Garforth and Swillington (ward)

Garforth and Swillington is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Garforth as well as the villages of Great Preston and Swillington.

Boundaries

The Garforth and Swillington ward includes the civil parishes of:

indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection.* indicates incumbent councillor.

^ Moakes had been a Kippax and Swillington ward councillor since 1973.
^ For the next election in 1986, Schofield successfully stood instead as the Conservative candidate for Halton ward and did not re-stand for Garforth and Swillington. He later represented Temple Newsam ward.
^ Groves stood under her new name of Karen Marshall. She lost her re-election bid at the 2004 election and, then Karen Bruce, was later elected for Rothwell ward in 2011.
^ Harrison had married Armley councillor James McKenna and taken his name since her last election.
^ Dobson resigned from the Labour council group to form and lead a new Garforth & Swillington Independents group on the council. He stated he was "increasingly uncomfortable with the direction and leadership of the Leeds Labour group." His ward colleague, Sarah Field, resigned the Labour whip three days later. She cited similar concerns to Dobson having "grown increasingly uneasy with the direction, priorities and manoeuvring of the Labour Group”.^[10]^[11]

^ "Councillor Mark Dobson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Sarah Field". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Suzanne McCormack". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Councillor David Schofield". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Thomas Murray". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Karen Bruce". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Andrea McKenna". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Mark Phillips". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Councillor Stuart McKenna". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Ex Leeds council cabinet chief quits ruling Labour group amid claims of stifled debate and poor leadership". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Leeds council in chaos? Second councillor quits ruling Labour group within three days". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 10 December 2018.