title: Pudsey (ward)
text: # Pudsey (ward)
  
  Pudsey is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, including the town of Pudsey and residential areas of Swinnow and Tyersal.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Pudsey South (1973 to 2004) |||||||
  | 1973 | C. or G. Wilson (Lib) | R. Fairbank (Lib) | J. Mann (Lab) |
  | 1975 | C. or G. Wilson (Lib) | R. Fairbank (Lib) | Peter Kersting (Con) |
  | 1976 | C. or G. Wilson (Lib) | H. Fairhurst (Con) | Peter Kersting (Con) |
  | 1978 | Leonard Fletcher (Con) | H. Fairhurst (Con) | Peter Kersting (Con) |
  | 1979 | Leonard Fletcher (Con) | H. Fairhurst (Con) | Peter Kersting (Con) |
  | 1980 | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Donald Brown (Lab) | Peter Kersting (Con) |
  | 1982 | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Jonathan Mortimer (Con) | Peter Kersting (Con) |
  | 1983 | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Jonathan Mortimer (Con) | Peter Kersting (Con) |
  | TBC | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Jonathan Mortimer (Con) | Peter Kersting (Ind) |
  | 1984 | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Jonathan Mortimer (Con) | Peter Kersting (Ind) |
  | 1986 | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Peter Kersting (Ind) |
  | 1987 | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Peter Kersting (Ind) |
  | 1988 | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Peter Kersting (Ind) |
  | 1990 | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Peter Kersting (Ind) |
  | 1991 | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Peter Kersting (Ind) |
  | 1992 | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Peter Kersting (Ind) |
  | 1994 | Anne Hickinson (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Peter Kersting (Ind) |
  | 1995 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Peter Kersting (Ind) |
  | 1996 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 1998 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 1999 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2000 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2002 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2003 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | Pudsey (2004 to present) |||||||
  | 2004 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2006 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2007 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2008 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2010 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2011 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2012 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2014 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2015 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2016 | Josephine Jarosz (Lab) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mick Coulson (Lab) |
  | 2018 | Simon Seary (Con) | Richard Lewis (Lab) | Mark Harrison (Con) |
  | 2019 | Simon Seary (Con) | Trish Smith (Con) | Mark Harrison (Con) |
  | 2021 | Simon Seary (Con) | Trish Smith (Con) | Dawn Seary (Con) |
  | 2022 | Simon Seary (Con) | Trish Smith (Con) | Dawn Seary (Con) |
  | 2023 | Simon Seary* (Con) | Trish Smith* (Con) | Dawn Seary* (Con) |
  
  indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates councillor defection. * indicates incumbent councillor.
  
  ## Elections since 2010
  
  ### May 2023
  
  2023 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Trish Smith* | 3,050 | 44.1 | -10.9 |
  | | Labour | Riaz Ahmed | 2,891 | 41.8 | +4.6 |
  | | Green | Alaric Hall | 398 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christine Glover | 352 | 5.1 | +2.3 |
  | | Reform UK | Tom Kelly | 201 | 2.9 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 2.3 | -15.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,919 | 36.2 | -3.6 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2022
  
  2022 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Simon Seary* | 4,145 | 55.0 | -1.5 |
  | | Labour | Ryan Holroyd-Case | 2,825 | 37.2 | +5.8 |
  | | Green | Suzanne Ward | 386 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Robert Jacques | 210 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,320 | 17.4 | -7.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,598 | 39.8 | -2.8 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2021
  
  2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Dawn Seary | 4,609 | 56.5 | +15.1 |
  | | Labour | Mark Sewards | 2,567 | 31.4 | -6.2 |
  | | Green | Suzanne Ward | 419 | 5.1 | -2.1 |
  | | Yorkshire | Dan Woodlock | 265 | 3.2 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Dowling | 248 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
  | | SDP | Daniel Walker | 15 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,042 | 25.0 | +21.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,164 | 42.6 | +8.1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2019
  
