# Garforth and Swillington (ward)

Garforth and Swillington is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Garforth as well as the villages of Great Preston and Swillington.

## Boundaries

The Garforth and Swillington ward includes the civil parishes of:
* Austhorpe (east half)
* Great and Little Preston
* Sturton Grange
* Swillington

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1980 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | David Lambert (Lab) | Ernest Smith (Lab) |
| 1982 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | David Lambert (Lab) | David Schofield (Con) |
| 1983 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | David Lambert (Lab) | David Schofield (Con) |
| 1984 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | David Lambert (Lab) | David Schofield (Con) |
| 1986 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | David Lambert (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) |
| 1987 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | John Ratchford (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) |
| 1988 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | John Ratchford (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) |
| 1990 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | John Ratchford (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) |
| 1991 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) |
| 1992 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) |
| 1994 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) |
| 1995 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) |
| 1996 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) |
| 1998 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Karen Groves (Lab) |
| 1999 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | Karen Groves (Lab) |
| 2000 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | Karen Groves (Lab) |
| 2002 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | Karen Marshall (Lab) |
| 2003 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea Harrison (Lab) | Karen Marshall (Lab) |
| 2004 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea Harrison (Lab) | Mark Phillips (Con) |
| 2006 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea Harrison (Lab) | Mark Phillips (Con) |
| 2007 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea Harrison (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) |
| 2008 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea McKenna (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) |
| 2010 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea McKenna (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) |
| 2011 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea McKenna (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) |
| 2012 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea McKenna (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) |
| 2014 | Stuart McKenna (Lab) | Andrea McKenna (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) |
| 2015 | Stuart McKenna (Lab) | Andrea McKenna (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) |
| 2016 | Stuart McKenna (Lab) | Sarah Field (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) |
| February 2017 | Stuart McKenna (Lab) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) |
| 2018 | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) |
| 2019 | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) |
| 2021 | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) |
| 2022 | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) |
| 2023 | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) |
| 2024 | Suzanne McCormack* (GSI) | Sarah Field* (GSI) | Mark Dobson* (GSI) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates councillor defection. * indicates incumbent councillor.

## Elections since 2010
### May 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents | Sarah Field* | 3,469 | 54.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Alex Rayment | 1,223 | 19.2 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Bentley | 778 | 12.8 | −1.6 |
| | Reform UK | Kieran White | 336 | 5.3 | New |
| | Green | Patrick Lynott | 266 | 4.2 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jake Knox | 209 | 3.3 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Tyler Wilson-Kerr | 105 | 1.6 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,246 | 35.1 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,424 | 39.9 | +0.7 |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | +0.5 | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents | Suzanne McCormack* | 3,428 | 54.0 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | Luke Murrow | 1,257 | 19.8 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Bentley | 912 | 14.4 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Stephen Beer | 384 | 6.1 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jake Knox | 195 | 3.1 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Tyler Wilson-Kerr | 152 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,171 | 34.2 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,347 | 39.2 | −4.7 |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents | Mark Dobson* | 4,488 | 63.0 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Youngs | 1,133 | 15.9 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | David Nagle | 1,107 | 15.5 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Stephen Beer | 258 | 3.6 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jake Knox | 117 | 1.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,355 | 47.1 | +25.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,127 | 43.9% | −3.6 |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents | Sarah Field* | 3,780 | 48.8 | −14.1 |
| | Conservative | Mark Barratt | 2,105 | 27.2 | +14.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Bailey | 1,317 | 17.0 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Steve Beer | 420 | 5.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jake Knox | 79 | 1.0 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,675 | 21.6 | −24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,749 | 47.5 | +7.8 |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents | Suzanne McCormack* | 4,007 | 62.9 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Mark Pratt | 1,077 | 16.9 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Linda Richards | 837 | 13.1 | −2.7 |
| | For Britain | Michael Bolton | 265 | 4.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mitchell Galdas | 186 | 2.9 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,930 | 46.0 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,399 | 39.7 | −10 |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents | Mark Dobson* | 5,377 | 62.5 | N/A |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents | Sarah Field* | 4,738 | | |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents | Suzanne McCormack | 4,361 | | |
| | Labour | Annie Maloney | 1,512 | 17.6 | −37.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Pratt | 1,505 | | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Blunt | 1,358 | 15.8 | −10.8 |
| | Labour | Mirelle Midgley | 1,354 | | |
| | Conservative | Linda Richards | 1,311 | | |
| | Conservative | Jordan Young | 1,181 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 190 | 2.2 | −0.1 |
| | For Britain | Michael Bolton | 168 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,865 | 44.9 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,203 | 49.7 | +9.1 |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | | | |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | | | |
| | Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Field | 3,582 | 55.2 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Farrell | 1,726 | 26.6 | −0.1 |
| | UKIP | Terry Harkin | 862 | 13.3 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Kieran White | 175 | 2.7 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mitchell Galdas | 147 | 2.3 | +0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,856 | 28.6 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,492 | 40.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Dobson* | 6,737 | 57.2 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Farrell | 3,137 | 26.7 | −5.7 |
| | UKIP | Mark Maniatt | 1,297 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| | Green | Lesley Jeffries | 327 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mitch Galdas | 270 | 2.3 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,600 | 30.6 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,768 | 72.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stuart McKenna | 3,172 | 51.7 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 2,027 | 33.0 |
| | Green | Yvonne Murray | 709 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mitch Gladas | 227 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,145 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,135 | 38.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrea McKenna* | 3,499 | 58.0 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Louise Turner | 1,785 | 29.6 | −2.8 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Elliot | 544 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 208 | 3.4 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,714 | 28.4 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,036 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Dobson* | 4,906 | 64.1 | +20.4 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 2,479 | 32.4 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 263 | 3.4 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,427 | 31.7 | +22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,648 | 48 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.3 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Murray* | 5,007 | 43.8 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 3,955 | 34.6 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Dowling | 1,811 | 15.8 | +8.3 |
| | BNP | Graham Misson | 668 | 5.8 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,052 | 9.2 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,441 | 71.8 | +27.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |