Newsome (ward)

Newsome
Newsome and Central (1973–1982)
Newsome; Newsome and Central (1973–1982)
Metropolitan Borough ward; for Kirklees Council
	Newsome within Kirklees
County	West Yorkshire
Population	22,636 (2016)
Registered electors	12,317 (2018)
Settlements	Newsome
Current ward
Created	1973
First Round; Councillor	Karen Allison; (Green)
Second Round; Councillor	Sue Lee-Richards; (Green)
Third Round; Councillor	Andrew Cooper; (Green)
Number of Councillors	Three
Overlaps
UK Parliament constituency	Huddersfield

Newsome (previously Newsome and Central, 1973 to 1982) is a Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Ward in the Huddersfield Parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

Election
1973	Mennell (Lab)	J. Richardson (Lab)	D. White (Lab)
1975	G. Furness (Con)	J. Richardson (Lab)	D. White (Lab)
1976	G. Furness (Con)	B. Jenkins (Con)	D. White (Lab)
1978	G. Furness (Con)	B. Jenkins (Con)	D. White (Lab)
1979	M. Drayton (Lab)	B. Jenkins (Con)	D. White (Lab)
1980	M. Drayton (Lab)	E. Moorhouse (Lab)	D. White (Lab)
1982	E. Moorhouse (Lab)	M. Drayton (Lab)	Barrie Metcalfe (Lab)
1983	G. Colledge (SDP–Lib)	M. Drayton (Lab)	Barrie Metcalfe (Lab)
1984	G. Colledge (SDP–Lib)	M. Drayton (Lab)	Barrie Metcalfe (Lab)
1986	G. Colledge (SDP–Lib)	M. Drayton (Lab)	D. Stokes (SDP–Lib)
1987	Jamil Akhtar (Lab)	M. Drayton (Lab)	D. Stokes (SDP–Lib)
1988	Jamil Akhtar (Lab)	M. Drayton (Lab)	D. Stokes (SLD)
1990	Jamil Akhtar (Lab)	M. Drayton (Lab)	Barrie Metcalfe (Lab)
1991	Jamil Akhtar (Lab)	M. Drayton (Lab)	Barrie Metcalfe (Lab)
1992	Jamil Akhtar (Lab)	E. Lawson (Lab)	Barrie Metcalfe (Lab)
1994	Jamil Akhtar (Lab)	E. Lawson (Lab)	Barrie Metcalfe (Lab)
1995	Jamil Akhtar (Lab)	E. Lawson (Lab)	Barrie Metcalfe (Lab)
1996	Jamil Akhtar (Lab)	Nick Harvey (Green)	Barrie Metcalfe (Lab)
1998	Jamil Akhtar (Lab)	Nick Harvey (Green)	Graham Simpson (Green)
1999	Andrew Cooper (Green)	Nick Harvey (Green)	Graham Simpson (Green)
2000	Andrew Cooper (Green)	Nick Harvey (Green)	Graham Simpson (Green)
2002	Andrew Cooper (Green)	Julie Stewart (Green)	Graham Simpson (Green)
2003	Andrew Cooper (Green)	Julie Stewart (Green)	Graham Simpson (Green)
2004	Sharon Fallows (Green)	Julie Stewart-Turner ^{[n 1]} (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2006	Graham Simpson (Green)	Julie Stewart-Turner (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2007	Graham Simpson (Green)	Julie Stewart-Turner (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2008	Graham Simpson (Green)	Julie Stewart-Turner (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2010	Graham Simpson (Green)	Julie Stewart-Turner (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2011	Graham Simpson (Green)	Julie Stewart-Turner (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2012	Graham Simpson (Green)	Julie Stewart-Turner (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2014	Karen Allison (Green)	Julie Stewart-Turner (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2015	Karen Allison (Green)	Julie Stewart-Turner (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2016	Karen Allison (Green)	Julie Stewart-Turner (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2018	Karen Allison (Green)	Julie Stewart-Turner (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2019	Karen Allison (Green)	Sue Lee-Richards (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2021	Karen Allison (Green)	Sue Lee-Richards (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2022	Karen Allison (Green)	Sue Lee-Richards (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2023	Karen Allison (Green)	Sue Lee-Richards (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)
2024	Karen Allison (Green)	Sue Lee-Richards (Green)	Andrew Cooper (Green)

indicates seat up for re-election.

indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.

indicates seat up for re-election after casual vacancy.

