Pudsey (ward) explained

Official Name:	Pudsey
Static Image Name:	Leeds UK ward map highlighting Pudsey.svg
Static Image Caption:	Pudsey highlighted within Leeds
Metropolitan Borough:	City of Leeds
Metropolitan County:	West Yorkshire
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country:	England
Constituency Westminster:	Leeds West and Pudsey
Councillor1:	Dawn Seary^[1]
Party1:	Conservative
Councillor2:	Simon Seary^[2]
Party2:	Conservative
Councillor3:	Trish Smith^[3]
Party3:	Local Independent
Population:	19,116
Population Ref:	(2023 electorate)
Hide Services:	yes

Pudsey is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, including the town of Pudsey and residential areas of Swinnow and Tyersal.

Councillors

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
Pudsey South (1973 to 2004)
1973		C. or G. Wilson (Lib)		R. Fairbank (Lib)		J. Mann (Lab)
1975		C. or G. Wilson (Lib)		R. Fairbank (Lib)		Peter Kersting (Con)
1976		C. or G. Wilson (Lib)		H. Fairhurst (Con)		Peter Kersting (Con)
1978		Leonard Fletcher (Con)		H. Fairhurst (Con)		Peter Kersting (Con)
1979		Leonard Fletcher (Con)		H. Fairhurst (Con)		Peter Kersting (Con)
1980		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Donald Brown (Lab)		Peter Kersting (Con)
1982		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Jonathan Mortimer (Con)		Peter Kersting (Con)
1983		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Jonathan Mortimer (Con)		Peter Kersting (Con)
TBC		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Jonathan Mortimer (Con)		Peter Kersting (Ind)
1984		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Jonathan Mortimer (Con)		Peter Kersting (Ind)
1986		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)^[4]		Peter Kersting (Ind)
1987		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Peter Kersting (Ind)
1988		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Peter Kersting (Ind)
1990		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Peter Kersting (Ind)
1991		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Peter Kersting (Ind)
1992		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Peter Kersting (Ind)
1994		Anne Hickinson (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Peter Kersting (Ind)
1995		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)^[5]		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Peter Kersting (Ind)
1996		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)^[6]
1998		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
1999		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2000		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2002		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2003		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
Pudsey (2004 to present)
2004		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2006		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2007		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2008		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2010		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2011		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2012		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2014		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2015		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2016		Josephine Jarosz (Lab)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mick Coulson (Lab)
2018		Simon Seary (Con)		Richard Lewis (Lab)		Mark Harrison (Con)^[7]
2019		Simon Seary (Con)		Trish Smith (Con)		Mark Harrison (Con)
2021		Simon Seary (Con)		Trish Smith (Con)		Dawn Seary (Con)
2022		Simon Seary (Con)		Trish Smith (Con)		Dawn Seary (Con)
2023		Simon Seary (Con)		Trish Smith (Con)		Dawn Seary (Con)
2024		Simon Seary* (Con)		Trish Smith* (Ind)^[8]		Dawn Seary* (Con)

indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection.

• indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

May 2010

See also

• Listed buildings in Pudsey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Councillor Dawn Seary . democracy.leeds.gov.uk . . 17 May 2021.
2. Web site: Councillor Simon Seary . democracy.leeds.gov.uk . . 28 December 2018.
3. Web site: Councillor Trish Smith . democracy.leeds.gov.uk . . 16 June 2019.
4. Web site: Councillor Richard Lewis . democracy.leeds.gov.uk . . 28 December 2018.
5. Web site: Councillor Josephine Jarosz . democracy.leeds.gov.uk . . 28 December 2018.
6. Web site: Councillor Mick Coulson . democracy.leeds.gov.uk . . 28 December 2018.
7. Web site: Councillor Mark Harrison . democracy.leeds.gov.uk . . 28 December 2018.
8. Smith was still a member of the Conservative Party as of the day of the 2024 election, but left the party to sit as an independent before the new council met for the first time.