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Temple Newsam (ward)
Electoral ward in Leeds, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Temple Newsam is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the outer city suburbs of Colton, Halton, Halton Moor and Whitkirk. Austhorpe is also shared with Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward, whilst the current civil parish boundaries of Austhorpe see its eastern half lie in the western tip of Garforth and Swillington ward.
The ward population at the 2011 Census was 21,543 and ward itself is named after the Temple Newsam estate.[4]
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Boundaries
The Temple Newsam ward includes the civil parish of Austhorpe (west half).
Councillors since 1973

indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. * indicates incumbent councillor.
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Elections since 2010
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See also
Notes
- Dodgson had served as a Halton councillor since 1968.
- Hyde had served as a Halton councillor since 1973.
- Wood had represented Osmondthorpe ward between 1968 and 1973.
- Schofield previously represented Garforth and Swillington ward between 1982 and 1986.
- Lyons, previously a councillor for Richmond Hill ward from 1980, was awarded an OBE in the 2003 Birthday Honours.[6][7]
- Langdale resigned from the council for personal reasons in February 2009, triggering an April 2009 by-election. It was subsequently won by the Conservatives. In October 2008, the Daily Express had reported Langdale had been involved in an extramarital affair with the 2008 Labour candidate for Temple Newsam, Jeff Coupar. Coupar was also married to Middleton Park and later Temple Newsam ward councillor, Debra Coupar.[10]
- Cummins was previously a Bradford City Councillor for Royds ward from 2004 to 2007.
- Cummins was elected as Member of Parliament for Bradford South on the same day as the 2015 council election. She stood down from the council at the 2016 council election.
- Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward councillor Coupar replaced Judith Cummins. She had previously represented Morley South ward from 2003 to 2004, Middleton Park ward between 2006 and 2010 and Cross Gates and Whinmoor since 2013.
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References
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