Election Results (2004 to present)

Elections in the 2020s

May 2024

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 2024: Newsome
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Andrew Cooper	2,593	66.8	+2.5
Labour	Mark Morris	892	23.0	−1.5
Conservative	Kath Bellamy	272	7.0	−0.6
Liberal Democrats	Waheed Anwar	125	3.2	+1.3
Green hold		Swing

May 2023

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 2023: Newsome
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Sue Lee-Richards	2,197	64.3	+1.5
Labour	Jane Rylah	837	24.5	−3.4
Conservative	Charles Ayugbo	258	7.6	+0.8
Liberal Democrats	Patrycja Bartosinka	64	1.9	−0.5
Yorkshire	Bikatshi Katenga	61	1.8	+0.1
Green hold		Swing

May 2022

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 2022: Newsome
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Karen Allison	2,360	60.6	−0.4
Labour	Mohammed Safdar	984	25.3	−0.6
Conservative	John Roberts	379	9.7	−1.8
Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wilkinson	106	2.7	+1.1
Yorkshire	Bikatshi Katenga	68	1.7	N/A
Green hold		Swing

May 2021

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 2021: Newsome
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Andrew Cooper	2,592	60.97	−2.0
Labour	Pauline Wheat-Bowen	1,102	25.92	−2.0
Conservative	Maria Ackroyd	499	11.48	+5.5
Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wilkinson	69	1.62	−1
Green hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 2019: Newsome
	Candidate	Votes	%
Green	Sue Lee-Richards	2,455	62.8
Labour	Chris Owen	1,092	27.9
Conservative	Scarlett Black	266	6.8
Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wilkinson	95	2.4
Green hold		Swing

May 2018

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2018: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	*Karen Allison*	2,215	51.5	0.4
	Labour	Jo Lawson	1,593	37.0	2.0
	Conservative	Charlie Reid	366	8.5	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wilkinson	75	1.7	0.7
	Yorkshire	Bikatshi Katenga	56	1.3	New
Majority			622	14.5	1.6
Registered electors			12,317
Turnout			4,313	35.0	3.6
Rejected ballots			8	0.2	0.6
	Green hold		Swing	0.8

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May 2016

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 2016: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	*Andrew Cooper*	2,428	51.9	14.2
	Labour	Nadeem Iqbal	1,822	39.0	5.3
	Conservative	Pauline McGleenan	312	6.7	6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Bird	113	2.4	0.4
Majority			606	12.9	8.9
Registered electors			12,193
Turnout			4,711	38.6
Rejected ballots			36	0.8
	Green hold		Swing	4.5

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May 2015

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 2015: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	*Julie Stewart-Turner*	2,842	37.7	6.2
	Labour	Nadeem Iqbal	2,537	33.7	4.3
	Conservative	Tasmin Coloney	965	12.8	4.7
	UKIP	Ian French	889	11.8	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor Ritchie	213	2.8	0.1
	TUSC	Paul Randall	85	1.1
Majority			305	4.0	10.5
Registered electors			12,801
	Green hold		Swing	5.3

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May 2014

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 22 May 2014: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Karen Allison	1,793	43.9	9.1
	Labour	Sheikh Ullah	1,201	29.4	5.5
	UKIP	Ian French	603	14.8	New
	Conservative	Simon Ackroyd	332	8.1	0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor Ritchie	111	2.7	1.0
	TUSC	Jake Lawley	47	1.1	1.6
Majority			592	14.5	3.6
	Green hold		Swing	1.8

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May 2012

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2012: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	*Andrew Cooper*	2,354	53.0	1.4
	Labour	Sadia Rehman	1,552	34.9	5.7
	Conservative	Mark Dodsworth	344	7.7	3.6
	TUSC	Ian Slattery	119	2.7	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rilwan Olateju	76	1.7	3.0
Majority			802	18.1	4.3
Registered electors			14,199
Turnout				31.3	3.3
	Green hold		Swing	2.2

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May 2011

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 2011: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	*Julie Stewart-Turner*	2,450	51.6	18.8
	Labour	Mohammed Saeed	1,383	29.2	4.1
	Conservative	Jas Virdee	536	11.3	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Scott	255	4.7	14.3
	TUSC	Ian Slattery	150	3.2	New
Majority			1,067	22.4	14.7
Registered electors			13,955
Turnout				34.6	18.7
	Green hold		Swing	7.4

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May 2010

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 2010: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	*Graham Simpson*	2,447	32.8	14.1
	Labour	Munir Ahmed	1,878	25.1	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Scott	1,421	19.0	12.8
	Conservative	Bernard McGuin	1,178	15.8	0.2
	BNP	Stuart Exley	435	5.8	3.5
	Independent	Hazel Spencer	109	1.5	New
Majority			569	7.7	17.1
Registered electors			14,010
Turnout				53.3	20.7
	Green hold		Swing	8.6

