What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds elected three new Councillors in the local elections on 3 May 2018. We asked them to tell us what the experience was like, here is Andrew Scopes, Councillor for Beeston & Holbeck Ward. As a new Councillor, I want to say thank you so much to those who
Leeds City Council is reminding residents that they can vote for three candidates and not just the usual one in tomorrow’s local elections. All 99 of the council’s seats are being contested this year due to boundary changes, which means every council area or ward will have three councillor vacancies.
Beeston Community Forum has organised an election hustings for Beeston & Holbeck Ward to take place on Wednesday 25 April 2018 at the Old White Hart function room starting at 7:30pm. The meeting will give voters the chance to hear from candidates standing in the Leeds City Council elections that
The candidates for the Leeds City Council elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for Beeston & Holbeck ward, Hunslet & Riverside ward and Middleton Park ward. All 99 Councillor positions (three in each of 33 wards) are up for election this year
The timetable for the local elections has been announced. On Thursday 3 May, we will elect Councillors to Leeds City Council. Because there have been boundary changes to the wards, we will elect all 99 members of the council this year. With three councillors in each ward, that means we
South Leeds will see some changes amongst its representatives on Leeds City Council next May even if Labour hold onto all nine local seats. The Labour Party has been holding meetings in each ward to select the candidates that will fight the local election on 3 May 2018. Next May’s
It’s no change in South Leeds as Labour held all three wards in our area with Angela Gabriel, Elizabeth Nash and Paul Truswell all being re-elected to Leeds City Council. The results followed the same pattern as the rest of the city where there has been no change to make
After an surprising General Election nationally last night, South Leeds returned predictable results in the local election with Labour holding onto all three seats in South Leeds. Adam Ogilvie was returned in Beeston & Holbeck, Patrick Davey in City & Hunslet and Judith Blake in Middleton Park. The full results
Make sure you get your name on the electoral register by Monday April 20 to ensure you’re able to vote in the local and general elections on May 7. This year it is particularly important to check you are eligible since a new, national system of individual electoral registration (IER)
What is there to learn from last week’s local elections? Looking at the basic facts nothing changed in South Leeds. We had nine Labour Councillors before last Thursday and we have the same nine Labour Councillors after the election. UKIP’s ‘earthquake’ certainly saw their vote rise significantly, but in