Garforth and Swillington is an electoral ward of
Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of l ...
in east
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
,
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, covering the town of
Garforth
Garforth () is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
It sits in the Garforth and Swillington ward of Leeds City Council and the Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency. As of 2011, the popula ...
as well as the villages of
Great Preston
Great Preston is a small rural village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It has incorporated the once neighbouring hamlet of Little Preston.
Location
Great Preston is situated 9 miles south east of Leeds city c ...
and
Swillington
Swillington is a village and civil parish near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It is situated east from Leeds city centre, north of the River Aire, and is surrounded by streams including Fleakingle ...
.
Boundaries
The Garforth and Swillington ward includes the
civil parishes
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. ...
of:
*
Austhorpe
Austhorpe is a civil parish and residential suburb of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is to the east of city centre and close to the A6120 dual carriageway (Leeds Outer Ring Road) and the M1 motorway.
Location
The area is situated ...
(east half)
*
Great and Little Preston
Great and Little Preston is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. In United Kingdom census, 2001, 2001 census it had a population of 1,449, and 1463 in the 2011 Census for ...
*
Sturton Grange
Sturton Grange is a civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 417, reducing to 403 at the 2011 Census.
Most of the parish area is used for agriculture. Soft fruit is grown here at an industrial scale. ...
*
Swillington
Swillington is a village and civil parish near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It is situated east from Leeds city centre, north of the River Aire, and is surrounded by streams including Fleakingle ...
Councillors
indicates seat up for re-election.
indicates councillor defection.
''*'' indicates incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2010
May 2022
May 2021
May 2019
May 2018
May 2016
May 2015
May 2014
May 2012
May 2011
May 2010
Notes
References
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Wards of Leeds