Cross Gates & Whinmoor ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Paula-Jane Thackray Elected | 3,013 | 41.1% | +32.5 |
| Labour Party | Luke Murrow | 2,051 | 28.0% | -25.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Kennedy | 902 | 12.3% | -9.3 |
| Green Party | Martin Francis Hemingway | 706 | 9.6% | +4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joshua Patrick Lowthion | 260 | 3.5% | -1.8 |
| Independent | Mark Nicholson | 223 | 3.0% | — |
| Yorkshire Party | Howard Graham Dews | 157 | 2.1% | -3.7 |
| Social Democratic Party | Paul Anthony Whetsone | 14 | 0.2% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Ali Mansfield | 11 | 0.1% | — |
| Majority | 962 | |||
| Turnout | 40.6% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,116 | |||
| Ballots cast | 7,337 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | James Gibson Elected | 2,865 | 53.2% | -0.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Max Holley | 1,164 | 21.6% | -8.0 |
| Reform UK | Graham Keith Sunley | 461 | 8.6% | — |
| Yorkshire Party | Howard Graham Dews | 314 | 5.8% | — |
| Green Party | Martin Francis Hemingway | 296 | 5.5% | -0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Noah Allerton | 288 | 5.3% | +0.9 |
| Majority | 1,701 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,048 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,388 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jessica Lennox Elected | 2,823 | 53.7% | +2.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Kennedy | 1,557 | 29.6% | -4.4 |
| Independent | Mark Nicholson | 339 | 6.5% | — |
| Green Party | Martin Francis Hemingway | 302 | 5.7% | -1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Cooper | 233 | 4.4% | -3.0 |
| Majority | 1,266 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,287 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,254 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Pauleen Margaret Grahame Elected | 2,915 | 51.4% | +8.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Kennedy | 1,929 | 34.0% | -7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Wood | 421 | 7.4% | +5.2 |
| Green Party | Martin Francis Hemingway | 401 | 7.1% | +1.3 |
| Majority | 986 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,450 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,666 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | James Gibson Elected | 2,826 | 43.5% | -0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Phil Moore | 2,687 | 41.3% | +20.5 |
| Green Party | Keith Hale | 378 | 5.8% | -2.4 |
| Independent | Mark Nicholson | 286 | 4.4% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Harvey Alexander | 157 | 2.4% | -17.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Aqila Choudhry | 145 | 2.2% | -3.7 |
| Social Democratic Party | Jack Newcombe | 21 | 0.3% | -0.9 |
| Majority | 139 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,552 | |||
| Ballots cast | 6,500 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jessica Lennox Elected | 2,095 | 43.8% | -11.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paula Hayes | 995 | 20.8% | -8.3 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Harvey Alexander | 960 | 20.1% | +9.9 |
| Green Party | Ben Goldthorp | 391 | 8.2% | -2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Roderic Parker | 286 | 6.0% | -0.7 |
| Social Democratic Party | David Creasser | 58 | 1.2% | — |
| Majority | 1,100 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,785 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Pauleen Margaret Grahame Elected | 2,815 | 55.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Peter John Gruen Elected | 2,501 | 49.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Jessica Lennox Elected | 2,175 | 42.6% | — |
| East Leeds Independents Party | Janette Walker | 1,525 | 29.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dorothy Schofield | 1,485 | 29.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paula Hayes | 1,340 | 26.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Martin | 1,142 | 22.4% | — |
| Green Party | Elizabeth Susan Halpin Fellows | 557 | 10.9% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Harvey Alexander | 519 | 10.2% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Peter Morgan | 414 | 8.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Andrew Shakespeare | 340 | 6.7% | — |
| Independents for Direct Democracy | Mark Stephen Maniatt | 261 | 5.1% | — |
| The For Britain Movement | Stuart Neil Nicholson | 238 | 4.7% | — |
| Majority | 650 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 5,104 | |||
05/05/2016 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 48% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 25% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 19% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4% |
| Green Party | 3% |
Reconstructed from Cross Gates and Whinmoor (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.