Wetherby (ward)

Wetherby is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Wetherby and villages including Boston Spa, Bramham and Thorp Arch.

Wetherby
Wetherby highlighted within Leeds
Population	16,730 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Wetherby and Easingwold
Councillors	Norma Harrington[1] (Conservative) Alan Lamb[2] (Conservative) Penny Stables[3] (Green)
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Boundaries

The Wetherby ward includes the following civil parishes:

• Boston Spa
• Bramham cum Oglethorpe (Bramham Parish Council)
• Clifford
• Thorp Arch
• Walton
• Wetherby (Wetherby Town Council)

Councillors

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
1973		David Hudson (Con)[4]		Nick Brown (Con)		J. Rolston (Con)
1975		David Hudson (Con)		Nick Brown (Con)		W. Hill (Con)
1976		David Hudson (Con)		Nick Brown (Con)[a]		W. Hill (Con)
1978		David Hudson (Con)		J. Grange (Con)		W. Hill (Con)
1979		David Hudson (Con)		J. Grange (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1980		David Hudson (Con)		J. Gray (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1982		David Hudson (Con)		J. Gray (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1983		David Hudson (Con)		J. Gray (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1984		David Hudson (Con)		J. Gray (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1986		David Hudson (Con)		J. Gray (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1987		David Hudson (Con)		John Evans (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1988		David Hudson (Con)		John Evans (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1990		David Hudson (Con)		John Evans (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1991		David Hudson (Con)		John Evans (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1992		David Hudson (Con)		John Evans (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1992 by-election		David Hudson (Con)		John Procter (Con)[7]		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1994		David Hudson (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1995		David Hudson (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Heather Gardiner (Con)
1996		David Hudson (Con)		John Procter (Con)		David Clark (Con)
1998		David Hudson (Con)		John Procter (Con)		David Clark (Con)
1999		David Hudson (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)[8]
2000		David Hudson (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2002		David Hudson (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2003		Andrew Millard (Con)[9]		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2004		Andrew Millard (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2006		Andrew Millard (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2007		Alan Lamb (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2008		Alan Lamb (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2010		Alan Lamb (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2011		Alan Lamb (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2012		Alan Lamb (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2014		Alan Lamb (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2015		Alan Lamb (Con)		John Procter (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2016		Alan Lamb (Con)		John Procter (Con)[b]		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2018		Alan Lamb (Con)		Norma Harrington (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2019		Alan Lamb (Con)		Norma Harrington (Con)		Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2019 by-election		Alan Lamb (Con)		Norma Harrington (Con)		Linda Richards (Con)[c][13]
2021		Alan Lamb (Con)		Norma Harrington (Con)		Linda Richards (Con)
2022		Alan Lamb (Con)		Norma Harrington (Con)		Linda Richards (Con)
2023		Alan Lamb (Con)		Norma Harrington (Con)		Penny Stables (GPEW)
2024		Alan Lamb* (Con)		Norma Harrington* (Con)		Penny Stables* (GPEW)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Lamb*	3,727	49.2	+10.9
	Green	Anna Jacobs	2,845	37.5	−15.4
	Labour	David Bowgett	736	9.7	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley McIntee	229	3.0	+0.9
	SDP	Ian Howell	43	0.6	New
Majority			882	11.7	−2.8
Turnout			7,603	45.9	−0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+13.2

May 2023

2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Penny Stables	4,079	52.9	+18.5
	Conservative	Linda Richards*	2,958	38.3	−8.7
	Labour Co-op	Lucy Nuttgens	498	6.5	−5.2
	Liberal Democrats	James Prince	161	2.1	−4.4
Majority			1,121	14.5	+1.8
Turnout			7,714	46.1	+1.2
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2022

2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norma Harrington*	3,514	47.0	−11.0
	Green	Penny Stables	2,568	34.4	+12.1
	Labour Co-op	Luke Dixon-Murrow	878	11.7	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley McIntee	484	6.5	−0.2
Majority			946	12.7	−23.0
Turnout			7,473	44.9	−2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2021

