Morley South 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 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Michael Burnham Elected | 2,564 | 51.9% | +15.1 |
| Reform UK | Michael Burnham Elected | 2,564 | 51.9% | — |
| Morley Borough Independents | Darren Mark Senior | 1,957 | 39.6% | +14.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael James Fox | 992 | 20.1% | +2.6 |
| Green Party | Matthew Ball | 793 | 16.1% | +10.6 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Adrian Blake | 594 | 12.0% | +1.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Barron | 402 | 8.1% | +4.1 |
| Social Democratic Party | Cordelia Lynan | 12 | 0.2% | — |
| Majority | 607 | |||
| Turnout | 40.5% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,115 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 4,939 | |||
Reform UK gain from Morley Borough Independents · Reform UK gain
12/06/2025 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Ryan Taylor Elected | 2,119 | 36.8% | +29.8 |
| Morley Borough Independents | Terry Grayshon | 1,450 | 25.2% | -12.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael James Fox | 1,009 | 17.5% | +15.9 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Charlotte Hill | 634 | 11.0% | -20.3 |
| Green Party | Chris Bell | 313 | 5.4% | -3.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Liam Scott Roberts | 230 | 4.0% | -5.6 |
| Majority | 669 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | 5,826 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,755 | |||
Reform UK gain from Morley Borough Independents
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morley Borough Independents | Jane Simone Senior Elected | 2,221 | 38.1% | -3.5 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Charlotte Hill | 1,824 | 31.3% | +1.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alexander Ricardo Giles | 560 | 9.6% | -5.3 |
| Green Party | Chris Bell | 521 | 8.9% | +0.0 |
| Reform UK | James Kendall | 407 | 7.0% | — |
| Independent | Phil Bennett | 192 | 3.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mihai Marcelin Barticel | 93 | 1.6% | -2.2 |
| Social Democratic Party | Nigel Perry | 8 | 0.1% | -0.7 |
| Majority | 397 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,053 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,826 | |||
Morley Borough Independents hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morley Borough Independents | Wyn Kidger Elected | 2,094 | 41.6% | +1.9 |
| Labour Party | Bailey Bradley | 1,510 | 30.0% | -0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Charles Henry Jack George | 749 | 14.9% | -4.8 |
| Green Party | Chris Bell | 450 | 8.9% | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mihai Marcelin Barticel | 191 | 3.8% | +1.5 |
| Social Democratic Party | Andrew Alexander Martin | 41 | 0.8% | — |
| Majority | 584 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,284 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,035 | |||
Morley Borough Independents hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morley Borough Independents | Oliver Scott Newton Elected | 2,321 | 39.7% | +6.4 |
| Labour Party | Bailey Bradley | 1,769 | 30.3% | +3.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lalit Suryawanshi | 1,150 | 19.7% | -7.8 |
| Green Party | Chris Bell | 470 | 8.0% | -1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Penny Goodman | 137 | 2.3% | +0.6 |
| Majority | 552 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,172 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,847 | |||
Morley Borough Independents hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morley Borough Independents | Jane Simone Senior Elected | 2,127 | 33.3% | -17.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Burnham | 1,754 | 27.4% | +14.8 |
| Labour Party | Bailey Bradley | 1,689 | 26.4% | +0.2 |
| Green Party | Chris Bell | 608 | 9.5% | +1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Richard Andrews | 110 | 1.7% | -1.0 |
| Social Democratic Party | Joshua Sturgeon | 104 | 1.6% | — |
| Majority | 373 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,099 | |||
| Ballots cast | 6,392 | |||
Morley Borough Independents hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morley Borough Independents | Wyn Kidger Elected | 2,403 | 50.5% | +0.7 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Pete Compton | 1,248 | 26.2% | -15.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lewis Jones | 601 | 12.6% | -4.3 |
| Green Party | Chris Bell | 375 | 7.9% | -3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Richard Andrews | 129 | 2.7% | -0.2 |
| Majority | 1,155 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,756 | |||
Morley Borough Independents hold
03/05/2018 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morley Borough Independents | Judith Mary Elliott Elected | 2,500 | 49.8% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Neil Dawson Elected | 2,102 | 41.9% | — |
| Morley Borough Independents | Wyn Kidger Elected | 2,082 | 41.5% | — |
| Morley Borough Independents | Robert Finnigan | 2,028 | 40.4% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Charlotte Hill | 1,799 | 35.9% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Luke Mitchell | 1,712 | 34.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rachel Oldham | 848 | 16.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jermaine Sanwoolu | 698 | 13.9% | — |
| Green Party | Chris Bell | 583 | 11.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jas Singh | 547 | 10.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Smith | 148 | 3.0% | — |
| Majority | 54 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 5,016 | |||
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 |
|---|---|
| Morley Borough Independents | 43% |
| Labour Party | 29% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 14% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 10% |
| Green Party | 3% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1% |
Reconstructed from Morley South (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.