Wetherby
Static image nameLeeds UK ward map highlighting Wetherby.svg
Metropolitan boroughCity of Leeds
Metropolitan countyWest Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Constituency westminsterWetherby and Easingwold
Councillor 1Norma Harrington[1]
Party 1Conservative
Councillor 2Alan Lamb[2]
Party 2Conservative
Councillor 3Penny Stables[3]
Party 3Green
Population16,730
Hide servicesyes

Wetherby is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Wetherby and villages including Boston Spa, Bramham and Thorp Arch.

Boundaries

The Wetherby ward includes the following civil parishes:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1973David Hudson (Con)[4]Nick Brown (Con)J. Rolston (Con)
1975David Hudson (Con)Nick Brown (Con)W. Hill (Con)
1976David Hudson (Con)Nick Brown (Con)[a]W. Hill (Con)
1978David Hudson (Con)J. Grange (Con)W. Hill (Con)
1979David Hudson (Con)J. Grange (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1980David Hudson (Con)J. Gray (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1982David Hudson (Con)J. Gray (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1983David Hudson (Con)J. Gray (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1984David Hudson (Con)J. Gray (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1986David Hudson (Con)J. Gray (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1987David Hudson (Con)John Evans (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1988David Hudson (Con)John Evans (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1990David Hudson (Con)John Evans (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1991David Hudson (Con)John Evans (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1992David Hudson (Con)John Evans (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1992 by-electionDavid Hudson (Con)John Procter (Con)[5]Heather Gardiner (Con)
1994David Hudson (Con)John Procter (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1995David Hudson (Con)John Procter (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1996David Hudson (Con)John Procter (Con)David Clark (Con)
1998David Hudson (Con)John Procter (Con)David Clark (Con)
1999David Hudson (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)[6]
2000David Hudson (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2002David Hudson (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2003Andrew Millard (Con)[7]John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2004Andrew Millard (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2006Andrew Millard (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2007Alan Lamb (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2008Alan Lamb (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2010Alan Lamb (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2011Alan Lamb (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2012Alan Lamb (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2014Alan Lamb (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2015Alan Lamb (Con)John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2016Alan Lamb (Con)John Procter (Con)[b]Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2018Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2019Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2019 by-electionAlan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Linda Richards (Con)[c][8]
2021Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Linda Richards (Con)
2022"| Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Linda Richards (Con)
2023"| Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Penny Stables (GPEW)
2024Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Penny Stables (GPEW)
2026Alan Lamb* (Con)Norma Harrington* (Con)Penny Stables* (GPEW)

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 2019

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Notes

  1. ^ Brown resigned his seat before the next election in 1978. He would later become a Harrogate Borough Councillor in 2008.[10][11]
  2. ^ Procter became a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber in November 2016. In 2017, Procter was not re-selected as a Conservative candidate to stand in his council ward at the 2018 election.[12]
  3. ^ The by-election was called to find a successor to Gerald Wilkinson following his death in October 2019.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Councillor Norma Harrington". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Councillor Alan Lamb". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Councillor Penny Stables". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ "David Hudson". bramley.demon.co.uk. Michael Meadowcroft & Liz Bee. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Councillor John Procter". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Councillor Gerald Wilkinson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Councillor Andrew Millard". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Councillor Linda Richards". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Results". www.leeds.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  10. ^ "Politics". cllrnickbrown.wordpress.com. Nick Brown. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  11. ^ "New Mayor And Deputy Mayor For The Borough Of Harrogate". harrogate-news.co.uk. Harrogate Informer. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  12. ^ Reed, James (3 October 2017). "Yorkshire MEP told he cannot defend council seat". Yorkshire Evening Post
  13. ^ "Wetherby councillor dies after short illness". wetherbynews.co.uk. Wetherby News. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Wetherby ward by election". leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 14 December 2019.