Parish and Town Council elections and vacancies

There are 32 parish and town councils within the Leeds metropolitan district. Details of the Parish Councils and how to contact the Clerk are available from the Parish and Town Council page.

Find out the results for the Parish and Town Council elections held on Thursday 4 May 2023 on the
Data Mill North external link.

Current vacancies

There are currently vacancies in the office of Parish/Town Councillor for the following Parish/Town councils:

Gildersome Parish Council

Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Jonathan Moxon a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for the Parish Council of Gildersome.     

The vacancy will be filled by election if any ten local government electors for the said area submit a written request to that effect in the manner prescribed below and if no such request is made the vacancy will be filled by the Parish Council.         

Any request for an election to be held to fill the vacancy must be in writing and must reach the Returning Officer, Leeds City Council, Electoral Services, 3rd Floor East, Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 1UR by no later than 28 June 2024.         

Dated: 10 June 2024   

Parish Clerk   

Patricia May   

Election results

Morley Town Council - Churwell Ward

An election was held on Thursday 21 September 2023 to fill a vacancy in the office of Morley Town Council - Churwell Ward.

Morley Town Council - Churwell Ward election results

Elected: FINNIGAN, Robert                   

                   

Candidate Description Votes
DAWSON, Neil Labour Party 248
FINNIGAN, Robert Morley Borough Independents 470
Spoilt ballots: 6

Wetherby Town Council – West Ward

An election was held on Thursday 8 February 2024 to fill a vacancy in Wetherby Town Council - West Ward.

Wetherby Town Council - West Ward election results

Thursday 8 February 2024

I, Susanna Benton, being the Deputy Returning Officer for the counting of the votes at the West Ward of Wetherby Town Council By-Election, do hereby give notice of that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate is as follows:-                   

Name of Candidate Description (if any) Number of votes
JACOBS, Anna Carol Green Party 417
MCINTEE, Lesley Ann Liberal Democrats 186
OAKES, Nigel Philip   21
SMITH, Elaine Conservative Party Candidate 531

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:                   

Rejection reason Number of ballot papers
(a) does not bear the official mark (not the unique identifying mark) 0
(b) votes given for more than one candidate 0
(c) writing or mark by which the voter can be identified 0
(d) unmarked or void for uncertainty 1
Total 1

I therefore, declare that Elaine Smith is elected as Councillor for the West Ward of Wetherby Town Council.                   

Signed Susanna Benton                   

Contact us

Email

electors@leeds.gov.uk