This by-election was called after the resignation of Labour councillor Peter Carlill. This seat was last contested in May 2024, when Labour won it with 46 per cent. The ward's most recent contest, in May 2026, filled a different seat and was won by the Conservatives with 37 per cent. 7 candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
Leeds council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 40.2% |
| Labour | 36.8% |
| Reform UK | 12.0% |
| Green | 5.9% |
| Restore Britain | 2.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1.6% |
| Yorkshire Party | 1.0% |
Leeds elects its councillors by thirds: a ward's seats are elected in separate years, so they can be held by different parties. This by-election is for one of Calverley & Farsley's seats. A gain or hold goes by that seat - the party that last won it - not by which party won the ward's most recent contest, which is usually a different seat.
Yorkshire Party, Reform UK, Liberal Democrats, Green: fewer than 5 wins in 100 each.
Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Restore Britain.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Reform UK | Independents and others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 37% | 27% | 3% | 16% | 17% | - |
| May 2024 | 42% | 46% | 3% | 9% | - | - |
| May 2023 | 35% | 55% | 3% | 4% | - | 3% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground. The independents-and-others share includes Yorkshire Party (3% in May 2023).
Leeds is a metropolitan borough: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: Labour minority.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by Morley Borough Independents, Social Democratic Party and independents at elections since 2022.
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Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above Leeds. Transport and some strategic functions sit with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
The ward is part of the Leeds West and Pudsey constituency. Labour MP Rachel Reeves won it at the 2024 general election with 49 per cent of the vote.