# Hunslet and Riverside (ward)

Hunslet and Riverside is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in Leeds, West Yorkshire, largely covering the inner city area of Hunslet to the south of the city centre. It was created in advance of the 2018 council election.
Prior to the 2018 election, the predecessor ward most closely corresponding to Hunslet and Riverside was City and Hunslet ward, containing Leeds city centre since 2004. From 1980 to 2022, the councillors in these wards all belonged to the Labour Party. In May 2022, however, the ward elected a councillor from the Green Party; the same election saw a similar departure in the neighbouring ward of Middleton Park, which elected a councillor from the Social Democratic Party.

## Councillors since 1973

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| Hunslet East and West (1973 to 1980) |||||||
| 1973 | Denis Pedder (Lib) | J. Barrie (Lib) | David Austick (Lib) |
| 1975 | Denis Pedder (Lib) | J. Barrie (Lib) | M. Taylor (Lib) |
| 1976 | Denis Pedder (Lib) | Ivan Lester (Lib) | M. Taylor (Lib) |
| TBC | Denis Pedder (Ind) | Ivan Lester (Lib) | M. Taylor (Lib) |
| 1978 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Ivan Lester (Lib) | M. Taylor (Lib) |
| 1979 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Ivan Lester (Lib) | Trevor Park (Lab) |
| Hunslet (1980 to 2004) |||||||
| 1980 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | Trevor Park (Lab) |
| 1982 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | Trevor Park (Lab) |
| 1983 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | Trevor Park (Lab) |
| 1984 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | Trevor Park (Lab) |
| 1986 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) |
| 1987 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) |
| 1988 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) |
| 1990 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) |
| 1991 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Ian Hugill (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) |
| 1992 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Ian Hugill (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) |
| 1994 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Ian Hugill (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) |
| 1995 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) |
| 1996 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) |
| 1998 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) |
| 1999 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) |
| 2000 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) |
| 2002 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Judith Blake (Lab) |
| 2003 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Judith Blake (Lab) |
| City and Hunslet (2004 to 2018) |||||||
| 2004 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2006 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2007 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2008 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2010 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2011 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2012 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2014 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2015 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2016 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| Hunslet and Riverside (2018 to present) |||||||
| 2018 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Paul Wray (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2019 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Paul Wray (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2021 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Paul Wray (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2022 | Ed Carlisle (Green) | Paul Wray (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2023 | Ed Carlisle (Green) | Paul Wray (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) |
| 2024 | Ed Carlisle* (Green) | Paul Wray* (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal* (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates councillor defection or change in party affiliation. * indicates current incumbent councillor.

## Elections since 2018
### May 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 2,274 | 45.8 | −2.6 |
| | Green | Omar Mushtaq | 2,067 | 41.6 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Tamas Kovacs | 247 | 5.0 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Dale | 185 | 3.7 | +1.6 |
| | SDP | Daniel Whetstone | 107 | 2.2 | +1.1 |
| | TUSC | Oisín Duncan | 43 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 4.2 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,965 | 28.5 | +4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Wray* | 2,095 | 48.4 | +7.8 |
| | Green | Omar Mushtaq | 1,809 | 41.8 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Owen Rutherford | 231 | 5.3 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benedict Turner-Chastney | 89 | 2.1 | +1.0 |
| | SDP | Thomas Foster | 48 | 1.1 | +0.4 |
| | TUSC | Oisín Duncan | 27 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 6.6 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,330 | 24.3 | −2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ed Carlisle | 2,441 | 50.9 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Nash* | 1,947 | 40.6 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Samson Adeyemi | 253 | 5.3 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benedict Turner-Chastney | 53 | 1.1 | −0.5 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Nick Cottle | 42 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | SDP | Thomas Foster | 33 | 0.7 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 10.3 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,793 | 27.2 | −4.3 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 2,535 | 45.8 | −0.5 |
| | Green | Ed Carlisle | 2,303 | 41.7 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Rowden | 456 | 8.2 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benedict Turner-Chastney | 90 | 1.6 | −2.0 |
| | TUSC | Nina Brown | 52 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | SDP | Cordelia Lynan | 43 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 4.2 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,529 | 31.5 | +5.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Wray* | 2,012 | 48.8 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Ed Carlisle | 1,766 | 42.9 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Jordan Young | 192 | 4.7 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benedict Turner-Chastney | 149 | 3.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 6 | −7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,119 | 25.6 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Nash* | 2,399 | 47.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 2,391 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Wray | 2,132 | | |
| | Green | Ed Carlisle | 1,740 | 34.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Eunice Goncalves | 1,024 | | |
| | Green | Alaric Hall | 931 | | |
| | Conservative | Richard Salt | 409 | 8.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Scott Smith | 384 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 342 | | |
| | Independent | Kenny Saunders | 340 | 6.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Spencer | 176 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 13.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,702 | 27.4 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## Elections from 2004 to 2017 (City and Hunslet)
### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Nash* | 2,483 | 49.1 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Ed Carlisle | 1,397 | 27.6 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Amy Green | 443 | 8.8 | 10.8 |
| | UKIP | Brian Weatherill | 425 | 8.4 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 252 | 4.9 | +0 |
| | TUSC | Mary Rosamund Finch | 54 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,086 | 21.5 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,054 | 25.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Davey* | 5,292 | 44.9 | −4.3 |
| | Green | Ed Carlisle | 2,694 | 22.8 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Salt | 2,320 | 19.6 | +6.9 |
| | UKIP | Khalil Kungulilo | 808 | 6.9 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 573 | 4.9 | −2.3 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Christopher Worfolk | 104 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,598 | 22.0 | −20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,791 | 53.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -20.3 | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 2,434 | 49.2 | −18.2 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Buckland | 785 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| | Green | Glen Jankowski | 659 | 13.3 | +4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Salt | 631 | 12.7 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 354 | 7.2 | −2.8 |
| | TUSC | Mary Finch | 87 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,649 | 33.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,950 | 22.84 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Nash* | 2,402 | 67.4 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wharton | 473 | 13.3 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 357 | 10.0 | −10.3 |
| | Green | Neil Seepujak | 331 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,929 | 54.1 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,563 | 16.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.2 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Davey* | 3,230 | 62.7 | +21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 1,047 | 20.3 | −8.8 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wharton | 877 | 17.0 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,183 | 42.4 | +30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,154 | 25 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +15.0 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 3,879 | 41.5 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 2,717 | 29.1 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Nina Rosen | 1,621 | 17.3 | +2.5 |
| | BNP | Laura Meeson | 638 | 6.8 | −5.2 |
| | Green | Melanie Welsh | 493 | 5.3 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,162 | 12.4 | −19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,348 | 49.1 | +29.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -10.4 | |

