# Weetwood (ward)

Weetwood is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire. It encompasses suburban areas including Far Headingley, Ireland Wood, Tinshill, Weetwood and West Park.

## Councillors since 1980

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1980 | David Hall (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) |
| 1982 | David Hall (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) |
| 1983 | David Hall (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) |
| 1984 | A.J.A. Lodge (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) |
| 1986 | A.J.A. Lodge (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) |
| 1987 | A.J.A. Lodge (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) |
| 1988 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) |
| 1990 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) |
| 1991 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) |
| 1992 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) |
| 1994 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) |
| 1995 | Ann Castle (Con) | Graham Platt (Lab) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) |
| 1996 | Judith Blake (Lab) | Graham Platt (Lab) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) |
| 1998 | Judith Blake (Lab) | Graham Platt (Lab) | Stewart Golton (LD) |
| 1999 | Judith Blake (Lab) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD) |
| 2000 | James Souper (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD) |
| 2002 | James Souper (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD) |
| 2003 | James Souper (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD) |
| 2004 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD) |
| 2006 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) |
| TBC | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Ind) | Judith Chapman (LD) |
| 2007 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Ind) | Judith Chapman (LD) |
| May 2007 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Con) | Judith Chapman (LD) |
| 2008 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Ben Chastney (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) |
| 2010 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Ben Chastney (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) |
| 2011 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Ben Chastney (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) |
| 2012 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) |
| 2014 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) |
| 2015 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) |
| 2016 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) |
| 2018 | Christine Knight (Lab) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | James Gibson (Lab) |
| 2019 | Christine Knight (Lab) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Chris Howley (LD) |
| 2021 | Emma Flint (Lab) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Chris Howley (LD) |
| 2022 | Emma Flint (Lab) | Izaak Wilson (Lab) | Chris Howley* (LD) |
| 2023 | Emma Flint (Lab) | Izaak Wilson (Lab) | Jools Heselwood (Lab) |
| 2024 | Emma Flint* (Lab) | Izaak Wilson* (Lab) | Jools Heselwood* (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates councillor defection. * indicates incumbent councillor.

## Elections since 2010
### May 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Emma Flint* | 3,337 | 49.6 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Howley | 2,195 | 32.6 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Chris Foren | 758 | 11.3 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Luca Perricone | 371 | 5.5 | −0.7 |
| | SDP | Rob Walker | 67 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,142 | 17.0 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,762 | 43.3 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.3 | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jools Heselwood | 3,103 | 46.6 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Howley* | 2,534 | 38.1 | +5.0 |
| | Green | Christopher Foren | 550 | 8.3 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Angelo Basu | 411 | 6.2 | −2.2 |
| | SDP | Rob Walker | 47 | 0.7 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | 8.5 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,657 | 42.2 | −0.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Izaak Wilson | 3,331 | 48.9 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Slinger | 2,251 | 33.1 | +3.7 |
| | Green | Christopher Foren | 577 | 8.5 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Angelo Basu | 575 | 8.4 | −4.2 |
| | SDP | Rob Walker | 54 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,080 | 15.9 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,807 | 42.6 | −3.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Emma Flint | 3,540 | 47.2 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Slinger | 2,207 | 29.4 | −12.0 |
| | Conservative | Angelo Basu | 943 | 12.6 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Christopher Foren | 758 | 10.1 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,333 | 17.8 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,496 | 45.9 | +4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Howley | 2,574 | 41.4 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | James Gibson* | 2,379 | 38.2 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 521 | 8.4 | −4.7 |
| | UKIP | John Parsons | 377 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Angelo Basu | 373 | 6.0 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | +3.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,208 | 41.5 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +0.1 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bentley* | 2,934 | 40.2 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Christine Knight | 2,717 | 37.2 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | James Gibson | 2,699 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Jennings | 2,488 | | |
| | Labour | John McMahon | 2,418 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Sebire | 2,241 | | |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 955 | 13.1 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Angelo Basu | 695 | 9.5 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | David Jessop | 694 | | |
| | Conservative | Howard Kiernan | 674 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 3.3 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,493 | 40.8 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bentley* | 2,701 | 44.3 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Roger Harington | 1,982 | 32.5 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Angelo Basu | 597 | 9.8 | −6.9 |
| | Green | Martin Francis Hemingway | 415 | 6.8 | −6.2 |
| | UKIP | Mike Cullen | 398 | 6.5 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 11.8 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,093 | 41.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Bentley* | 3,790 | 35.3 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Alison Garthwaite | 2,901 | 27.0 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Flynn | 1,802 | 16.7 | −2.6 |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 1,400 | 13.0 | +4.0 |
| | UKIP | Mike Cullen | 812 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | TUSC | Max Cussons | 56 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 889 | 8.3 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,761 | 68.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Chapman* | 2,155 | |
| | Labour | Julie Heselwood | 1,768 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas McMeeking | 806 | |
| | UKIP | Mike Cullen | 737 | |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 646 | |
| | TUSC | Max Cussons | 40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.57 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bentley | 2,119 | 38.6 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Doreen Illingworth | 1,762 | 32.1 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Billy Flynn | 818 | 14.9 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 468 | 8.5 | −0.4 |
| | English Democrat | Alan Procter | 236 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Declan Normaschild | 88 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 6.5 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,491 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.7 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Bentley* | 2,605 | 39.1 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Caroline Gruen | 2,072 | 31.1 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | Natalie Oliver | 1,282 | 19.3 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 596 | 9.0 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Alan Procter | 99 | 1.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 8.0 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,654 | 39 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -6.0 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Chapman* | 4,716 | 43.2 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Matt Baker | 2,622 | 24.0 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Carol Hughes | 2,537 | 23.3 | +7.1 |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 559 | 5.1 | −0.1 |
| | BNP | Peter Askins | 287 | 2.6 | −2.5 |
| | Independent | Alan Procter | 106 | 1.0 | −0.1 |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Keith Nathan | 78 | 0.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,094 | 19.2 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,905 | 64.5 | +29.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.5 | |