Little London and Woodhouse (ward)

Little London and Woodhouse is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the urban areas of Little London and Woodhouse to the north of the city centre. It was created in advance of the 2018 council election.

Little London and Woodhouse

Little London and Woodhouse highlighted within Leeds
Population12,482 (2019 electorate)[1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Javaid Akhtar[2]
    (Labour)
  • Kayleigh Brooks[3]
    (Labour)
  • Abigail Marshall Katung[4]
    (Labour)

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2018 Kayleigh Brooks (Lab) Javaid Akhtar (Lab)[lower-alpha 1] Gerry Harper (Lab)[lower-alpha 2][5]
2019 Kayleigh Brooks* (Lab) Javaid Akhtar* (Lab) Abigail Marshall Katung* (Lab)

  indicates seat up for election. * indicates current incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2018

May 2019

2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abigail Marshall Katung 1,749 68.2 -1.6
Green Gavin Andrews 391 15.2 -0.1
Liberal Democrats James Thomas Mock 142 5.5 -2.2
Conservative Amy Green 140 5.5 -1.7
UKIP Chris Jackson 124 4.8 +4.8
Socialist Alternative Michael Johnson 18 0.7 +0.7
Majority 1,358 43.0 -20.1
Turnout 2,573 20.6 +5.0
Labour hold Swing -0.9

May 2018

2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kayleigh Brooks 2,425 69.8 N/A
Labour Javaid Akhtar* 2,415
Labour Gerry Harper* 2,126
Green Christopher Foren 530 15.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Lorna Campbell 268 7.7 N/A
Conservative Brandon Ashford 249 7.2 N/A
Conservative Stewart Harper 166
Majority 1,895 63.1 N/A
Turnout 3,004 15.6 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. Akhtar had previously been a Liberal Democrat councillor for Harehills ward from April 2000 and then Gipton and Harehills ward from 2004 until he lost his seat in 2007. He later left the Liberal Democrats to join Labour and was elected for Hyde Park and Woodhouse ward in 2010 and then represented Little London and Woodhouse ward from 2018.
  2. Harper had been a councillor for University ward between 1994 and 2004, when he ran unsuccessfully for Roundhay ward. He was later elected for Hyde Park and Woodhouse ward in a by-election in February 2010 and held the seat until his election for Little London and Woodhouse ward.

References

  1. "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Little London and Woodhouse". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Councillor Javaid Akhtar". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. "Councillor Kayleigh Brooks". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. "Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  5. "Councillor Gerry Harper". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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