title: Burmantofts and Richmond Hill (ward)
text: # Burmantofts and Richmond Hill (ward)
  
  Burmantofts and Richmond Hill is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the former industrial and now largely residential areas of Burmantofts and Richmond Hill.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2004 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | David Hollingsworth (LD) |
  | 2006 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | David Hollingsworth (LD) |
  | 2007 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | David Hollingsworth (LD) |
  | 2008 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | David Hollingsworth (LD) |
  | 2010 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Richard Brett (LD) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) |
  | 2011 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) |
  | 2012 | Maureen Ingham (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) |
  | 2014 | Maureen Ingham (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) |
  | 2015 | Maureen Ingham (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) |
  | 2016 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) |
  | 2018 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) |
  | 2019 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) |
  | December 2020 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Ind) |
  | 2021 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Ind) |
  | 2022 | Denise Ragan (Lab) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Luke Farley (Lab) |
  | 2023 | Nkele Manaka* (Lab) | Asghar Khan* (Lab) | Luke Farley* (Lab) |
  
  indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates councillor defection or change in party affiliation. * indicates incumbent councillor.
  
  ## Elections since 2010
  
  ### May 2023
  
  2023 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Nkele Manaka | 2,547 | 66.8 | +0.2 |
  | | Green | Rebwar Sharazur | 410 | 10.8 | +4.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 392 | 10.3 | +3.0 |
  | | Conservative | Taiwo Adeyemi | 294 | 7.7 | -2.8 |
  | | TUSC | Richard Chaves-Sanderson | 88 | 2.3 | N/A |
  | | SDP | Paul Whetstone | 59 | 1.5 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,137 | 56.1 | ±0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,811 | 22.4 | -1.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2022
  
  2022 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Luke Farley | 2,674 | 66.6 | +6.2 |
  | | Conservative | Brian Berry | 422 | 10.5 | -2.0 |
  | | Independent | Geoff Holloran | 340 | 8.5 | -2.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 295 | 7.3 | -0.4 |
  | | Green | Richard Wilson | 263 | 6.6 | -0.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,252 | 56.1 | +8.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,015 | 23.4% | -5.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2021
  
  2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Asghar Khan* | 2,984 | 60.4 | +3.9 |
  | | Conservative | Dawn Payne | 619 | 12.5 | +6.7 |
  | | Independent | Geoff Holloran | 554 | 11.2 | -8.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 378 | 7.7 | -3.1 |
  | | Green | Karen Peters | 361 | 7.3 | +0.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,365 | 47.9 | +11.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,937 | 29.0 | +6.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2019
  
  2019 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Denise Ragan* | 2,052 | 56.5 | -0.5 |
  | | East Leeds Independents | Geoff Holloran | 718 | 19.8 | +5.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 392 | 10.8 | -1.9 |
  | | Green | John Barlow | 261 | 7.2 | -1.6 |
  | | Conservative | Louisa Singh | 211 | 5.8 | -1.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,334 | 36.7 | -6.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,672 | 22.8 | -2.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.2 | |
  
  ### May 2018
  
  2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ron Grahame* | 2,756 | 57.0 | -0.4 |
  | | Labour | Asghar Khan* | 2,577 | | |
  | | Labour | Denise Ragan* | 2,442 | | |
  | | East Leeds Independents | Geoff Holloran | 678 | 14.0 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 613 | 12.7 | +1.0 |
  | | Green | Paul Marchant | 428 | 8.8 | +2.2 |
  | | Conservative | Alexander Passingham | 363 | 7.5 | +2.7 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Lord | 327 | | |
  | | Conservative | Robin Rogers | 294 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,078 | 43.0 | +4.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,291 | 24.8 | -2.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2016
  
  2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Denise Ragan | 2,279 | 57.4 | +3.6 |
  | | UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 766 | 19.3 | -1.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 464 | 11.7 | +2.3 |
  | | Green | Penny Ellen Gilg | 223 | 5.6 | +0.5 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Cavendish Lord | 189 | 4.8 | +4.3 |
  | | TUSC | James Alan Ellis | 47 | 1.2 | +0.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,513 | 38.1 | +5.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,968 | 27.2 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2015
  
  2015 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Asghar Khan* | 4,222 | 53.8 | +2.2 |
  | | UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 1,622 | 20.7 | +20.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 737 | 9.4 | -27.1 |
  | | Conservative | Hayley Nancolas | 715 | 9.1 | +4.5 |
  | | Green | Neil Seepujak | 400 | 5.1 | -2.2 |
  | | TUSC | James Ellis | 150 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,600 | 33.1 | +18.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,846 | 50.9 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.3 | |
  
  ### May 2014
  
  2014 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ronald Grahame* | 1,864 | 43.0 |
  | | UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 1,150 | 26.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 843 | 19.5 |
  | | Green | Pete Exley | 318 | 7.3 |
  | | Conservative | Hayley Laura | 156 | 3.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,331 | 28.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2012
  
  2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Maureen Ingham | 2,107 | 52.8 | +1.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Pryke* | 1,426 | 35.7 | -0.8 |
  | | Green | Peter Exley | 312 | 7.8 | +0.5 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 149 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | 17.1 | +2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,994 | | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +1.0 | |
  
  ### May 2011
  
  2011 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Asghar Khan | 2,515 | 51.6 | +7.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 1,779 | 36.5 | +2.6 |
  | | Green | Peter Exley | 356 | 7.3 | +4.8 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 226 | 4.6 | -3.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 736 | 15.1 | +5.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,876 | 32 | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2.5 | |
  
  ### May 2010
  
  2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ronald Grahame | 3,375 | 43.8 | +13.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth* | 2,605 | 33.8 | -7.9 |
  | | BNP | Jason Harland | 888 | 11.5 | -9.2 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 640 | 8.3 | +2.9 |
  | | Green | Peter Exley | 191 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | 10.0 | -1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,699 | 53.1 | +23.7 |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.8 | |
  