### May 2008

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Nash* | 1,697 | 46.8 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Simon Harley | 538 | 14.8 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pip Sadler | 488 | 13.5 | −1.1 |
| | BNP | John Atkinson | 436 | 12.0 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Muserat Sujawal | 272 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Green | Andy Parnham | 193 | 5.3 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,159 | 32.0 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,624 | 19.7 | −2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Davey* | 1,647 | 43.6 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Swain | 552 | 14.6 | −13.8 |
| | Respect | Muserat Sujawal | 520 | 13.8 | +7.5 |
| | BNP | John Atkinson | 440 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Syed Hassan-Shah | 361 | 9.6 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Michael Northfield | 215 | 5.7 | −1.8 |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Allan House | 42 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,095 | 29.0 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,777 | 22.4 | −4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 1,884 | 46.9 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Swain | 1,143 | 28.5 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Simon Church | 437 | 10.9 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Michael Northfield | 300 | 7.5 | −2.8 |
| | Respect | Sally Kincaid | 252 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 741 | 18.5 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,016 | 26.7 | −3.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 | |

### May 2004

2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Nash | 1,651 | 41.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Patrick Davey | 1,611 | | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Iqbal | 1,578 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Monaghan | 879 | 22.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abul Kalam | 839 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Clay | 826 | | |
| | Conservative | Simon Church | 563 | 14.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 500 | | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Phillips | 488 | | |
| | BNP | Bernard Allen | 458 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Paul Marchant | 408 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 772 | 19.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,845 | 30.4 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## Elections from 1980 to 2003 (Hunslet)
### 2003

Election results in this section are as published by the Elections Centre.
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Erskine | 1,264 | 63.3 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Norman | 320 | 16.0 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Larvin | 290 | 14.5 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Catherine Harmer | 122 | 6.1 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 944 | 47.3 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,996 | 18.6 | −2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 | |

### 2002

2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Blake | 1,535 | 68.2 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Graham | 304 | 13.5 | −9.9 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Larvin | 279 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| | Green | Francis Gray | 86 | 3.8 | −2.3 |
| | Socialist Alliance | James Jackson | 47 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,231 | 54.7 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,251 | 20.6 | +2.7 |
| | Labour gain from Independent Socialist | Labour gain from Independent Socialist | Swing | +3.8 |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoff Driver | 1,409 | 70.5 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 468 | 23.4 | +12.8 |
| | Green | Stephanie Hoare | 121 | 6.1 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 941 | 47.1 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,998 | 17.9 | −0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.9 | |

### 1999

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Erskine | 1,586 | 75.6 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Larvin | 233 | 11.1 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Glover | 222 | 10.6 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Charles Price | 58 | 2.8 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,353 | 64.5 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,099 | 18.6 | +1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.1 | |

