Temple_Newsam_(ward)

Temple Newsam (ward)

Temple Newsam (ward)

Electoral ward in Leeds, England


Temple Newsam is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the outer city suburbs of Colton, Halton, Halton Moor and Whitkirk. Austhorpe is also shared with Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward, whilst the current civil parish boundaries of Austhorpe see its eastern half lie in the western tip of Garforth and Swillington ward.

Quick Facts Population, Metropolitan borough ...

The ward population at the 2011 Census was 21,543 and ward itself is named after the Temple Newsam estate.[4]

Boundaries

The Temple Newsam ward includes the civil parish of Austhorpe (west half).

Councillors since 1973

Judith Cummins represented Temple Newsam ward (2012-2016). Member of Parliament for Bradford South since 2015.
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Elections since 2010

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Notes

  1. Dodgson had served as a Halton councillor since 1968.
  2. Hyde had served as a Halton councillor since 1973.
  3. Wood had represented Osmondthorpe ward between 1968 and 1973.
  4. Schofield previously represented Garforth and Swillington ward between 1982 and 1986.
  5. Sully represented Burley ward between 1971 and 1973.
  6. Sully stood unsuccessfully for North ward in 1994. He was later elected to represent the ward between 1995 and 1999.
  7. Lyons, previously a councillor for Richmond Hill ward from 1980, was awarded an OBE in the 2003 Birthday Honours.[6][7]
  8. Langdale resigned from the council for personal reasons in February 2009, triggering an April 2009 by-election. It was subsequently won by the Conservatives. In October 2008, the Daily Express had reported Langdale had been involved in an extramarital affair with the 2008 Labour candidate for Temple Newsam, Jeff Coupar. Coupar was also married to Middleton Park and later Temple Newsam ward councillor, Debra Coupar.[10]
  9. Cummins was previously a Bradford City Councillor for Royds ward from 2004 to 2007.
  10. Cummins was elected as Member of Parliament for Bradford South on the same day as the 2015 council election. She stood down from the council at the 2016 council election.
  11. Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward councillor Coupar replaced Judith Cummins. She had previously represented Morley South ward from 2003 to 2004, Middleton Park ward between 2006 and 2010 and Cross Gates and Whinmoor since 2013.

References

  1. "Councillor Debra Coupar". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. "Councillor Helen Hayden". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. "Councillor Nicole Sharpe". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "City of Leeds ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. "Councillor David Schofield". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  6. "OBEs L-Z". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  7. "The Queen and I – by Councillor Mick". Yorkshire Evening Post. 1 November 2003. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  8. "Councillor Michael Lyons OBE". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  9. "Councillor Jacqueline Langdale". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  10. "Councillor Judith Cummins". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

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