title: Kirkstall (ward)
text: # Kirkstall (ward)
  
  Kirkstall is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering Burley, Hawksworth, Kirkstall and the south west corner of West Park. It contains three rail stations: Burley Park, Headingley and Kirkstall Forge.
  
  ## Councillors since 1973
  
  | Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1973 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | K. Fenwick (Lab) |
  | 1975 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Hamilton (Con) |
  | 1976 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Hamilton (Con) |
  | 1978 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Hamilton (Con) |
  | 1979 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1980 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1982 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1983 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1984 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1986 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1987 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1988 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1990 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1991 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1992 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1994 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1995 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1996 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1998 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 1999 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2000 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2002 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2003 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2004 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2006 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2007 | Elizabeth Minkin (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2008 | Lucinda Yeadon (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2010 | Lucinda Yeadon (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2011 | Lucinda Yeadon (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2012 | Lucinda Yeadon (Lab) | Bernard Atha OBE (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2014 | Lucinda Yeadon (Lab) | Fiona Venner (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2015 | Lucinda Yeadon (Lab) | Fiona Venner (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2016 | Lucinda Yeadon (Lab) | Fiona Venner (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2018 | Hannah Bithell (Lab) | Fiona Venner (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2019 | Hannah Bithell (Lab) | Fiona Venner (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2021 | Hannah Bithell (Lab) | Fiona Venner (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2022 | Hannah Bithell (Lab) | Fiona Venner (Lab) | John Illingworth (Lab) |
  | 2023 | Hannah Bithell* (Lab) | Fiona Venner* (Lab) | Andy Rontree* (Lab) |
  
  indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.
  
  ## Elections since 2010
  
  ### May 2023
  
  2023 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Andy Rontree | 3,018 | 64.0 | -3.1 |
  | | Green | Victoria Smith | 886 | 18.8 | +2.8 |
  | | Conservative | Reiss Capitano | 402 | 8.5 | -1.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Adam Belcher | 288 | 6.1 | +0.3 |
  | | Independent | Stuart Long | 95 | 2.0 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,132 | 42.2 | -8.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,718 | 29.2 | -1.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2022
  
  2022 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Hannah Bithell* | 3,346 | 67.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Green | Victoria Smith | 797 | 16.0 | +1.5 |
  | | Conservative | Reiss Capitano | 511 | 10.2 | -3.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Adam Belcher | 287 | 5.8 | +2.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,549 | 51.1 | -1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,986 | 30.8 | -4.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2021
  
  2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Fiona Venner* | 3,922 | 67.1 | +4.6 |
  | | Green | Victoria Smith | 845 | 14.5 | +0.1 |
  | | Conservative | Reiss Capitano | 773 | 13.2 | +7.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Edwards | 186 | 3.2 | -3.4 |
  | | TUSC | James Ellis | 72 | 1.2 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,077 | 52.6 | +4.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,845 | 35.1 | +4.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2019
  
  2019 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Illingworth* | 2,959 | 62.5 | -3.3 |
  | | Green | Victoria Smith | 682 | 14.4 | -1.8 |
  | | UKIP | David Barlow | 497 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Edward Anthony Richardson | 312 | 6.6 | -0.7 |
  | | Conservative | Liam Michael Kenrick-Bailey | 283 | 6.0 | -4.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,277 | 48.1 | -8.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,753 | 30.7 | -1.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.8 | |
  
  ### May 2018
  
  2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Hannah Bithell | 3,977 | 65.8 | -2.7 |
  | | Labour | Fiona Venner* | 3,850 | | |
  | | Labour | John Illingworth* | 3,634 | | |
  | | Green | Ben Goldthorp | 978 | 16.2 | +7.9 |
  | | Conservative | Liam Kenrick-Bailey | 645 | 10.7 | +4.5 |
  | | Conservative | Amaad Amin | 471 | | |
  | | Conservative | Eleni Nicolaou | 454 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Maria Frank | 445 | 7.3 | +3.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,999 | 56.2 | -1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,341 | 32.2 | -2.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2016
  
  2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Lucinda Yeadon* | 3,453 | 68.5 | +16.8 |
  | | UKIP | Cain Arron Weber | 547 | 10.9 | +0.3 |
  | | Green | Morgan Rhys Tatchell-Evans | 420 | 8.3 | -10.0 |
  | | Conservative | George William Andrew Rear | 313 | 6.2 | -6.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Martin Gareth Hughes | 212 | 4.2 | -1.5 |
  | | Independent | Stuart William Long | 53 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
  | | TUSC | Maddy Steeds | 43 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,040 | 57.6 | +24.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5041 | 34.5 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2015
  
  2015 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Illingworth* | 4,957 | 51.7 | -12.8 |
  | | Green | Meadow Hudson | 1,755 | 18.3 | +8.9 |
  | | Conservative | Matthew Wharton | 1,184 | 12.3 | +0.2 |
  | | UKIP | Paul Denner | 1,017 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Johathan Heap | 548 | 5.7 | -5.6 |
  | | TUSC | Dean Meehan | 133 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,202 | 33.4 | -19.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,594 | 61.6 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.9 | |
  
  ### May 2014
  
  2014 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Fiona Venner | 2,696 | |
  | | UKIP | Kevin Reid | 907 | |
  | | Green | Morgan Tatchell-Evans | 724 | |
  | | Conservative | Matthew Wharton | 379 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Martin Hughes | 252 | |
  | | TUSC | Ben Mayor | 56 | |
  | | Independent | Stuart Long | 55 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.77 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2012
  
  2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Lucinda Yeadon* | 3,006 | 67.7 | +3.2 |
  | | Green | Morgan Tatchell-Evans | 437 | 9.8 | +0.5 |
  | | Conservative | Annabel Gooch | 398 | 9.0 | -3.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Tom Mead | 293 | 6.6 | -4.7 |
  | | Independent | Stuart Long | 173 | 3.9 | +1.1 |
  | | Alliance for Green Socialism | Simon Fearn | 136 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,569 | 57.8 | +5.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,443 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
  
  ### May 2011
  
  2011 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Illingworth* | 3,634 | 64.5 | +22.1 |
  | | Conservative | Daniel Whitehouse | 680 | 12.1 | -2.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Chris Lovell | 636 | 11.3 | -21.7 |
  | | Green | Morgan Tatchell-Evans | 527 | 9.4 | +4.4 |
  | | Independent | Stuart Long | 157 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,954 | 52.4 | +43.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,634 | 35 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.5 | |
  
  ### May 2010
  
  2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Bernard Atha* | 4,012 | 42.4 | +3.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Coleman | 3,125 | 33.0 | -3.6 |
  | | Conservative | Matthew Wharton | 1,420 | 15.0 | +5.2 |
  | | Green | Morgan Tatchell-Evans | 469 | 5.0 | -1.7 |
  | | BNP | Keven Nicholson | 447 | 4.7 | -2.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 887 | 9.4 | +6.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,473 | 60.0 | +29.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
  