Calverley and Farsley (ward)
# Calverley and Farsley (ward)

Calverley and Farsley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, including the village of Calverley and town of Farsley.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pudsey North (1973 to 2004) |||||||
| 1973 | Andrew Carter (Con) | J. Finnigan (Lib) | C. Thompson (Con) |
| 1975 | Andrew Carter (Con) | J. Finnigan (Lib) | C. Thompson (Con) |
| 1976 | Andrew Carter (Con) | James Bashall (Con) | C. Thompson (Con) |
| 1978 | Andrew Carter (Con) | James Bashall (Con) | C. Thompson (Con) |
| 1979 | Andrew Carter (Con) | James Bashall (Con) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1980 | Andrew Carter (Con) | James Bashall (Con) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1982 | Andrew Carter (Con) | James Bashall (Con) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1983 | Andrew Carter (Con) | James Bashall (Con) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1984 | Andrew Carter (Con) | James Bashall (Con) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1986 | Andrew Carter (Con) | James Bashall (Con) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1987 | Andrew Carter (Con) | James Bashall (Con) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1988 | Andrew Carter (Con) | James Bashall (Con) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1990 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Angus Ross (Lab) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1991 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Angus Ross (Lab) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1992 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Angus Ross (Lab) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1994 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Iris Favell (Con) |
| 1995 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Thomas Spamer (Lab) |
| 1996 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Janet Harper (Lab) | Thomas Spamer (Lab) |
| 1998 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Frank Robinson (Con) | Thomas Spamer (Lab) |
| 1999 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Frank Robinson (Con) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2000 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Frank Robinson (Con) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2002 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Frank Robinson (Con) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2003 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Frank Robinson (Con) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| Calverley and Farsley (2004 to present) |||||||
| 2004 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Frank Robinson (Con) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2006 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Frank Robinson (Con) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2007 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Frank Robinson (Con) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2008 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Frank Robinson (Con) | Joe Marjoram (Con) |
| 2010 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Rod Wood (Con) | Joe Marjoram (Con) |
| 2011 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Rod Wood (Con) | Joe Marjoram (Con) |
| 2012 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Rod Wood (Con) | Joe Marjoram (Con) |
| July 2013 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Rod Wood (Con) | Joe Marjoram (Ind) |
| 2014 | Andrew Carter (Con) | Rod Wood (Con) | Joe Marjoram (Ind) |
| 2015 | Andrew Carter CBE (Con) | Rod Wood (Con) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2016 | Andrew Carter CBE (Con) | Rod Wood (Con) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2018 | Andrew Carter CBE (Con) | Peter Carlill (Lab) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2019 | Andrew Carter CBE (Con) | Peter Carlill (Lab) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2021 | Andrew Carter CBE (Con) | Peter Carlill (Lab) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2022 | Andrew Carter CBE (Con) | Peter Carlill (Lab) | Amanda Carter (Con) |
| 2023 | Andrew Carter CBE* (Con) | Peter Carlill* (Lab) | Amanda Carter* (Con) |

indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor.  indicates councillor defection. * indicates incumbent councillor.

## Elections since 2010

### May 2023

2023 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Peter Carlill* | 3,926 | 54.6 | +11.8 |
| | Conservative | Jas Singh | 2,536 | 35.3 | -11.4 |
| | Green | Ellen Graham | 251 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| | Yorkshire | Robert Lees | 250 | 3.5 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart McLeod | 205 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,390 | 19.3 | +15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,186 | 38.9 | -2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Andrew Carter* | 3,539 | 46.7 | -6.9 |
| | Labour | Craig Timmins | 3,243 | 42.8 | +8.8 |
| | Green | Ellen Graham | 318 | 4.2 | -3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Dowling | 228 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| | Yorkshire | Robert Lees | 225 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | SDP | Justin Thomas | 14 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 3.9 | -15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,584 | 41.3 | -3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Amanda Carter* | 4,424 | 53.6 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Naheem Alam | 2,808 | 34.0 | -9.5 |
| | Green | Ellen Graham | 664 | 8.0 | -1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Dowling | 312 | 3.7 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,616 | 19.6 | +19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,254 | 44.4 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Carlill* | 2,891 | 43.5 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Jas Singh | 2,864 | 43.1 | -5.5 |
| | Green | Ellen Graham | 643 | 9.7 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Arbuckle | 242 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 0.4 | -10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,695 | 36.9 | -3.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.7 | |

### May 2018

2018 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Andrew Carter* | 3,972 | 48.6 | -4.3 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Carter* | 3,716 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Carlill | 3,086 | 37.7 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Roderic Wood* | 3,039 | | |
| | Labour | Nicole Sharpe | 2,597 | | |
| | Labour | Naheem Alam | 2,483 | | |
| | Green | Ellen Graham | 733 | 9.0 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Arbuckle | 387 | 4.7 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Jacques | 220 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benedict Chastney | 190 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 10.9 | -9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,194 | 40.6 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Andrew Carter* | 3,674 | 52.9 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Carlill | 2,269 | 32.7 | +3.7 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Steele | 596 | 8.6 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Arbuckle | 249 | 3.6 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Clive Lord | 161 | 2.3 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,405 | 20.2 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,949 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Amanda Carter* | 6,005 | 47.0 | -1.1 |
| | Labour | John James Bracken | 4,651 | 36.4 | -6.2 |
| | UKIP | Joe Murgatroyd | 1,119 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| | Green | Clive Lord | 560 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Arbuckle | 431 | 3.4 | -5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,354 | 10.6 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,766 | 71.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

### May 2014

2014 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Roderic Wood* | 2,670 | 38.2 |
| | Labour | John Bracken | 2,476 | 35.4 |
| | UKIP | Joseph Murgatroyd | 1,242 | 17.8 |
| | Green | Clive Lord | 349 | 5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Arbuckle | 256 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,993 | 39.75 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Andrew Carter* | 3,436 | 52.7 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Rachel Seabright | 2,142 | 32.8 | -9.8 |
| | UKIP | Alistair McDowall | 433 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Clive Lord | 297 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Arbuckle | 218 | 3.3 | -5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,294 | 19.8 | +14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,526 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.1 | |

### May 2011

2011 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Joseph Marjoram* | 3,568 | 48.1 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Carol Hughes | 3,158 | 42.6 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 685 | 9.2 | -10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 5.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,411 | 42 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

### May 2010

2010 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Roderic Wood | 4,964 | 39.8 | -20.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew Jarosz | 4,318 | 34.6 | +16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Arbuckle | 2,403 | 19.3 | +7.5 |
| | BNP | Robert Leary | 790 | 6.3 | -3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 646 | 5.2 | -36.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,475 | 71.2 | +34.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -18.2 | |
