Burmantofts and Richmond Hill (ward)

Burmantofts and Richmond Hill
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill
	; Burmantofts and Richmond Hill highlighted within Leeds
Population	16,119 (2019 electorate)[1]
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Leeds Central;
Councillors	Ronald Grahame[2]; (Labour); Asghar Khan[3]; (Labour); Denise Ragan[4]; (Labour);

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.

Councillors

Election
2004	Ralph Pryke (LD)[lower-alpha 1][5]	Richard Brett (LD)[6]	David Hollingsworth (LD)[7]
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]
2011	Ralph Pryke (LD)	Asghar Khan (Lab)	Ronald Grahame (Lab)
2012	Maureen Ingham (Lab)[8]	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)	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)

indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.

2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

Pryke had served as a councillor for Burmantofts ward for a year since 2003.
Grahame had 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.

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"Leeds City Council election results 2019: Burmantofts and Richmond Hill". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
"Councillor Ronald Grahame". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
"Councillor Asghar Khan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
"Councillor Denise Ragan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
"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 Maureen Ingham". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

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