### 1998

1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Davies | 1,564 | 78.2 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Larvin | 188 | 9.4 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Bardon | 170 | 8.5 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Susan Brierley | 79 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,376 | 68.8 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,001 | 17.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.5 | |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoff Driver | 2,295 | 85.4 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Larvin | 202 | 7.5 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Buckingham | 191 | 7.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,093 | 77.9 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,688 | 28.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.2 | |

### 1995

1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Erskine | 2,708 | 85.7 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Melnick | 191 | 6.0 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Eastwood | 170 | 5.4 | −3.2 |
| | Green | G. Duncan | 91 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,517 | 79.7 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,160 | 28.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

### 1994

1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Davies | 2,916 | 81.7 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Melnick | 348 | 9.7 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | A. Larvin | 306 | 8.6 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,568 | 71.9 | +13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,570 | 32.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

### 1992

1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoff Driver | 1,970 | 76.1 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Larvin | 454 | 17.5 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Sadler | 165 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,516 | 58.6 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,589 | 22.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 | |

### 1991

1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Hugill | 3,256 | 84.4 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Larvin | 600 | 15.6 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,656 | 68.9 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,856 | 33.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.5 | |

### 1990

1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Gunnell | 4,619 | 91.0 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | D. Thomas | 458 | 9.0 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,161 | 82.0 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,077 | 46.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 | |

### 1988

1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoff Driver | 3,011 | 77.8 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Larvin | 407 | 10.5 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | L. Parrish | 308 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| | SLD | C. Lunn | 142 | 3.7 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,604 | 67.3 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,868 | 35.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.1 | |

### 1987

1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Battle | 3,469 | 79.7 | +3.4 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | R. Senior | 446 | 10.2 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Silver | 440 | 10.1 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,023 | 69.4 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,355 | 37.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |

### 1986

1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Gunnell | 2,423 | 76.3 | −6.5 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | D. Hollingsworth | 365 | 11.5 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | H. Lavery | 331 | 10.4 | +2.3 |
| | National Front | H. Hilton | 58 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,058 | 64.8 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,177 | 27.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.4 | |

### 1984

1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoff Driver | 3,379 | 82.8 | −0.7 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | S. Gillen | 369 | 9.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | H. Lavery | 333 | 8.2 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,010 | 73.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,081 | 35.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.4 | |

### 1983

1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Battle | 3,520 | 83.5 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | R. Wilkinson | 405 | 9.6 | +0.4 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | D. Midgley | 289 | 6.9 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,115 | 73.9 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,214 | 35.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

### 1982

1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Park | 2,823 | 73.6 | −10.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | G. Fox | 657 | 17.1 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Sibbald | 354 | 9.2 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,166 | 56.5 | −19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,834 | 31 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.5 | |

### 1980

1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoff Driver | 3,621 | 84.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Battle | 3,472 | | |
| | Labour | Trevor Park | 3,417 | | |
| | Liberal | L. Hirst | 380 | 8.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | E. Lynch | 350 | | |
| | Liberal | D. Marsh | 289 | | |
| | Conservative | D. Nichols | 287 | 6.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | R. Tetley | 269 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Stevens | 266 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,037 | 75.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,288 | 34.4 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## Elections from 1973 to 1980 (Hunslet East & West)
### 1979

1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Park | 6,166 | 56.1 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal | P. Jones | 2,902 | 26.4 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | C. Hudson | 1,563 | 14.2 | +3.2 |
| | National Front | N. Griffiths | 243 | 2.2 | −0.4 |
| | Communist | J. Hodgson | 111 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,264 | 29.7 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,985 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | -3.5 | |

### 1978

1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoff Driver | 3,035 | 49.9 | +6.9 |
| | Independent | Denis Pedder | 1,425 | 23.4 | +23.4 |
| | Liberal | J. Finnigan | 795 | 13.1 | −31.3 |
| | Conservative | R. Tetley | 670 | 11.0 | +2.4 |
| | National Front | N. Griffiths | 462 | 2.7 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,610 | 26.4 | +24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,087 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | -8.2 | |

### 1976

1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Lester | 2,904 | 44.4 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | John Gunnell | 2,807 | 42.9 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | R. Blackburn | 565 | 8.6 | −3.3 |
| | National Front | N. Griffiths | 214 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | British National | S. Brown | 50 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 1.5 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,540 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.3 | |

### 1975

1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M. Taylor | 2,528 | 48.1 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | Pat Fathers | 2,096 | 39.9 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | R. Blackburn | 627 | 11.9 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 8.2 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,251 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.0 | |

### 1973

1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Denis Pedder | 3,296 | 55.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. Barrie | 3,038 | | |
| | Liberal | David Austick | 2,869 | | |
| | Labour | G. Bowsley | 2,208 | 37.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Pepper | 2,160 | | |
| | Labour | J. Hodkinson | 2,154 | | |
| | Conservative | N. Griffiths | 405 | 6.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | W. Laidler | 355 | | |
| | Conservative | I. Shuttleworth | 321 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 661 | 18.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,909 | | N/A |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |