Harewood (ward)

Harewood is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering rural villages including Barwick-in-Elmet, Collingham, Harewood, Scholes and Shadwell.

Harewood
Harewood highlighted within Leeds
Population	14,942 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Elmet and Rothwell
Councillors	Sam Firth^[1] (Conservative) Matthew Robinson^[2] (Conservative) Ryan Stephenson^[3] (Conservative)
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Boundaries

The Harewood ward includes the following civil parishes:

• Aberford (part of Aberford and District Parish Council)
• Barwick-in-Elmet and Scholes
• Bardsey cum Rigton
• Collingham (Collingham with Linton Parish Council)
• East Keswick
• Harewood (majority - although south western section of Wigton, including Slaid Hill, sits in Alwoodley ward)
• Lotherton cum Aberford (Aberford and District Parish Council)
• Parlington (Aberford and District Parish Council)
• Scarcroft
• Shadwell
• Thorner
• Wothersome

Councillors

 

Alec Shelbrooke represented Harewood ward (2004-2010). Member of Parliament for Elmet and Rothwell since 2010.

 

Matthew Robinson was first elected in 2010. He was the Conservative candidate for the 2021 West Yorkshire mayoral election.

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		Ann Castle (Con)^[a]^[4]		Rachael Procter (Con)^[5]		Alec Shelbrooke (Con)^[6]
2006		Ann Castle (Con)		Rachael Procter (Con)		Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
2007		Ann Castle (Con)		Rachael Procter (Con)		Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
2008		Ann Castle (Con)		Rachael Procter (Con)		Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
2010		Ann Castle (Con)		Rachael Procter (Con)		Matthew Robinson (Con)
2011		Ann Castle (Con)		Rachael Procter (Con)		Matthew Robinson (Con)
2012		Ann Castle (Con)		Rachael Procter (Con)		Matthew Robinson (Con)
2014		Ann Castle (Con)		Rachael Procter (Con)		Matthew Robinson (Con)
2015		Ann Castle (Con)		Rachael Procter (Con)		Matthew Robinson (Con)
2016		Ryan Stephenson (Con)		Rachael Procter (Con)^[b]		Matthew Robinson (Con)
2018		Ryan Stephenson (Con)		Sam Firth (Con)		Matthew Robinson (Con)
2019		Ryan Stephenson (Con)		Sam Firth (Con)		Matthew Robinson (Con)
2021		Ryan Stephenson (Con)		Sam Firth (Con)		Matthew Robinson (Con)
2022		Ryan Stephenson (Con)		Sam Firth (Con)		Matthew Robinson (Con)
2023		Ryan Stephenson* (Con)		Sam Firth* (Con)		Matthew Robinson* (Con)

  indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

May 2023

2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ryan Stephenson*	3,708	59.6	-1.8
	Labour	Oliver Gill	1,459	23.5	+1.0
	Green	Claire Evans	627	10.0	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Cook	406	6.5	-0.2
Majority			2,249	36.2	-2.7
Turnout			6,217	41.6	-2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2022

2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Robinson*	4,062	61.4	-5.9
	Labour	Michael Millar	1,489	22.5	+4.6
	Green	Claire Evans	596	9.0	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Cook	441	6.7	+1.6
Majority			2,573	38.9	-10.6
Turnout			6,616	44.2	-6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2021

2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sam Firth*	5,080	67.3	-2.1
	Labour	Michael Millar	1,347	17.9	+6.7
	Green	Claire Evans	662	8.8	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Cook	383	5.1	-0.6
Majority			3,733	49.5	-6.2
Turnout			7,543	50.2	+11.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2019

2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ryan Stephenson*	3,891	69.4	+8.8
	Green	David Corry	768	13.7	+1.2
	Labour	Zahid Noor	627	11.2	-4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Cook	321	5.7	-5.9
Majority			3,264	55.7	+10.4
Turnout			5,710	38.6	-3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.8

May 2018

2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Robinson*	4,461	60.6	+2.8
	Conservative	Samuel Firth	4,039
	Conservative	Ryan Stephenson*	4,003
	Labour	Adrian Duthie	1,126	15.3	+1.3
	Green	David Corry	918	12.5	+5.8
	Labour	Kathryn Stainburn	912
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Cook	852	11.6	+4.1
	Labour	Zahid Noor	757
Majority			3,335	45.3	+3.1
Turnout			14,949	41.6	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2016

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ryan Stephenson	3,295	57.8	-3.0
	Labour	Leo Verity	946	16.6	-0.8
	UKIP	Rosemary O'Dea	706	12.4	+1.4
	Green	David Corry	382	6.7	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Howell	371	6.5	+1.0
Majority			2,349	41.2	-2.2
Turnout			5,700	38.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2015

2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rachael Procter*	7,103	60.8	+1.3
	Labour	Tosin Abbey-Philip	2,035	17.4	+1.8
	UKIP	Ian Greenberg	1,289	11.0	-8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Golton	638	5.5	+1.3
	Green	Janet Heath	624	5.3	+4.3
Majority			5,068	43.4	-2.5
Turnout			11,689	76.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.3

May 2014

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Robinson*	3,542	59.5
	UKIP	Peter Morgan	1,176	19.8
	Labour	David Joyce	928	15.6
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Golton	249	4.2
	Green	Paul Matthews	58	1.0
Majority			2,366	5953
Turnout				42.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Castle*	3,555	60.0	-7.1
	Labour	Richard Beacham	1,156	19.5	-1.7
	UKIP	Peter Morgan	636	10.7	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Howell	312	5.3	-1.1
	Green	Patricia Capstick	262	4.4	-0.9
Majority			2,399	40.5	-5.4
Turnout			5,921
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.7

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rachael Procter*	5,003	67.1	+7.5
	Labour	Joshua Blower	1,581	21.2	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Howell	472	6.3	-10.8
	Green	Patricia Capstick	400	5.4	+3.0
Majority			3,442	45.9	+3.9
Turnout			7,456	51
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.9

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Robinson	6,910	59.6	-13.7
	Labour	Stuart McKenna	2,038	17.6	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Pearcey	1,990	17.2	+10.8
	BNP	Martin Gibson	382	3.3	-2.3
	Green	Patricia Capstick	275	2.4	-0.7
Majority			4,872	42.0	-20.4
Turnout			11,595	78.4	+32.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-10.2

Notes

1. Castle had been a Weetwood ward councillor from 1988 until she lost her seat in 1996. She then represented Roundhay ward from 2000 until her 2004 election for the new Harewood ward.
2. Procter was not re-selected by her local Elmet and Rothwell Conservative Association to stand again in her council ward at the 2018 election. The Yorkshire Evening Post reported Procter "felt 'bullied and intimidated' in a Conservative Party [selection] interview" and unsuccessfully appealed the decision.^[7]

References

1. "Councillor Sam Firth". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
2. "Councillor Matthew Robinson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
3. "Councillor Ryan Stephenson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
4. "Councillor Ann Castle". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
5. "Councillor Rachael Procter". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
6. "Councillor Alec Shelbrooke". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
7. "Leeds Tory councillor frozen out amid bullying and intimidation claims". yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Yorkshire Evening Post. 18 September 2017.