# Killingbeck and Seacroft (ward)

Killingbeck and Seacroft is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering both of the outer city suburb areas of Killingbeck and Seacroft and the north west part of Cross Gates.

## Councillors since 1973

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| Seacroft (1973 to 2004) |||||||
| 1973 | Kenneth Woolmer (Lab) | F. Stringer (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1975 | Kenneth Woolmer (Lab) | F. Stringer (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1976 | Kenneth Woolmer (Lab) | F. Stringer (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1978 | I. Adams (Lab) | F. Stringer (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1979 | I. Adams (Lab) | F. Stringer (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1980 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1982 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1983 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1984 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1986 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1987 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1988 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1988 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1990 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1987 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | George Mudie (Lab) |
| 1992 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 1994 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 1995 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 1996 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 1998 | Douglas Gabb OBE (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 1999 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2000 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Arthur Vollans (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2002 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Michael Davey (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2003 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Michael Davey (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| Killingbeck and Seacroft (2004 to present) |||||||
| 2004 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Michael Davey (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2006 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2007 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2008 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2010 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2011 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2012 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2014 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Vonnie Morgan (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2015 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Catherine Dobson (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2016 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Catherine Dobson (Lab) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| October 2017 | Brian Selby (Lab) | Catherine Dobson (ELI) | Graham Hyde (Lab) |
| 2018 | Paul Drinkwater (Lab) | David Jenkins (Lab) | Katie Dye (Lab) |
| 2019 | Paul Drinkwater (Lab) | David Jenkins (Lab) | Katie Dye (Lab) |
| 2021 | Paul Drinkwater (Lab) | David Jenkins (Lab) | Katie Dye (Lab) |
| May 2021 | Paul Drinkwater (Ind) | David Jenkins (Lab) | Katie Dye (Lab) |
| 2022 | John Tudor (Lab) | David Jenkins (Lab) | Katie Dye (Lab) |
| 2023 | John Tudor (Lab) | David Jenkins (Lab) | Katie Dye (Lab) |
| 2024 | John Tudor* (Lab) | David Jenkins* (Lab) | Katie Dye* (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 | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jenkins* | 2,551 | 61.3 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Gaskell | 481 | 11.6 | −6.1 |
| | Reform UK | Jayne Dresser | 435 | 10.5 | New |
| | Green | John Arnison | 407 | 9.8 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Otley | 183 | 4.4 | −3.3 |
| | SDP | Catherine Dobson | 106 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,070 | 49.7 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,190 | 22.7 | +1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katie Dye* | 2,446 | 64.1 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Bradley Chandler | 676 | 17.7 | −2.0 |
| | Green | David Anthoney | 369 | 9.7 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Otley | 295 | 7.7 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,770 | 46.4 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,814 | 20.8 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Tudor | 2,510 | 61.7 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Cormac Trigg | 803 | 19.7 | −4.4 |
| | Green | David Anthoney | 293 | 7.2 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Otley | 229 | 5.6 | +1.9 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Suzanne Harbourne | 122 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Iain Dalton | 96 | 2.3 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,707 | 41.9 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,071 | 22.6% | −4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jenkins* | 2,946 | 62.0 | +15.7 |
| | Conservative | David Frame | 1,145 | 24.1 | +14.1 |
| | Green | Alan Anthoney | 391 | 8.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Otley | 174 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | SDP | Hafizur Rahman | 32 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,801 | 37.9 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,755 | 26.6 | +4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katie Dye* | 1,751 | 46.3 | −5.3 |
| | East Leeds Independents | Catherine Dobson | 672 | 17.8 | −1.3 |
| | UKIP | Peter Morgan | 579 | 15.3 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Martin | 378 | 10.0 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Colin Noble | 227 | 6.0 | −5.7 |
| | Yorkshire | Matthew Clover | 131 | 3.5 | −6.7 |
| | For Britain | Adam Ramoth | 41 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,079 | 28.5 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,802 | 22.2 | −3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Drinkwater | 2,718 | 51.6 | −10.7 |
| | Labour | David Jenkins | 2,602 | | |
| | Labour | Katie Dye | 2,585 | | |
| | East Leeds Independents | Catherine Dobson* | 1,005 | 19.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Coen | 619 | 11.7 | +2.1 |
| | Yorkshire | John Otley | 538 | 10.2 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Anne Palmer | 478 | | |
| | Conservative | Fiona Robertson | 445 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Langwick | 389 | 7.4 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,713 | 32.5 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,989 | 25.7 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Hyde* | 2,811 | 62.3 | +7.5 |
| | UKIP | Steve Leak | 828 | 18.3 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 431 | 9.5 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Douglas | 166 | 3.7 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Jaimes Moran | 124 | 2.7 | −1.3 |
| | Yorkshire First | John Otley | 111 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | TUSC | Iain Dalton | 44 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1983 | 44.0 | +12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,515 | 27.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Dobson | 4,792 | 54.8 | −18.7 |
| | UKIP | Phil Moore | 2,061 | 23.6 | +23.6 |
| | Conservative | Beatrice Greenwood | 1,235 | 14.1 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Louise Winrow | 350 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Binns | 304 | 3.5 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,731 | 31.2 | −25.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,742 | 53.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 21.2 | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Selby* | 2,927 | |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Flynn | 623 | |
| | Green | Louise Richardson | 617 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Binns | 311 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,304 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Hyde* | 3,240 | 73.8 | +0.3 |
| | English Democrat | Sam Kelly | 487 | 11.1 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 439 | 10.0 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harriet Chapman | 223 | 5.1 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,753 | 62.7 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,389 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Veronica Morgan* | 3,761 | 73.5 | +19.5 |
| | Conservative | William Flynn | 847 | 16.6 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Binns | 508 | 9.9 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,914 | 57.0 | +19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,116 | 31 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.8 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Selby* | 4,711 | 54.0 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Binns | 1,459 | 16.7 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | William Flynn | 1,450 | 16.6 | +1.8 |
| | BNP | Bernard Allen | 962 | 11.0 | −3.0 |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Simon Fearn | 147 | 1.7 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,252 | 37.3 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,729 | 52.8 | +21.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |