49.5 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,543 | 50.2 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ryan Stephenson* | 3,891 | 69.4 | +8.8 |
| | Green | David Corry | 768 | 13.7 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Zahid Noor | 627 | 11.2 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Cook | 321 | 5.7 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,264 | 55.7 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,710 | 38.6 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Robinson* | 4,461 | 60.6 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Firth | 4,039 | | |
| | Conservative | Ryan Stephenson* | 4,003 | | |
| | Labour | Adrian Duthie | 1,126 | 15.3 | +1.3 |
| | Green | David Corry | 918 | 12.5 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Stainburn | 912 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Cook | 852 | 11.6 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Zahid Noor | 757 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,335 | 45.3 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,949 | 41.6 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 3,295 | 57.8 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Leo Verity | 946 | 16.6 | −0.8 |
| | UKIP | Rosemary O'Dea | 706 | 12.4 | +1.4 |
| | Green | David Corry | 382 | 6.7 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 371 | 6.5 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,349 | 41.2 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,700 | 38.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rachael Procter* | 7,103 | 60.8 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Tosin Abbey-Philip | 2,035 | 17.4 | +1.8 |
| | UKIP | Ian Greenberg | 1,289 | 11.0 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 638 | 5.5 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Janet Heath | 624 | 5.3 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,068 | 43.4 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,689 | 76.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3 | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Robinson* | 3,542 | 59.5 |
| | UKIP | Peter Morgan | 1,176 | 19.8 |
| | Labour | David Joyce | 928 | 15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 249 | 4.2 |
| | Green | Paul Matthews | 58 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,366 | 5953 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Castle* | 3,555 | 60.0 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Beacham | 1,156 | 19.5 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | Peter Morgan | 636 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 312 | 5.3 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Patricia Capstick | 262 | 4.4 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,399 | 40.5 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,921 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.7 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rachael Procter* | 5,003 | 67.1 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Joshua Blower | 1,581 | 21.2 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 472 | 6.3 | −10.8 |
| | Green | Patricia Capstick | 400 | 5.4 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,442 | 45.9 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,456 | 51 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Robinson | 6,910 | 59.6 | −13.7 |
| | Labour | Stuart McKenna | 2,038 | 17.6 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Pearcey | 1,990 | 17.2 | +10.8 |
| | BNP | Martin Gibson | 382 | 3.3 | −2.3 |
| | Green | Patricia Capstick | 275 | 2.4 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,872 | 42.0 | −20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,595 | 78.4 | +32.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.2 | |