# Bramley and Stanningley (ward)

Bramley and Stanningley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the former industrial area of Bramley and district of Stanningley.

## Councillors since 1980

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| Bramley (until 2004) |||||||
| 1980 | Eric Atkinson (Lab) | Arthur Miller (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1982 | Eric Atkinson (Lab) | Arthur Miller (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1983 | Eric Atkinson (Lab) | Arthur Miller (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1984 | Andrew Siantonas (Lab) | Arthur Miller (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1986 | Andrew Siantonas (Lab) | Arthur Miller (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1987 | Andrew Siantonas (Lab) | Arthur Miller (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1988 | Cherrill Cliff (Lab) | Arthur Miller (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1990 | Cherrill Cliff (Lab) | Arthur Miller (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1991 | Cherrill Cliff (Lab) | Arthur Miller (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1992 by-election | Cherrill Cliff (Lab) | Stephen Pollard (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1992 | Cherrill Cliff (Lab) | Stephen Pollard (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1994 | Cherrill Cliff (Lab) | Stephen Pollard (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1995 | Cherrill Cliff (Lab) | Angus Ross (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1996 | Cherrill Cliff (Lab) | Angus Ross (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1998 | Cherrill Cliff (Lab) | Angus Ross (Lab) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1998 by-election | Cherrill Cliff (Lab) | David Revett (LD) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 1999 | Cherrill Cliff (Lab) | Ian Howell (LD) | Denise Atkinson (Lab) |
| 2000 | Linda Sullivan (LD) | Ian Howell (LD) | Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) |
| 2002 | Linda Sullivan (LD) | Ian Howell (LD) | Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) |
| 2003 | Linda Sullivan (LD) | Ted Hanley (Lab) | Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) |
| Bramley and Stanningley (2004 to present) |||||||
| 2004 | Neil Taggart (Lab) | Ted Hanley (Lab) | Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) |
| 2006 | Neil Taggart (Lab) | Ted Hanley (Lab) | Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) |
| 2007 | Neil Taggart (Lab) | Ted Hanley (Lab) | Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) |
| 2008 | Neil Taggart (Lab) | Ted Hanley (Lab) | Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) |
| 2010 | Neil Taggart (Lab) | Ted Hanley (Lab) | Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) |
| 2011 | Neil Taggart (Lab) | Ted Hanley (Lab) | Denise Atkinson MBE (Lab) |
| 2012 | Neil Taggart (Lab) | Ted Hanley (Lab) | Caroline Gruen (Lab) |
| 2014 | Kevin Ritchie (Lab) | Ted Hanley (Lab) | Caroline Gruen (Lab) |
| 2015 | Kevin Ritchie (Lab) | Julie Heselwood (Lab) | Caroline Gruen (Lab) |
| 2016 | Kevin Ritchie (Lab) | Julie Heselwood (Lab) | Caroline Gruen (Lab) |
| 2018 | Kevin Ritchie (Lab) | Julie Heselwood (Lab) | Caroline Gruen (Lab) |
| 2019 | Kevin Ritchie (Lab) | Julie Heselwood (Lab) | Caroline Gruen (Lab) |
| 2021 | Kevin Ritchie (Lab) | Julie Heselwood (Lab) | Caroline Gruen (Lab) |
| 2022 | Kevin Ritchie (Lab) | Julie Heselwood (Lab) | Caroline Gruen (Lab) |
| 2023 | Kevin Ritchie (Lab) | Tom Hinchcliffe (Lab) | Caroline Gruen (Lab) |
| 2024 | Kevin Ritchie* (Lab) | Tom Hinchcliffe* (Lab) | Adele Rae* (Lab) |
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 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adele Rae | 2,675 | 60.8 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Adam Cook | 632 | 14.4 | −1.9 |
| | Green | Keith Whittaker | 521 | 11.8 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Bee | 487 | 11.1 | −0.1 |
| | SDP | Richard Riley | 82 | 1.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,043 | 46.4 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,442 | 26.3 | +1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Hinchcliffe | 2,662 | 62.2 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Adam Cook | 696 | 16.3 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Bee | 479 | 11.2 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Keith Whittaker | 384 | 9.0 | +2.9 |
| | SDP | Richard Riley | 62 | 1.4 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,966 | 45.9 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,319 | 25.1 | −2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Ritchie* | 3,230 | 68.2 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | Adam Cook | 819 | 17.3 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Bee | 338 | 7.1 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Keith Whittaker | 290 | 6.1 | −2.7 |
