Leeds City Council elections

Morley South Ward by-election

Following the resignation of Councillor Wyn Kidger, a vacancy exists in the Morley South ward of Leeds City Council, and will be filled by election on Thursday 12 June 2025.

Election timetable
Event Deadline and date
Publication of notice of election Wednesday 7 May
Delivery of nomination papers Between the hours of 10am and 4pm
Thursday 8 May to Thursday 15 May excluding weekends
Deadline for withdrawals of nomination 4pm on Thursday 15 May
Deadline for the notification of appointment of election agent 4pm on Thursday 15 May
Publication of first interim election notice of alteration Thursday 15 May
Publication of statement of persons nominated Not later than 4pm on Friday 16 May
Deadline for receiving applications for registration Midnight on Tuesday 27 May
Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes 5pm on Wednesday 28 May
Publication of second interim election notice of alteration Friday 30 May
Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) 5pm on Wednesday 4 June
Deadline for receiving applications for Voter Authority Certificates 5pm on Wednesday 4 June
Publication of notice of poll Wednesday 4 June
Publication of final election notice of alteration Thursday 5 June
Deadline for notification of appointment of polling and counting agents 5pm on Thursday 5 June
First date that electors can apply for replacements for lost postal votes Friday 6 June
Polling day Thursday 12 June
Last time that electors can apply for a replacement for spoilt or lost postal votes 5pm on Thursday 12 June
Deadline for emergency proxy applications 5pm on Thursday 12 June
Last time to alter the register due to clerical error or court appeal 9pm on Thursday 12 June
Deadline for production of temporary Voter Authority Certificates 10pm on Thursday 12 June
Delivery of return as to election expenses If result declared before midnight on polling day, Thursday 17 July

If result declared after midnight on polling day, Friday 18 July
Notice of Election - Morley South ward

Notice of Election

Leeds City Council - Morley South ward

  1. An election is to be held of one Councillor for the Morley South ward of Leeds City Council.
  2. Nomination papers must be 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 (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4pm on Thursday 15 May 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 www.electoralcommission.org.uk.
  4. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 12 June 2025.
  5. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 27 May 2025. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
  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 28 May 2025. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote.
  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 4 June 2025. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/voting-photo-id.
  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 4 June 2025. Some applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote.
  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 12 June 2025.

Ed Whiting
Returning Officer

Dated: Wednesday 7 May 2025

Statement of Persons Nominated

Election of a Councillor for the Morley South ward of Leeds City Council - Thursday 12 June 2025

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

Candidate name *Address of candidate Description of candidate Reason why candidate no longer nominated
BELL, Chris 56 Shire Road, Morley, Leeds, LS27 0BF Green Party  
FOX, Michael James 2 Albert Road, Morley, Leeds, LS27 8JU Liberal Democrats  
GRAYSHON, Terry Flat 2, 15B Fountain Street, Morley, LS27 9AA Morley Borough Independents  
HILL, Charlotte 17 Syke Avenue, Tingley, WF3 1LU Labour and Co-operative Party  
ROBERTS, Liam Scott (address in Leeds) Conservative Party Candidate  
TAYLOR, Ryan 27 Owl Ridge, Morley, LS27 8UW Reform UK  

*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
Thursday 15 May 2025

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Electoral Services, 4th Floor West, Civic Hall, Leeds LS1 1UR

Previous elections

The Farnley and Wortley by-election held on Thursday 10 October 2024. Local elections were held on Thursday 2 May 2024. Find the Farnley and Wortley by-election and the May 2024 local election results.

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How local elections work in Leeds

Every Leeds City Council ward is represented by three 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 four year cycle. Due to this, once every four years, there are no local elections. This is called a fallow year. The next fallow year in Leeds is 2025.

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.