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Elections in the 2000s

May 2008

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 2008: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	*Andrew Cooper*	1,942	46.9	5.8
	Labour	Jean Goodison	916	22.1	4.1
	Conservative	Janice Thomas	645	15.6	1.9
	BNP	Stuart Exley	384	9.3	New
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Greaves	256	6.2	1.3
Majority			1,026	24.8	1.7
Registered electors			12,866
Turnout				32.6	1.7
	Green hold		Swing	0.9

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May 2007

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2007: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	*Julie Stewart-Turner*	2,083	52.7	10.8
	Labour	Jamil Akhtar	1,035	26.2	0.1
	Conservative	Neil Drake	541	13.7	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Wainwright	296	7.5	2.2
Majority			1,048	26.5	10.9
Registered electors			12,904
Turnout				30.9	3.5
	Green hold		Swing	5.5

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May 2006

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 2006: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Graham Simpson	1,817	41.9	5.0
	Labour	Mohammad Iqbal	1,140	26.3	6.8
	BNP	Simon Towers	491	11.3	1.7
	Conservative	Neil Drake	464	10.7	0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kuldip Brar	420	9.7	6.3
Majority			677	15.6	1.8
Registered electors			12,224
Turnout				34.4	9.1
	Green hold		Swing	0.9

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June 2004

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 10 June 2004: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Andrew Cooper ^{[n 2]}	2,006	36.9	*N/A*
	Green	Julie Stewart-Turner ^{[n 3]}	1,965	–	–
	Green	Sharon Fallows ^{[n 4]}	1,882	–	–
	Labour	Jamil Akhtar	1,062	19.5	N/A
	Labour	Garth Pratt	950	–	–
	Liberal Democrats	Kuldip Brar	868	16.0	N/A
	Labour	Elsie Wheatley	829	–	–
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Thornton	772	–	–
	BNP	Allan Milton	709	13.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Crossley	673	–	–
	Conservative	Neil Drake	548	10.1	N/A
	Conservative	Stephen Halstead	460	–	–
	Conservative	Anne Henderson	420	–	–
	Socialist Alternative	Jean Goodison	245	4.5	N/A
	Socialist Alternative	Dylan Murphy	101	–	–
	Socialist Alternative	Michael Forster	100	–	–
Majority			944	17.4	N/A
Registered electors			11,815
Turnout				43.5	N/A
	Green win (new seat)
	Green win (new seat)
	Green win (new seat)

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Election Results (1982 to 2003)

Elections in the 2000s

May 2003

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 2003: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	*Andrew Cooper*	1,984	61.1	6.7
	Labour	Garth Pratt	651	20.0	3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Thornton	290	8.9	2.0
	Socialist Alternative	Jean Goodison	165	5.1	2.2
	Conservative	Anah Mahenn	159	4.9	3.5
Majority			1,333	41.1	10.1
Registered electors			10,199
Turnout				31.9	1.4
	Green hold		Swing	5.1

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May 2002

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 2002: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Graham Simpson ^{[n 2]}	2,000	54.4	4.6
	Green	Julie Stewart ^{[n 4]}	1,812	–	–
	Labour	Garth Pratt	861	23.4	1.9
	Labour	Gilbert Hanson	744	–	–
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Hirst	401	10.9	1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Thornton	351	–	–
	Conservative	Michael Brooke	310	8.4	3.1
	Conservative	Paul Ambler	197	–	–
	Socialist Alternative	Dylan Murphy	107	2.9	New
Majority			1,139	31.0	6.5
Registered electors			10,708
Turnout				33.3	3.1
	Green hold		Swing	3.3
	Green hold		Swing	–

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May 2000

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 2000: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	*Nicholas Harvey*	2,400	59.0	7.3
	Labour	Barrie Metcalfe	875	21.5	16.8
	Liberal Democrats	Rana Younas	500	12.3	8.1
	Conservative	Oliver Colling	216	5.3	0.5
	Kirklees Council Watch	Sean Hellawell	77	1.9	New
Majority			1,525	37.5	24.1
Registered electors			11,290
Turnout				36.4	3.8
	Green hold		Swing	12.1

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Elections in the 1990s

May 1999

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 1999: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Andrew Cooper	2,360	52.2	4.6
	Labour	Jamil Akhtar	1,749	38.7	5.0
	Conservative	Oliver Colling	264	5.0	1.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. Waddington	190	4.2	0.9
Majority			611	13.5	9.6
Registered electors			11,255
Turnout				40.2	2.3
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	4.8