| | SDP | Daniel Whetstone | 36 | 0.1 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,411 | 50.9 | +23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,734 | 27.6 | −2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Gruen* | 2,779 | 52.9 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Adam Cook | 1,342 | 25.5 | +15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Bee | 571 | 10.9 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Clive Lord | 461 | 8.8 | +0.0 |
| | SDP | Daniel Whetstone | 40 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,437 | 27.3 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,255 | 30.5 | +6.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Heselwood* | 1,942 | 48.6 | −6.2 |
| | UKIP | David Woodhead | 581 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | Alex Nancolas | 417 | 10.4 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Bee | 387 | 9.7 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Clive Lord | 351 | 8.8 | −2.0 |
| | For Britain | Anne Murgatroyd | 218 | 5.4 | −3.8 |
| | English Democrat | Dean Locke | 109 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,361 | 34.1 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,033 | 23.9 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.4 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Ritchie* | 2,905 | 54.8 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Caroline Gruen* | 2,560 | | |
| | Labour | Julie Heselwood* | 2,529 | | |
| | Conservative | Ovidiu Caprariu | 772 | 14.6 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Nancolas | 710 | | |
| | Conservative | Neil Hunt | 692 | | |
| | Green | Clive Lord | 573 | 10.8 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Bee | 528 | 10.0 | +6.3 |
| | For Britain | Anne Murgatroyd | 489 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,133 | 40.2 | +13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,923 | 26.2 | −3.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Gruen* | 2,370 | 51.2 | +5.4 |
| | UKIP | Anne Murgatroyd | 1,152 | 24.9 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Alex Nancolas | 484 | 10.5 | +7.8 |
| | Green | Kate Bisson | 453 | 9.8 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Serena Samantha Glover | 171 | 3.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,218 | 26.3 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,630 | 29.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Heselwood | 4,267 | 45.8 | −15.0 |
| | UKIP | Anne Murgatroyd | 2,103 | 22.6 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Nancolas | 1,708 | 18.3 | −1.9 |
| | Green | Kate Bisson | 791 | 8.5 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Serena Glover | 389 | 4.2 | −4.8 |
| | TUSC | Kevin Pattison | 60 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,164 | 23.2 | −17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,318 | 57.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -18.8 | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Ritchie | 2,092 | 43.9 |
| | UKIP | Anne Murgatroyd | 1,600 | 33.6 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Nancolas | 454 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Kate Bisson | 358 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Serena Glover | 219 | 4.6 |
| | TUSC | Kevin Pattison | 44 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,767 | 29.98 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Gruen | 2,343 | 55.1 | −5.7 |
| | UKIP | Anne Murgatroyd | 655 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Rahman | 323 | 7.6 | −12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathan Fossey | 323 | 7.6 | −1.4 |
| | English Democrat | Dean Loke | 307 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| | Green | Kate Bisson | 304 | 7.1 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,688 | 39.7 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,255 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -10.5 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ted Hanley* | 3,121 | 60.8 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative | Alistair McDowall | 1,040 | 20.2 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Kate Bisson | 514 | 10.0 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathan Fossey | 462 | 9.0 | −14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,081 | 40.5 | +23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,137 | 31 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.3 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Taggart* | 3,846 | 41.0 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Bee | 2,242 | 23.9 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative | Philip Smith | 1,790 | 19.1 | −3.3 |
| | BNP | Sharon Knight | 812 | 8.7 | −4.5 |
| | UKIP | Jeff Miles | 379 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Kate Bisson | 302 | 3.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,604 | 17.1 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,371 | 56.8 | +27.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.9 | |