Parish and town council elections and vacancies

There are 31 parish and town councils within the Leeds metropolitan district. Details of the Parish Councils and how to contact the Clerk are available from the Parish and Town Council page.

Find out the results for the parish and town council elections on the Data Mill North.

Elections

Rawdon Parish Council (Greenacre Ward) by-election

A by-election was held in the Greenacre Ward of Rawdon Parish Council on Thursday 16 July 2026.

Declaration of result

I, Susanna Benton, being the Deputy Returning Officer for the counting of the votes at the Greenacre Ward of Rawdon Parish Council by-election, do hereby give notice of that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows:

Name of Candidate Description (if any) Number of votes
EDWARDS, Oliver Roland Labour Party 143
PAGE, Helen Louise Liberal Democrats 28
WADSWORTH, Paul John Spencer Local Conservatives 118

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Rejection reason Number of ballot papers
(a) does not bear the official mark (not the unique identifying mark) 0
(b) votes given for more than one candidate 0
(c) writing or mark by which the voter can be identified 0
(d) unmarked or void for uncertainty 2
Total 2

I therefore, declare that OLIVER ROLAND EDWARDS is elected as Councillor for the Greenacre Ward of Rawdon Parish Council.

Susanna Benton
Deputy Returning Officer

Thursday 16 July 2026

Turnout: 21.7%

Current vacancies

Collingham with Linton Parish council (Collingham Ward)

Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Michael Johnson a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for Collingham with Linton Parish Council - Collingham Ward

The vacancy will be filled by election if any 10 local government electors for the said area submit a written request to that effect in the manner prescribed below and if no such request is made the vacancy will be filled by the Parish Council.

Any request for an election to be held to fill the vacancy must be in writing and must reach the Returning Officer, Leeds City Council, Electoral Services, Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 1UR by no later than midnight on 20 July 2026.

Dated: 1 July 2026

Becky Crabtree (Proper Officer)

clerk@collinghamlintonparishcouncil.gov.uk 

Micklefield

Notice is hereby given that a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for Micklefield Parish Council.

The vacancy will be filled by election if any 10 local government electors for the said area submit a written request to that effect in the manner prescribed below and if no such request is made the vacancy will be filled by the Parish Council.

Any request for an election to be held to fill the vacancy must be in writing and must reach the Returning Officer, Leeds City Council, Electoral Services, Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 1UR by no later than midnight on 23 July 2026.

Dated: 3 July 2026

Joanne Hebden, Clerk and RFO

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