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May 1998

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 1998: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Graham Simpson	2,424	56.8	7.9
	Labour	Barrie Metcalfe	1,440	33.7	3.8
	Conservative	K. Giles	264	6.2	New
	Liberal Democrats	D. Waddington	141	3.3	2.1
Majority			984	23.1	11.7
Registered electors			11,356
Turnout				37.9	7.8
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	5.9

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May 1996

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 1996: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Nicholas Harvey	3,300	64.7	24.2
	Labour	E. Lawson	1,525	29.9	14.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Akhtar	278	5.4	1.9
Majority			1,775	34.8	N/A
Registered electors			11,269
Turnout				45.7	1.9
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	19.3

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May 1995

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 1995: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Jamil Akhtar*	2,176	44.3	6.3
	Green	Nicholas Harvey	1,993	40.5	21.4
	Conservative	A. Brice	389	7.9	6.7
	Liberal Democrats	B. Burgess	359	7.3	8.4
Majority			183	3.8	27.7
Registered electors			11,233
Turnout				43.8	0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	13.9

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May 1994

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 1994: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Barrie Metcalfe*	2,549	50.6	1.3
	Green	Nicholas Harvey	961	19.1	13.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Oyston	789	15.7	New
	Conservative	J. Broadbent	735	14.6	27.5
Majority			1,588	31.5	21.7
Registered electors			11,312
Turnout				44.5	9.5
	Labour hold		Swing	10.9

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May 1992

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 1992: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Lawson	2,077	51.9	3.0
	Conservative	R. Kaye	1,687	42.1	13.4
	Green	I. McCourtie	240	6.0	0.3
Majority			390	9.8	10.4
Registered electors			11,480
Turnout				35.0	8.3
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

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May 1991

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 1991: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Jamil Akhtar*	2,433	48.9	8.0
	Conservative	B. Sutcliffe	1,429	28.7	11.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Homfray	800	16.1	1.8
	Green	H. Bewsher	314	6.3	1.2
Majority			1,004	20.2	18.8
Registered electors			11,487
Turnout				43.3	6.9
	Labour hold		Swing	9.4

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May 1990

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 1990: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barrie Metcalfe	3,143	56.9	2.3
	SLD	D. Stokes	991	17.9	New
	Conservative	V. Tucker	976	17.7	12.9
	Green	K. Harvey	412	7.5	7.3
Majority			2,152	39.0	15.0
Registered electors			11,011
Turnout				50.2	7.5
	Labour gain from SLD		Swing	7.5

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Elections in the 1980s

May 1988

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 1988: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*M. Drayton*	2,643	54.6	15.7
	Conservative	B. Sutcliffe	1,479	30.6	0.1
	Green	Nicholas Harvey	715	14.8	9.3
Majority			1,164	24.0	15.6
Registered electors			11,338
Turnout				42.7	7.8
	Labour hold		Swing	7.8

May 1987

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 1987: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jamil Akhtar	2,212	38.9	8.6
	Conservative	B. Sutcliffe	1,737	30.5	New
	Alliance	M. Chatrik	1,427	25.1	27.4
	Green	Nicholas Harvey	310	5.5	New
Majority			475	8.4	N/A
Registered electors			11,264
Turnout				50.5	3.3
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	6.7

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May 1986

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 8 May 1986: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Stokes	2,789	52.5	16.0
	Labour	Barrie Metcalfe	2,527	47.5	1.0
Majority			262	5.0	N/A
Registered electors			11,263
Turnout				47.2	3.2
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	7.5

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May 1984

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 1984: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*M. Drayton*	2,316	46.5	8.3
	Alliance	P. Baker	1,818	36.5	2.2
	Conservative	A. Haigh	852	17.1	6.0
Majority			498	10.0	N/A
Registered electors			11,332
Turnout				44.0	0.1
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

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May 1983

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 1983: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Colledge	1,916	38.6	9.3
	Labour	Jamil Akhtar	1,889	38.1	7.1
	Conservative	F. Midgley	1,144	23.3	2.2
Majority			27	0.5	N/A
Registered electors			11,298
Turnout				43.9	3.0
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	8.2

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May 1982

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 1982: Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barrie Metcalfe ^{[n 2]}	2,011	45.2	*N/A*
	Labour	M. Drayton ^{[n 3]}	1,976	–	–
	Labour	E. Moorhouse ^{[n 4]}	1,885	–	–
	Alliance	D. Marshall	1,302	29.3	N/A
	Alliance	G. Colledge	1,271	–	–
	Conservative	M. Calkin	1,133	25.5	N/A
	Conservative	H. Lynes	1,090	–	–
	Alliance	A. Armstrong	947	–	–
Majority			709	15.9	N/A
Registered electors			10,870
Turnout				40.9	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

