Parish and Town Council elections and vacancies

Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Cllr Bernie McGreavey, a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for Swillington Village 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 at Leeds City Council, Electoral Services, Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 1UR by midnight on 19 November 2025.

Signed: Kate Goodacre
Clerk to Swillington Village Council

Dated: 30 October 2025

Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Cllr Jake Knox, a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for Swillington Village 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 at Leeds City Council, Electoral Services, Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 1UR by midnight on 19 November 2025.

Signed: Kate Goodacre
Clerk to Swillington Village Council

Dated: 30 October 2025

1. An election is to be held of one Councillor for the West ward of Wetherby Town Council.

2. Nomination papers must be hand delivered to the Returning Officer at Electoral Services, 4th Floor West, Civic Hall, Leeds LS1 1UR between 10am and 4pm on any working day after the date of publication of this notice but no later than 4pm on Friday 17 October 2025.

3. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Electoral Services, 4th Floor West, Civic Hall, Leeds LS1 1UR during the times stated above, or from the Electoral Commission website.

4. If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 13 November 2025.

5. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 28 October 2025. Applications can be made online through GOV.UK.

6. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, 4th Floor West, Civic Hall, Leeds LS1 1UR by 5pm on Wednesday 29 October 2025. Applications can be made online through GOV.UK.

7. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, 4th Floor West, Civic Hall, Leeds LS1 1UR by 5pm on Wednesday 5 November 2025. Applications can be made online through GOV.UK.

8. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, 4th Floor West, Civic Hall, Leeds LS1 1UR by 5pm on Wednesday 5 November 2025. Some applications can be made online through GOV.UK.

9. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, 4th Floor West, Civic Hall, Leeds LS1 1UR by 5pm on Thursday 13 November 2025.

Ed Whiting
Returning Officer   

Dated: Thursday 9 October 2025

Timetable for the Wetherby Town Council (West Ward) by-election, Thursday 13 November 2025

Dated: Wednesday 24 September 2025

The following people have been or stand nominated for election on Thursday 13 November 2025. There is one vacancy for a Councillor. Those who no longer stand nominated have a comment in the right hand column.

*In England, if a candidate has requested not to make their home address public, the relevant electoral area in which their home address is situated (or country if their address is outside the UK) will be provided.

Ed Whiting OBE

Returning Officer

Friday 17 October 2025

Election of a Councillor for Wetherby Town Council (West Ward) 

Notice is hereby given that:

1. A poll for the election of a Parish Councillor for Wetherby Town Council - West Ward will be held on Thursday 13 November 2025, between the hours of 7am and 10pm.

2. The number of Town Councillors to be elected is one.

3. The names, home addresses and descriptions of the Candidates remaining validly nominated for election and the names of all persons signing the Candidates nomination paper are as follows:

4. The situation of Polling Stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:

Ed Whiting

Returning Officer

Wednesday 5 November 2025

Thursday 26 June 2025

Declaration of result

I, Susanna Benton, being the Deputy Returning Officer for the counting of the votes at the Brownberrie Ward of Horsforth Town Council, do hereby give notice of that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows:

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

I therefore, declare that Alan Radford, Labour Party, is elected as councillor for the Brownberrie Ward of Horsforth Town Council.

Signed: Susanna Benton, Deputy Returning Officer
Date: Thursday 26 June 2025