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

Shadwell Parish Council - Harewood Ward

Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Vidya Venkatesh a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for the Parish Council of Shadwell (Harewood Ward).

An election to fill the vacancy will be held if a written request signed by 10 local government electors for the Parish (including printed names and addresses of those signing) is received at the address given below within 14 days (excluding weekends and bank holidays) of the date at the bottom of this notice.

The Returning Officer,
Leeds City Council,
Electoral Services,
Civic Hall,
Calverley Street,
Leeds,
LS1 1UR

If an election is not requested, the Parish Council will fill the vacancy by co-option.

Signed: M. S. Woods
Clerk to Shadwell Parish Council

Dated: 3 September 2025

Wetherby Town Council

Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of David Frame a vacancy exists in the office of Town Councillor for the Town Council of Wetherby in the West 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 Town 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, 4th Floor West, Civic Hall, Leeds, LS1 1UR by no later than 24 September 2025.

Signed: D. Rickaby, Town Clerk

Dated: 5 September 2025

Collingham with Linton Parish Council

Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Emma Askew a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for the Parish of Collingham.

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.

Signed: Claire Cooper, Parish Clerk

Dated: 10 September 2025

Bramham cum Oglethorpe Parish council

Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Helena Buck a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for the Parish Council of Bramham cum Oglethorpe.

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 1 October 2025.

Signed: N R Fairbairn
Clerk to Bramham cum Oglethorpe

Dated: 11 September 2025

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