Calverley and Farsley by-election
A by-election was held in the Calverley and Farsley Ward on Thursday 22 October 2026.
Declaration of result
I, Ed Whiting, being Returning Officer for election of a councillor to the Calverley and Farsley Ward of Leeds City Council, held on Thursday 22 October 2026 hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows:
| Name of candidate | Description (if any) | Number of votes |
|---|---|---|
| BUXTON, Robert Charles commonly known as BUXTON, Bob | Yorkshire Party | 57 |
| CARTER, Amanda Lesley | The Conservative Party Candidate | 2,330 (Elected) |
| GABBITAS, Craig | Reform UK | 693 |
| GILPIN, Daisy Nikita | Green Party | 341 |
| HOLMES, Bradley Evan | Restore Britain | 151 |
| MCLEOD, Stuart | Liberal Democrats | 92 |
| PENNY, Kathryn Sara | Labour and Co-operative Party | 2,134 |
The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:
| Rejection reason | Number of ballot papers |
|---|---|
| (a) want of official mark | 0 |
| (b) voting for more candidates than the voter is entitled to | 2 |
| (c) being unmarked or void for uncertainty | 4 |
| (d) writing or mark by which the voter can be identified | 0 |
| Total | 6 |
I therefore declare that Amanda Lesley Carter has been elected as councillor for the Calverley and Farsley Ward of Leeds City Council.
Ed Whiting OBE
Returning Officer
Friday 23 October 2026
Turnout: 32.20%
How local elections work in Leeds
Every Leeds City Council ward is represented by 3 councillors who are each elected to serve a 4 year term. Their terms are staggered so that we only select one councillor in each local election. This system is called voting by thirds because a third of councillors are elected each year, over a 4 year cycle. Due to this, once every 4 years there are no local elections. This is called a fallow year. The next fallow year in Leeds is 2029.
In 2018 we elected 3 councillors in each ward. This is because the ward boundaries had been independently reviewed to reflect changes in population and ensure each ward contains a similar amount of electors. It is likely there won’t be another ward boundary review in Leeds for around 15 years.
The next scheduled elections will be the Leeds City Council elections which will be held on Thursday 6 May 2027.
Find out:
- who can vote in local elections by visiting the electoral commission website
- about your local councillor by using the councillor search on our Democracy website
- previous elections results on Data Mill North
- the current political composition of Leeds City Council
