Burmantofts_and_Richmond_Hill_(ward)
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill (ward)
Electoral ward in Leeds, England
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the former industrial and now largely residential areas of Burmantofts and Richmond Hill.
Quick Facts Population, Metropolitan borough ...
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Burmantofts and Richmond Hill highlighted within Leeds | |
Population | 17,023 (2023 electorate) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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More information Election, Councillor ...
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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2004 | Ralph Pryke (LD)[lower-alpha 1][3] | Richard Brett (LD)[4] | David Hollingsworth (LD)[5] | |||
2006 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | David Hollingsworth (LD) | |||
2007 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | David Hollingsworth (LD) | |||
2008 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | David Hollingsworth (LD) | |||
2010 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | Ronald Grahame (Lab)[lower-alpha 2][6] | |||
2011 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2012 | Maureen Ingham (Lab)[7] | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2014 | Maureen Ingham (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2015 | Maureen Ingham (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2016 | Denise Ragan (Lab)[8] | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2018 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
2019 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
December 2020 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Ind)[lower-alpha 3] | |||
2021 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Ind) | |||
2022 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Luke Farley (Lab) | |||
2023 | Nkele Manaka (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Luke Farley (Lab) | |||
2024 | Nkele Manaka* (Lab) | Asghar Khan* (Lab) | Luke Farley* (Lab) |
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indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection or change in party affiliation. * indicates incumbent councillor.
May 2024
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Asghar Khan* | 2,752 | 65.5 | -1.3 | |
Green | Robert Wolff | 363 | 8.6 | -2.2 | |
Yorkshire | Rob Lees | 329 | 7.8 | New | |
Conservative | Taiwo Adeyemi | 328 | 7.8 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 317 | 7.5 | -2.8 | |
TUSC | Richard Chaves-Sanderson | 81 | 1.9 | -0.4 | |
SDP | Paul Whetstone | 30 | 0.7 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 2,389 | 56.9 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,231 | 24.9 | +2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
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May 2023
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nkele Manaka | 2,547 | 66.8 | +0.2 | |
Green | Rebwar Sharazur | 410 | 10.8 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 392 | 10.3 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Taiwo Adeyemi | 294 | 7.7 | -2.8 | |
TUSC | Richard Chaves-Sanderson | 88 | 2.3 | N/A | |
SDP | Paul Whetstone | 59 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,137 | 56.1 | ±0.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,811 | 22.4 | -1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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May 2022
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Luke Farley | 2,674 | 66.6 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Brian Berry | 422 | 10.5 | -2.0 | |
Independent | Geoff Holloran | 340 | 8.5 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 295 | 7.3 | -0.4 | |
Green | Richard Wilson | 263 | 6.6 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 2,252 | 56.1 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,015 | 23.4% | -5.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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May 2021
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Asghar Khan* | 2,984 | 60.4 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Dawn Payne | 619 | 12.5 | +6.7 | |
Independent | Geoff Holloran | 554 | 11.2 | -8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 378 | 7.7 | -3.1 | |
Green | Karen Peters | 361 | 7.3 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 2,365 | 47.9 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,937 | 29.0 | +6.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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May 2019
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Denise Ragan* | 2,052 | 56.5 | -0.5 | |
East Leeds Independents | Geoff Holloran | 718 | 19.8 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 392 | 10.8 | -1.9 | |
Green | John Barlow | 261 | 7.2 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | Louisa Singh | 211 | 5.8 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 1,334 | 36.7 | -6.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,672 | 22.8 | -2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.2 | |||
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May 2018
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ron Grahame* | 2,756 | 57.0 | -0.4 | |
Labour | Asghar Khan* | 2,577 | |||
Labour | Denise Ragan* | 2,442 | |||
East Leeds Independents | Geoff Holloran | 678 | 14.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 613 | 12.7 | +1.0 | |
Green | Paul Marchant | 428 | 8.8 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Alexander Passingham | 363 | 7.5 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Peter Lord | 327 | |||
Conservative | Robin Rogers | 294 | |||
Majority | 2,078 | 43.0 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 16,291 | 24.8 | -2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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May 2016
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Denise Ragan | 2,279 | 57.4 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 766 | 19.3 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 464 | 11.7 | +2.3 | |
Green | Penny Ellen Gilg | 223 | 5.6 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Cavendish Lord | 189 | 4.8 | +4.3 | |
TUSC | James Alan Ellis | 47 | 1.2 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,513 | 38.1 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,968 | 27.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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May 2015
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Asghar Khan* | 4,222 | 53.8 | +2.2 | |
UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 1,622 | 20.7 | +20.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 737 | 9.4 | -27.1 | |
Conservative | Hayley Nancolas | 715 | 9.1 | +4.5 | |
Green | Neil Seepujak | 400 | 5.1 | -2.2 | |
TUSC | James Ellis | 150 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 2,600 | 33.1 | +18.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,846 | 50.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.3 | |||
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May 2014
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ronald Grahame* | 1,864 | 43.0 | ||
UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 1,150 | 26.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 843 | 19.5 | ||
Green | Pete Exley | 318 | 7.3 | ||
Conservative | Hayley Laura | 156 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 714 | ||||
Turnout | 4,331 | 28.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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May 2012
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maureen Ingham | 2,107 | 52.8 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ralph Pryke* | 1,426 | 35.7 | -0.8 | |
Green | Peter Exley | 312 | 7.8 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 149 | 3.7 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 681 | 17.1 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,994 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +1.0 | |||
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May 2011
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Asghar Khan | 2,515 | 51.6 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 1,779 | 36.5 | +2.6 | |
Green | Peter Exley | 356 | 7.3 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 226 | 4.6 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 736 | 15.1 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,876 | 32 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2.5 | |||
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May 2010
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ronald Grahame | 3,375 | 43.8 | +13.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth* | 2,605 | 33.8 | -7.9 | |
BNP | Jason Harland | 888 | 11.5 | -9.2 | |
Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 640 | 8.3 | +2.9 | |
Green | Peter Exley | 191 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 770 | 10.0 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,699 | 53.1 | +23.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.8 | |||
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- Pryke had served as a councillor for Burmantofts ward for a year since 2003.
- Grahame (né Blower) served as a ward councillor for Whinmoor ward from 1982, then Burmantofts ward between 1991 and not being elected for the new seat of Burmantofts and Richmond Hill in 2004.
- Grahame was charged with historic child sex offences and "suspended from the Labour party pending the outcome of the case."[9]
- "Councillor Luke Farley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- "Councillor Asghar Khan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- "Councillor Ralph Pryke". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Councillor Richard Brett". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Councillor David Hollingsworth". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Councillor Ronald Grahame". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- "Councillor Maureen Ingham". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Councillor Denise Ragan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- Gildea, Samantha (4 December 2020). "Leeds councillor charged with historic child sex offences". Leeds Live. Reach plc.