  2019 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Trish Smith | 2,661 | 41.4 | -1.3 |
  | | Labour | Richard Lewis* | 2,417 | 37.6 | -0.6 |
  | | UKIP | Lee Stuart Jackson | 569 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
  | | Green | Catherine Harrison | 462 | 7.2 | +0.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 244 | 3.8 | -2.1 |
  | | For Britain | Lorraine Ida Nellis | 82 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 3.8 | -2.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,455 | 34.5 | -3.7 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -0.4 | |
  
  ### May 2018
  
  2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Simon Seary | 3,324 | 42.7 | +9.4 |
  | | Conservative | Mark Harrison | 3,099 | | |
  | | Labour | Richard Lewis* | 2,976 | 38.2 | -7.2 |
  | | Conservative | Mark Neve | 2,901 | | |
  | | Labour | Mick Coulson* | 2,731 | | |
  | | Labour | Lou Cunningham | 2,698 | | |
  | | Yorkshire | Conor O'Neill | 570 | 7.3 | +4.0 |
  | | Green | Helen Hart | 545 | 7.0 | +3.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christine Glover | 460 | 5.9 | +3.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Martin Hughes | 190 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 247 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 5.9 | -6.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,194 | 38.2 | +1.3 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2016
  
  2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour Co-op | Josie Jarosz* | 2,884 | 45.4 | +3.8 |
  | | Conservative | Simon Seary | 2,120 | 33.3 | -2.6 |
  | | UKIP | Kath Tattersall | 751 | 11.8 | -1.8 |
  | | Green | Laura Rosemary Johnson | 220 | 3.5 | -1.8 |
  | | Yorkshire First | Conor Andrew O'Neill | 211 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jude Patrick Arbuckle | 167 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 764 | 12.3 | +6.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,353 | 36.9 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2015
  
  2015 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Richard Lewis* | 4,935 | 41.6 | -11.8 |
  | | Conservative | Simon Seary | 4,266 | 35.9 | +7.0 |
  | | UKIP | Roger Tattersall | 1,613 | 13.6 | +4.3 |
  | | Green | Claire Allen | 629 | 5.3 | +0.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 354 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
  | | TUSC | Michael Johnson | 72 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 | 5.6 | -18.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,869 | 68.1 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.4 | |
  
  ### May 2014
  
  2014 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mick Coulson* | 2,182 | |
  | | UKIP | Phil Banks | 1,785 | |
  | | Conservative | Amanda Carter | 1,356 | |
  | | Green | Irene Dracup | 390 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 205 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2012
  
  2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour Co-op | Josie Jarosz* | 3,312 | 59.2 | +5.9 |
  | | Conservative | Jason Aldiss | 1,147 | 20.5 | -8.4 |
  | | UKIP | Paul Denner | 811 | 14.5 | +5.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 320 | 5.7 | +1.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,165 | 38.7 | +14.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,590 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.1 | |
  
  ### May 2011
  
  2011 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour Co-op | Richard Lewis* | 3,669 | 53.4 | +11.1 |
  | | Conservative | Jason Aldiss | 1,987 | 28.9 | -0.3 |
  | | UKIP | Phil Banks | 636 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
  | | Green | Irene Dracup | 321 | 4.7 | +2.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Brendan Stubbs | 262 | 3.8 | -14.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,682 | 24.5 | +11.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,875 | 40 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.7 | |
  
  ### May 2010
  
  2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mick Coulson* | 4,861 | 42.3 | +3.3 |
  | | Conservative | Jason Aldiss | 3,356 | 29.2 | -5.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Brendan Stubbs | 2,081 | 18.1 | +9.2 |
  | | BNP | Winifred Misson | 901 | 7.8 | -5.4 |
  | | Green | Irene Dracup | 292 | 2.5 | -2.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,505 | 13.1 | +8.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,491 | 66.6 | +28.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
  