# Temple Newsam (ward)

Temple Newsam is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the outer city suburbs of Colton, Halton, Halton Moor and Whitkirk. Austhorpe is also shared with Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward, whilst the current civil parish boundaries of Austhorpe see its eastern half lie in the western tip of Garforth and Swillington ward.
The ward population at the 2011 Census was 21,543 and ward itself is named after the Temple Newsam estate.

## Boundaries

The Temple Newsam ward includes the civil parish of Austhorpe (west half).

## Councillors since 1973

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| Halton (1951 to 2004) |||||||
| 1973 | Martin Dodgson (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1975 | Martin Dodgson (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1976 | Martin Dodgson (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1978 | Martin Dodgson (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1979 | Martin Dodgson (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1980 | Martin Dodgson (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1982 | Martin Dodgson (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1983 | Martin Dodgson (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1984 | Martin Dodgson (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1986 | David Schofield (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1987 | David Schofield (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1988 | Donald Townsley (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doreen Wood (Con) |
| 1990 | Donald Townsley (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | John Sully (Lab) |
| 1991 | Donald Townsley (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | John Sully (Lab) |
| 1992 | David Schofield (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | John Sully (Lab) |
| 1994 | David Schofield (Con) | Bill Hyde (Con) | Lee Benson (Lab) |
| 1995 | David Schofield (Con) | Doris McGee (Lab) | Lee Benson (Lab) |
| 1996 | Randolph Haggerty (Lab) | Doris McGee (Lab) | Lee Benson (Lab) |
| 1998 | Randolph Haggerty (Lab) | Doris McGee (Lab) | Lee Benson (Lab) |
| 1999 | Randolph Haggerty (Lab) | Doris McGee (Lab) | Lee Benson (Lab) |
| 2000 | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doris McGee (Lab) | Lee Benson (Lab) |
| 2002 | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doris McGee (Lab) | Lee Benson (Lab) |
| 2003 | Bill Hyde (Con) | Doris McGee (Lab) | Lee Benson (Lab) |
| Temple Newsam (2004 to present) |||||||
| 2004 | Bill Hyde (Con) | David Schofield (Con) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2006 | Bill Hyde (Con) | David Schofield (Con) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2007 | Bill Hyde (Con) | Jacqueline Langdale (Lab) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2008 | Bill Hyde (Con) | Jacqueline Langdale (Lab) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2009 by-election | Bill Hyde (Con) | David Schofield (Con) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2010 | Bill Hyde (Con) | David Schofield (Con) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2011 | Bill Hyde (Con) | Katherine Mitchell (Lab) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2012 | Judith Cummins (Lab) | Katherine Mitchell (Lab) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2014 | Judith Cummins (Lab) | Katherine Mitchell (Lab) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2015 | Judith Cummins (Lab) | Helen Hayden (Lab) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2016 | Debra Coupar (Lab) | Helen Hayden (Lab) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2018 | Debra Coupar (Lab) | Helen Hayden (Lab) | Michael Lyons OBE (Lab) |
| 2019 | Debra Coupar (Lab) | Helen Hayden (Lab) | Nicole Sharpe (Lab) |
| 2021 | Debra Coupar (Lab) | Helen Hayden (Lab) | Nicole Sharpe (Lab) |
| 2022 | Debra Coupar (Lab) | Helen Hayden (Lab) | Nicole Sharpe (Lab) |
| 2023 | Debra Coupar (Lab) | Helen Hayden (Lab) | Nicole Sharpe (Lab) |
| 2024 | Debra Coupar* (Lab) | Helen Hayden* (Lab) | Nicole Sharpe* (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 Co-op | Helen Hayden* | 2,760 | 52.4 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Cormac Trigg | 1,237 | 23.5 | −8.9 |
| | Reform UK | David Dresser | 543 | 10.3 | New |
| | Green | Nicola Dos Santos | 379 | 7.2 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 319 | 6.1 | −1.3 |
| | SDP | Wendy Whetstone | 33 | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,523 | 28.9 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,317 | 31.8 | +1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.8 | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicole Sharpe* | 2,632 | 51.8 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Cormac Trigg | 1,647 | 32.4 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 376 | 7.4 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Geraldine Turver | 331 | 6.5 | +1.7 |
| | SDP | Wendy Whetstone | 61 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 985 | 19.4 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,077 | 30.3 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debra Coupar* | 2,920 | 49.6 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Firth | 2,350 | 39.9 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 305 | 5.2 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Shahab Adris | 281 | 4.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,885 | 35.3 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Hayden* | 2,785 | 44.5 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Firth | 2,773 | 44.3 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 338 | 5.4 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Shahab Saqib Adris | 320 | 5.1 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.0 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,256 | 37.4 | +6.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicole Sharpe | 1,947 | 38.7 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Liz Hayes | 1,549 | 30.8 | −4.4 |
| | UKIP | Ian Greenberg | 702 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| | Green | Shahab Saqib Adris | 373 | 7.4 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 330 | 6.6 | −1.4 |
| | For Britain | Billy Baldwin | 126 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,068 | 30.7 | −4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debra Coupar* | 2,641 | 44.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Helen Hayden* | 2,603 | | |
| | Labour | Mick Lyons* | 2,482 | | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 2,113 | 35.2 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Neale Deacon | 2,062 | | |
| | Conservative | Robert Hayes | 1,739 | | |
| | Green | Fiona Love | 610 | 10.2 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 478 | 8.0 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 8.8 | −13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,002 | 36.2 | +0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debra Coupar | 2,690 | 46.6 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | David Schofield | 1,430 | 24.8 | −4.4 |
| | UKIP | Phil Moore | 1,259 | 21.8 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Cecil Norman | 216 | 3.7 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Sarah Ann Crossland | 179 | 3.1 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,260 | 21.8 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,774 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Hayden | 4,493 | 42.9 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 3,059 | 29.2 | −9.6 |
| | UKIP | Bruce Naylor | 2,097 | 20.0 | +20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 420 | 4.0 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Nathan Allen | 401 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,434 | 13.7 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,470 | 63.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mick Lyons* | 2,294 | |
| | UKIP | Bruce Naylor | 1,599 | |
| | Conservative | David Schofield | 1,377 | |
| | Green | Nathan Allen | 335 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 148 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Cummins | 3,137 | 53.6 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Bill Hyde* | 1,505 | 25.7 | −13.1 |
| | Independent | David Rudge | 654 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| | English Democrat | Jordan Fawcett | 370 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Dowling | 192 | 3.3 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,632 | 27.9 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,858 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.1 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katherine Mitchell | 3,707 | 54.4 | +16.8 |
| | Conservative | David Schofield* | 2,648 | 38.8 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Dowling | 464 | 6.8 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,059 | 15.5 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,819 | 42 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.9 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Lyons* | 4,098 | 37.6 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 3,032 | 27.8 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Dowling | 1,538 | 14.1 | +6.7 |
| | Independent | David Gale | 1,072 | 9.8 | +2.9 |
| | BNP | Ian Gibson | 1,041 | 9.5 | −12.6 |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Gareth Christie | 126 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,066 | 9.8 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,907 | 67.9 | +23.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.0 | |