2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Lamb*	4,563	58.0	+1.1
	Green	Penny Stables	1,753	22.3	+12.8
	Labour Co-op	Steve Clapcote	991	12.6	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	James Clark	527	6.7	−17.1
Majority			2,810	35.7	+3.6
Turnout			7,874	47.8	+9.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

December 2019 by-election

12 December 2019
replacing Gerald Wilkinson (deceased)^[11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Richards	7,181	57.7	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Hopps	2,373	19.1	−4.7
	Labour	Michael Bailey	1,906	15.3	+5.6
	Green	Judith Dahlgreen	916	7.4	−2.1
Majority			4,808	38.6	+6.5
Turnout			12,449	75.3	+36.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2019

^[14]

2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Wilkinson*	3,466	56.9	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Hopps	1,452	23.8	+7.6
	Labour	Paul Ratcliffe	593	9.7	−8.1
	Green	Ruth Corry	580	9.5	−0.1
Majority			2,014	32.1	−6.6
Turnout			6,198	38.6	TBC
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.6

May 2018

2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norma Harrington	4,160	56.5	−1.8
	Conservative	Alan Lamb*	4,126
	Conservative	Gerald Wilkinson*	4,067
	Labour	John Lynch	1,308	17.8	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Hopps	1,189	16.2	+9.9
	Labour	Jan Egan	1,069
	Labour	Paul Ratcliffe	875
	Green	Martin Pearce	704	9.6	+6.1
Majority			2,852	TBC[15]	TBC
Turnout			TBC	TBC	TBC
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2016

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Wilkinson*	3,387	58.3	−0.1
	Labour	Adam Ferhani	1,141	19.6	−1.6
	UKIP	Tina Janette Smith	712	12.3	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Mavis Golton	366	6.3	+0.3
	Green	Vasco Santos	203	3.5	−1.8
Majority			2,246	38.7	+1.6
Turnout			5,809	37.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2015

2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Lamb*	6,924	58.4	−1.5
	Labour	John Lynch	2,517	21.2	−4.6
	UKIP	Bronwen Cole	1,085	9.1	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Howell	709	6.0	−1.7
	Green	Sam Murrey	631	5.3	+5.3
Majority			4,407	37.1	+2.9
Turnout			11,866	75.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.6

May 2014

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Procter*	2,995	50.2	−5.7
	UKIP	Paul Spivey	1,096	18.4	+3.4
	Labour	Paul Drinkwater	1,023	17.2	−5.8
	Green	Sam Murray	508	8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Howell	340	5.7	−0.4
Majority			1,899	31.8
Turnout				38.38
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerry Wilkinson*	3,123	55.9	−4.0
	Labour	Scott Nicholson	1,286	23.0	−2.7
	UKIP	David Macey	838	15.0	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Chapman	338	6.1	−1.7
Majority			1,837	32.9	−1.3
Turnout			5,585
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.6

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Lamb*	4,524	59.9	+7.0
	Labour	James Barber	1,945	25.8	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Bentley	583	7.7	−10.8
	UKIP	David Macey	497	6.6	+1.4
Majority			2,579	34.2	+2.1
Turnout			7,549	49
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.0

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Procter*	6,115	52.9	−11.7
	Labour	Ashley Walsh	2,403	20.8	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Bentley	2,142	18.5	+8.8
	UKIP	David Macey	595	5.1	+0.7
	BNP	Sam Clayton	302	2.6	−2.2
Majority			3,712	32.1	−16.1
Turnout			11,557	75.0	+32.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.0

Notes

1. Brown resigned his seat before the next election in 1978. He would later become a Harrogate Borough Councillor in 2008.^[5][6]
2. Procter became a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber in November 2016. In 2017, Procter was not re-selected as a Conservative candidate to stand in his council ward at the 2018 election.^[10]
3. The by-election was called to find a successor to Gerald Wilkinson following his death in October 2019.^[11][12]