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 held on Thursday 4 May 2023 on the Data Mill North.

Current vacancies

Alwoodley

Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Hiba Khurshid a vacancy exists in the office of Alwoodley Parish Councillor for the Parish Council of Alwoodley.

The vacancy will be filled by election if any ten 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 6 August 2025.

Date of notice: 18 July 2025

Signed: Jennifer Roberts, Clerk to the Parish Council

Micklefield

Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Dylan Brown a vacancy exists in the office of Micklefield Parish Councillor for the Parish Council of Micklefield.

The vacancy will be filled by election if any ten 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 31 July 2025.

Date of notice: 11 July 2025

Signed: Joanne Hebden, Clerk to the Parish Council

Elections

Horsforth Town Council Election (Brownberrie Ward)

Thursday 26 June 2025

Total turnout: 34.8%

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:

Name of candidate Description (if any) Number of votes
Calvert, Chris Local Conservatives 321
Radford, Alan Labour Party 465
Robbins, Wenzdae Reform UK 164

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 2
(c) writing or mark by which the voter can be identified 0
(d) unmarked or void for uncertainty 5
Total 7

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