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Adel and Wharfedale is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in the north west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering both urban and rural areas including Adel, Bramhope, Cookridge, Holt Park and Pool-in-Wharfedale.

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Adel and Wharfedale
Adel and Wharfedale highlighted within Leeds
Population	16,027 (2019 electorate)[1]
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Leeds North West
Councillors	Barry Anderson[2] (Conservative) Caroline Anderson[3] (Conservative) Billy Flynn[4] (Conservative)
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Boundaries

The Adel and Wharfedale ward includes the civil parishes of:

• Arthington
• Bramhope (part of Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council, although Carlton Parish sits in Otley and Yeadon ward)
• Pool-in-Wharfedale (Pool Parish Council)

Councillors

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		Barry Anderson (Con)[lower-alpha 1]		Les Carter (Con)[lower-alpha 2][5]		Clive Fox (Con)[lower-alpha 3][6]
2006		Barry Anderson (Con)		Les Carter (Con)		Clive Fox (Con)
2007		Barry Anderson (Con)		Les Carter (Con)		Clive Fox (Con)
2008		Barry Anderson (Con)		Les Carter (Con)		Clive Fox (Con)
2010		Barry Anderson (Con)		Les Carter (Con)		Clive Fox (Con)
2011		Barry Anderson (Con)		Les Carter (Con)		Clive Fox (Con)
2012		Barry Anderson (Con)		Les Carter (Con)		Clive Fox (Con)[lower-alpha 4]
2014		Barry Anderson (Con)		Les Carter (Con)		Billy Flynn (Con)
2015		Barry Anderson (Con)		Caroline Anderson (Con)		Billy Flynn (Con)
2016		Barry Anderson (Con)		Caroline Anderson (Con)		Billy Flynn (Con)
2018		Barry Anderson (Con)		Caroline Anderson (Con)		Billy Flynn (Con)
2019		Barry Anderson (Con)		Caroline Anderson (Con)		Billy Flynn (Con)
2021		Barry Anderson (Con)		Caroline Anderson (Con)		Billy Flynn (Con)
2022		Barry Anderson* (Con)		Caroline Anderson* (Con)		Billy Flynn* (Con)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2022

2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Anderson*	4,385	56.3	+0.7
	Labour	Chris Bridges	2,104	27.0	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Twitchett	663	8.5	-4.0
	Green	Fiona Love	486	6.2	-0.7
	Yorkshire	Corey Robinson	127	1.6	N/A
Majority			2,281	29.3	-2.0
Turnout			7,793	47.3	-2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2021

2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Anderson*	4,527	55.6	+9.0
	Labour	Chris Bridges	1,975	24.3	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Michael White	1,022	12.5	-5.8
	Green	Lesley Jeffries	566	6.9	-0.9
Majority			2,552	31.3	+4.2
Turnout			8,144	50.0	+9.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2019

2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Billy Flynn*	2,952	46.6	-14.9
	Labour	Nigel Gill	1,235	19.5	-0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Dowling	1,159	18.3	+6.0
	Green	Lesley Jeffries	491	7.8	+0.3
	UKIP	Andrew Greenwood	491	7.8	+7.8
Majority			1,717	27.1	-14.3
Turnout			6,352	40.1	-5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.4

May 2018

2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Anderson*	4,856	61.5	+3.1
	Conservative	Caroline Anderson*	4,269
	Conservative	Billy Flynn*	3,881
	Labour	Nigel Gill	1,556	19.7	+1.7
	Labour	Geraldine Montgomerie	1,435
	Labour	Andy Rontree	1,264
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Jackson	977	12.3	-1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Trewhella	883
	Liberal Democrats	Ed Thornley	715
	Green	Liddy Swales	591	7.5	+3.5
Majority			3,300	41.4	+1.0
Turnout			15,984	45.2	-0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2016

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Anderson*	4,125	58.4	+12.3
	Labour	Paul Wray	1,270	18.0	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Cheryl Kebede	948	13.4	-8.4
	UKIP	Glenn Morley	440	6.2	-1.5
	Green	Emma Carter	281	4.0	-1.8
Majority			2,855	40.4	+16.0
Turnout			7,064	45.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2015

2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Anderson	5,534	46.1	-4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Cheryl Kebede	2,611	21.8	+0.5
	Labour	Mark Henley	2,236	18.6	-2.0
	UKIP	Malcolm Steele	926	7.7	+3.9
	Green	Emma Carter	696	5.8	+1.7
Majority			2,923	24.4	-4.5
Turnout			12,003	75.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.3

May 2014

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Billy Flynn	3,018	44.5	-1.0
	Labour	Mark Henley	1,312	19.3	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Cheryl Kebede	1,154	17.0	-20.7
	UKIP	Mal Steele	966	14.2	+13.5
	Green	Paul Marchant	336	5.0	+2.3
Majority			1,706
Turnout			6,786
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Anderson*	3,674	52.9	+2.7
	Labour	Nigel Gill	1,301	18.7	-1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christina Shaw	1,202	17.3	-4.0
	UKIP	Claire Wilson-Sharp	486	7.0	+3.2
	Green	Paul Marchant	217	3.1	-1.0
	Alliance for Green Socialism	Gareth Christie	71	1.0	+1.0
Majority			2,373	34.1	+5.2
Turnout			6,951
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leslie Carter*	4,144	50.2	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Shaw	1,758	21.3	-15.5
	Labour	Nigel Gill	1,701	20.6	+5.7
	Green	Paul Marchant	337	4.1	+1.7
	UKIP	Claire Wilson-Sharp	315	3.8	+3.8
Majority			2,386	28.9	+22.5
Turnout			8,255	52
	Conservative hold		Swing	+11.2

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clive Fox*	5,292	43.2	-14.4
	Liberal Democrats	Christina Shaw	4,508	36.8	+10.2
	Labour	Nigel Gill	1,822	14.9	+5.3
	BNP	Doreen Dawson	332	2.7	-0.8
	Green	Paul Marchant	291	2.4	-0.3
Majority			784	6.4	-24.6
Turnout			12,245	77.2	+29.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-12.3

See also

• Listed buildings in Leeds (Adel and Wharfedale Ward)

Notes

References

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