# Cross Gates and Whinmoor (ward)

Cross Gates and Whinmoor is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the outer city suburb areas of Cross Gates, Manston, Swarcliffe and Whinmoor. Austhorpe is also shared with Temple Newsam ward to the south.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2006 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2007 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2008 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2010 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2011 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2012 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2013 by-election | Debra Coupar (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2014 | Debra Coupar (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2015 | Debra Coupar (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2016 | Janette Walker (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| February 2017 | Janette Walker (ELI) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2018 | Jessica Lennox (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2019 | Jessica Lennox (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) |
| 2021 | Jessica Lennox (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | James Gibson (Lab) |
| 2022 | Jessica Lennox (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | James Gibson (Lab) |
| 2023 | Jessica Lennox (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | James Gibson (Lab) |
| 2024 | Jessica Lennox* (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame* (Lab) | James Gibson* (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 | James Gibson* | 2,865 | 53.2 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Max Holley | 1,164 | 21.6 | −7.9 |
| | Reform UK | Graham Sunley | 461 | 8.6 | New |
| | Yorkshire | Howard Dews | 314 | 5.8 | New |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 296 | 5.5 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Noah Allerton | 288 | 5.3 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,701 | 31.6 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,418 | 30.0 | +1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jess Lennox* | 2,823 | 53.6 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | John Kennedy | 1,557 | 29.5 | −4.4 |
| | Independent | Mark Nicholson | 339 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 302 | 5.7 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Cooper | 233 | 4.4 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,266 | 24.0 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,271 | 28.8 | −2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauleen Grahame* | 2,915 | 51.2 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | John Kennedy | 1,929 | 33.9 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Wood | 421 | 7.4 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 401 | 7.0 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 986 | 17.3 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,688 | 30.8 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Gibson | 2,826 | 43.3 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Philip Moore | 2,687 | 41.2 | +20.4 |
| | Green | Keith Hale | 378 | 5.8 | −2.4 |
| | Independent | Mark Nicholson | 286 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Harvey Alexander | 157 | 2.4 | −17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aqila Choudhry | 145 | 2.2 | −3.8 |
| | SDP | Jack Newcombe | 21 | 0.0 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 2.1 | −20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,530 | 35.2 | +8.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jessica Lennox* | 2,095 | 43.8 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Paula Hayes | 995 | 20.8 | +1.6 |
| | UKIP | Harvey Alexander | 960 | 20.1 | +12.9 |
| | Green | Ben Goldthorp | 391 | 8.2 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roderic Parker | 286 | 6.0 | +1.6 |
| | SDP | David Creasser | 58 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,100 | 23.0 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,823 | 26.4 | −5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauline Grahame* | 2,815 | 36.4 | −12.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Gruen* | 2,501 | | |
| | Labour | Jessica Lennox | 2,175 | | |
| | East Leeds Independents | Janette Walker* | 1,525 | 19.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Schofield | 1,485 | 19.2 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Paula Hayes | 1,340 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Martin | 1,142 | | |
| | Green | Elizabeth Fellows | 557 | | |
| | UKIP | Harvey Alexander | 519 | 7.2 | −18.0 |
| | UKIP | Peter Morgan | 414 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Shakespeare | 340 | 4.4 | +0 |
| | Democrats and Veterans | Mark Maniatt | 261 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | For Britain | Stuart Nicholson | 238 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,290 | 16.7 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,247 | 31.8 | −0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janette Walker | 2,789 | 48.6 | +2.8 |
| | UKIP | Mark Maniatt | 1,446 | 25.2 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Gale | 1,088 | 18.8 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Langwick | 245 | 4.3 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Florence Scott | 165 | 3.1 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,343 | 23.4 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,733 | 32.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauleen Grahame* | 5,012 | 45.8 | −11.1 |
| | Conservative | David Schofield | 2,669 | 24.4 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | Darren Oddy | 2,363 | 21.6 | +13.7 |
| | Green | Ben Goldthorpe | 489 | 4.5 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Langwick | 400 | 3.7 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,343 | 21.4 | −12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,933 | 61.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.3 | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Gruen* | 2,555 | 44.6 |
| | UKIP | Darren Oddy | 1,808 | 31.6 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 907 | 15.8 |
| | Green | Ben Goldthorp | 319 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Morris | 136 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5725 | 33.11 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2013 by-election

2 May 2013 replacing Suzi Armitage (deceased) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debra Coupar | 2,481 | 49.4 | −20.4 |
| | UKIP | Darren Oddy | 1,582 | 31.5 | +19.5 |
| | Conservative | William Flynn | 587 | 11.7 | +5.4 |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 229 | 4.6 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 145 | 2.9 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 899 | 17.9 | −39.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,024 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Suzi Armitage* | 3,597 | 69.8 | +12.9 |
| | UKIP | Darren Oddy | 619 | 12.0 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Flynn | 323 | 6.3 | −16.7 |
| | Green | Ben Goldthorp | 243 | 4.7 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 195 | 3.8 | −0.4 |
| | English Democrat | John Ashton | 176 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,978 | 57.8 | +23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,153 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauleen Grahame* | 3,653 | 56.9 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Hennigan | 1,472 | 22.9 | −4.7 |
| | UKIP | Darren Oddy | 510 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 271 | 4.2 | −13.7 |
| | Independent | David Hudson | 257 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Ben Goldthorp | 253 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,181 | 34.0 | +15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,416 | 37 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Gruen* | 4,921 | 46.1 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Anderson | 2,955 | 27.7 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 1,915 | 17.9 | +9.0 |
| | BNP | Michael Mee | 895 | 8.4 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,966 | 18.4 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,686 | 62.1 | +24.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.1 | |