Killingbeck and Seacroft (ward)

Killingbeck and Seacroft is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering both of the outer city suburb areas of Killingbeck and Seacroft and the north west part of Cross Gates.

Killingbeck and Seacroft

Killingbeck and Seacroft highlighted within Leeds
Population17,093 (2019 electorate)[1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors

Councillors
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Graham Hyde (Lab)[lower-alpha 1][5] Michael Davey (Lab)[lower-alpha 2] Brian Selby (Lab)[lower-alpha 3][6]
2006 Graham Hyde (Lab) Vonnie Morgan (Lab)[7] Brian Selby (Lab)
2007 Graham Hyde (Lab) Vonnie Morgan (Lab) Brian Selby (Lab)
2008 Graham Hyde (Lab) Vonnie Morgan (Lab) Brian Selby (Lab)
2010 Graham Hyde (Lab) Vonnie Morgan (Lab) Brian Selby (Lab)
2011 Graham Hyde (Lab) Vonnie Morgan (Lab) Brian Selby (Lab)
2012 Graham Hyde (Lab) Vonnie Morgan (Lab) Brian Selby (Lab)
2014 Graham Hyde (Lab) Vonnie Morgan (Lab) Brian Selby (Lab)
2015 Graham Hyde (Lab) Catherine Dobson (Lab)[8] Brian Selby (Lab)
2016 Graham Hyde (Lab) Catherine Dobson (Lab) Brian Selby (Lab)
October 2017 Graham Hyde (Lab) Catherine Dobson (ELI)[lower-alpha 4] Brian Selby (Lab)
2018 Paul Drinkwater (Lab) David Jenkins (Lab) Katie Dye (Lab)
2019 Paul Drinkwater* (Lab) David Jenkins* (Lab) Katie Dye* (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 2019
2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Katie Dye* 1,751 46.3 -5.3
East Leeds Independents Catherine Dobson 672 17.8 -1.3
UKIP Peter Morgan 579 15.3 +15.3
Conservative Andrew Martin 378 10.0 -1.7
Green Colin Noble 227 6.0 -5.7
Yorkshire Party Matthew Clover 131 3.5 -6.7
For Britain Adam Ramoth 41 1.1 +1.1
Majority 1,079 28.5 -4.0
Turnout 3,802 22.2 -3.5
Labour hold Swing -2.0

May 2018
2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Drinkwater 2,718 51.6 -10.7
Labour David Jenkins 2,602
Labour Katie Dye 2,585
East Leeds Independents Catherine Dobson* 1,005 19.1 N/A
Conservative Marilyn Coen 619 11.7 +2.1
Yorkshire Party John Otley 538 10.2 +7.7
Conservative Anne Palmer 478
Conservative Fiona Robertson 445
Liberal Democrats Kate Langwick 389 7.4 +3.7
Majority 1,713 32.5 -11.5
Turnout 16,989 25.7 -2.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2016
2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Graham Hyde* 2,811 62.3 +7.5
UKIP Steve Leak 828 18.3 -5.3
Conservative Elizabeth Hayes 431 9.5 -4.6
Liberal Democrats Adam Douglas 166 3.7 +0.2
Green Jaimes Moran 124 2.7 -1.3
Yorkshire First John Otley 111 2.5 +2.5
TUSC Iain Dalton 44 1.0 +1.0
Majority 1983 44.0 +12.8
Turnout 4,515 27.8
Labour hold Swing

May 2015
2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Catherine Dobson 4,792 54.8 -18.7
UKIP Phil Moore 2,061 23.6 +23.6
Conservative Beatrice Greenwood 1,235 14.1 -2.5
Green Louise Winrow 350 4.0 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Joanne Binns 304 3.5 -6.4
Majority 2,731 31.2 -25.8
Turnout 8,742 53.2
Labour hold Swing 21.2

May 2014
2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Brian Selby* 2,927
Conservative Dorothy Flynn 623
Green Louise Richardson 617
Liberal Democrats Joanne Binns 311
Majority 2,304
Turnout 29.2
Labour hold Swing

May 2012
2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Graham Hyde* 3,240 73.8 +0.3
English Democrat Sam Kelly 487 11.1 +11.1
Conservative Elizabeth Hayes 439 10.0 -6.6
Liberal Democrats Harriet Chapman 223 5.1 -4.8
Majority 2,753 62.7 +5.7
Turnout 4,389
Labour hold Swing +3.4

May 2011
2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Veronica Morgan* 3,761 73.5 +19.5
Conservative William Flynn 847 16.6 -0.1
Liberal Democrats Joanne Binns 508 9.9 -6.8
Majority 2,914 57.0 +19.7
Turnout 5,116 31
Labour hold Swing +9.8

May 2010
2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Brian Selby* 4,711 54.0 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Joanne Binns 1,459 16.7 +6.5
Conservative William Flynn 1,450 16.6 +1.8
BNP Bernard Allen 962 11.0 -3.0
Alliance for Green Socialism Simon Fearn 147 1.7 -0.7
Majority 3,252 37.3 +2.3
Turnout 8,729 52.8 +21.4
Labour hold Swing +1.1

Notes
  1. Hyde had been a Seacroft ward councillor since 1992.
  2. Davey had been a Seacroft ward councillor since 2002.
  3. Selby had been a Seacroft ward councillor since 1999.
  4. Dobson resigned the Labour whip and became Leader of the East Leeds Independents group on the council, joining previous defector and Cross Gates and Whinmoor councillor Janette Walker. The Yorkshire Evening Post quoted Dobson stating, "I am not prepared to stand by while the Labour Council withdraws basic services to my community while bankrolling vanity projects”.[9]

References
  1. "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Killingbeck and Seacroft". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Councillor Paul Drinkwater". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. "Councillor Katie Dye". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. "Councillor David Jenkins". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. "Councillor Graham Hyde". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. "Councillor Brian Selby". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. "Councillor Vonnie Morgan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  8. "Councillor Catherine Dobson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  9. Staff writer (25 October 2017). "Culture bid schism opens in Leeds as another councillor quits Labour". Yorkshire Evening Post.
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