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Election Results (1973 to 1980)

Elections in the 1980s

May 1980

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 1980: Newsome and Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Moorhouse	2,208	56.1	7.7
	Conservative	B. Jenkins	1,059	26.9	3.6
	Liberal	B. Burgess	671	17.0	4.2
Majority			1,149	29.2	11.3
Registered electors			11,251
Turnout				35.0	36.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.7

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Elections in the 1970s

May 1979

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 1979: Newsome and Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Drayton	3,833	48.4	3.1
	Conservative	G. Furness	2,415	30.5	13.8
	Liberal	B. Burgess	1,679	21.2	10.8
Majority			1,418	17.9	16.9
Registered electors			11,045
Turnout				71.8	35.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	8.5

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May 1978

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 1978: Newsome and Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*D. White*	1,834	45.3	7.9
	Conservative	R. Heywood	1,794	44.3	4.2
	Liberal	D. Adams	420	10.4	12.1
Majority			40	1.0	N/A
Registered electors			11,030
Turnout				36.7	4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

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May 1976

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 1976: Newsome and Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Jenkins	1,791	40.1	0.6
	Labour	J. Richardson	1,668	37.4	5.0
	Liberal	J. Crossley	1,003	22.5	4.5
Majority			123	2.7	5.6
Registered electors			10,894
Turnout				41.1	5.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	2.8

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May 1975

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 1975: Newsome and Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Furness	1,642	40.7	14.6
	Labour	Mennell	1,308	32.4	13.4
	Liberal	Hasler	1,089	27.0	1.1
Majority			334	8.3	N/A
Registered electors			11,175
Turnout				36.1	1.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	5.2

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April 1973

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 10 May 1973: Newsome and Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. White ^{[n 2]}	1,903	45.8	*N/A*
	Labour	J. Richardson ^{[n 3]}	1,881	–	–
	Labour	Mennell ^{[n 4]}	1,760	–	–
	Liberal	Hasler	1,169	28.1	N/A
	Conservative	B. Jenkins	1,083	26.1	N/A
	Liberal	Scott	1,040	–	–
	Conservative	Littlewood	1,007	–	–
	Conservative	Parfitt	939	–	–
	Liberal	Edinburgh	883	–	–
Majority			734	17.7	N/A
Registered electors			11,191
Turnout				37.1	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

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Notes

• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

^ née Stewart
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Elected to serve a 4-year term.
^ ^a ^b ^c Elected to serve a 3-year term.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Elected to serve a 2-year term.

References

^ "NEWSOME". City Population.
^ "Election results for Newsome District council election - Thursday 3rd May 2018". Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Election results for Newsome District council election - Thursday 5th May 2016". Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Election results for Newsome District council election - Thursday 7th May 2015". Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "District council election results, 22 May 2014". Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Kirklees Metropolitan Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Local Elections Archive Project Newsome Ward — Kirklees". Local Elections Archive Project.
^ ^a ^b "Local Elections Archive Project Newsome Ward — Kirklees". Local Elections Archive Project.
^ "District council election results, 4 May 2000". Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.

[2] ée Stewart

[first-9] Elected to serve a 4-year term.

[second-10] Elected to serve a 3-year term.

[third-11] Elected to serve a 2-year term.

[1] "NEWSOME". City Population.

[3] "Election results for Newsome District council election - Thursday 3rd May 2018". Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.

[4] "Election results for Newsome District council election - Thursday 5th May 2016". Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.

[5] "Election results for Newsome District council election - Thursday 7th May 2015". Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.

[6] "District council election results, 22 May 2014". Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.

[results-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Kirklees Metropolitan Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre.

[newleap-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Local Elections Archive Project Newsome Ward — Kirklees". Local Elections Archive Project.

[oldleap-12] "Local Elections Archive Project Newsome Ward — Kirklees". Local Elections Archive Project.

[13] "District council election results, 4 May 2000". Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.

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Newsome Newsome and Central (1973–1982)
Metropolitan Borough ward for Kirklees Council
Newsome within Kirklees
County	West Yorkshire
Population	22,636 (2016)^[1]
Registered electors	12,317 (2018)
Settlements	Newsome
Current ward
Created	1973
First Round Councillor	Karen Allison (Green)
Second Round Councillor	Sue Lee-Richards (Green)
Third Round Councillor	Andrew Cooper (Green)
Number of Councillors	Three
Overlaps
UK Parliament constituency	Huddersfield