Council election · Thursday, 22 October 2026

Leeds City: Calverley & Farsley ward

2 candidates. Same page for each, in ballot-paper order.

2candidates for one seat

3sourced positions

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1named sources

1. Daisy Gilpin
Green Party

2. Kathryn Sara Penny
Labour and Co-operative Party

At the election of Thursday, 7 May 2026, this seat was won by 789 votes (9.3% of votes cast); turnout was 46.7%. Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.

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Your local councillor

Councillors sit on the council that runs services where you live. They set the council's budget and council tax, and decide local planning applications. Here, for Leeds City: Calverley & Farsley ward.

What this office decides

Planning. Whether new homes, extensions and developments get permission.
Waste and streets. Bins, recycling, street cleaning, fly-tipping.
Council tax. The level you pay, within limits set nationally.
Social care. In county and unitary councils, care for older and disabled people.
Parks and libraries. Opening, funding, closing.
Council housing. Repairs, allocations and, in many areas, homelessness.

What it does not

NHS policy and waiting times. Parliament and the NHS.
Income tax and benefits. Parliament.
Immigration. Parliament.
Policing policy. The Home Office and your Police and Crime Commissioner or mayor.
Schools' curriculum. Government and, for academies, their trusts.

Candidates often campaign on things their office cannot change. That is not dishonest in itself — an MP can press a council, a councillor can lobby government — but it is worth knowing which is which. Summarised from the Local Government Association and UK Parliament descriptions of each role.

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1Daisy Gilpin

Green Party

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Money —Housing —Health —Education —Environment —Immigration —Crime —Defence & EU —Equality —0 in total

Democracy Club profile Party site

In their own words

I’m delighted to have been selected as the Green Party candidate for Calverley and Farsley.

I live in Rodley, have an allotment in Calverley, and spend a lot of time in our green spaces and supporting local businesses. I care deeply about our area and the people who call it home. I’m excited to get out into our communities, listen to residents and ask: “What can I do to help?”

I joined the Green Party because, for the first time in a long time, I felt hopeful about what a different kind of politics could look like. I’m incredibly proud to have the opportunity to contribute, and I can’t wait to get started.

Statement to voters supplied by the candidate to Democracy Club, retrieved 2026-09-19. Reproduced unedited.

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Published positions on the nine topics

Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.

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1Daisy Gilpin

Green Party

2Kathryn Sara Penny

Labour and Co-operative Party

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Money 1Housing —Health —Education —Environment 1Immigration —Crime 1Defence & EU —Equality —3 in total

Democracy Club profile

In their own words

I’ve loved living in our community for 11 years and I want to help make it a place where everyone can flourish just as my family and I have. I’m honoured to be a candidate in the local elections in May and it’s been a privilege to speak to so many residents about what matters to them during my campaign.

I’m passionate about road safety, protecting and investing in our green spaces and supporting residents who may be struggling with the cost of living. As a mum and an educator I also care deeply about developing spaces where young people can play, create and build skills.

If elected as your councillor my priorities will be

**Protecting and investing in green spaces** – safeguarding our parks, paths, canal and green belt for future generations.

**Improving road safety** – making our roads safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

**Creating opportunities for young people** – expanding opportunities and support to give every young person the best possible start in life.

**Supporting residents with cost of living** – standing up for families and pensioners facing rising bills and financial pressure and fighting for investment in public services such as libraries, clean streets and improved transport links.

I really love our community and I want to make it a great place to grow up, work and live. I am not a career politician and I can bring my experience of leadership in my other jobs to represent you with focus and professionalism.

**I want to be your councillor because I have a passion for making the place we call home even better, across all our areas of Calverley, Farsley, Pudsey, Rodley, Stanningley, Thornbury and Woodhall. I’d be grateful for your support.**

Statement to voters supplied by the candidate to Democracy Club, retrieved 2026-09-19. Reproduced unedited.

Stood before

Leeds council, Calverley Farsley ward, May 2026 (Labour and Co-operative Party) — not elected

Previous candidacies from Democracy Club. A record of standing, not a judgement.

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Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Candidate statements and leaflets are published as written; we check they are real, not that they are true. Switch between summaries and exact quotations with the control above the list.

Money and cost of living

What this candidate says

Candidate's own words · Kathryn Sara Penny (candidate), via Democracy Club · Statement to voters: Kathryn Sara Penny

Their position

I’m passionate about road safety, protecting and investing in our green spaces and supporting residents who may be struggling with the cost of living.

What that means

Says she is passionate about supporting residents struggling with the cost of living.

Retrieved 2026-09-19.

Housing and property

Nothing published on this yet.

Healthcare and social care

Nothing published on this yet.

Education and universities

Nothing published on this yet.

Environment, climate and energy

What this candidate says

Candidate's own words · Kathryn Sara Penny (candidate), via Democracy Club · Statement to voters: Kathryn Sara Penny

Their position

**Protecting and investing in green spaces** – safeguarding our parks, paths, canal and green belt for future generations.

What that means

Says her priority is protecting and investing in green spaces: parks, paths, the canal and the green belt.

Explain this (1 term)

Green Belt: Land around some cities where building is tightly restricted, to stop urban sprawl.

2Kathryn Sara Penny

Labour and Co-operative Party

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Last time in this seat: election of Thursday, 7 May 2026

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Carter (elected)	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,102	36.6%
Kathryn Sara Penny	Labour and Co-operative Party	2,313	27.3%
Andy North	Reform UK	1,418	16.7%
Ellen Graham	Green Party	1,380	16.3%
Stuart McLeod	Liberal Democrats	258	3%

8,471 valid votes, turnout 46.7%. Result data from Democracy Club (source). Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.

Leeds City: Calverley & Farsley ward in numbers

Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.

House prices in Leeds

Average price £247,695, up 3.8% on a year earlier (July 2026).

Flats and maisonettes: £151,734
Detached houses: £454,505

Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.

Recorded crime nearby, July 2026

113 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.

violent crime: 50
anti social behaviour: 18
public order: 10
drugs: 8
vehicle crime: 7
criminal damage arson: 5

Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.

Leeds City: Calverley & Farsley ward in numbers

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Go deeper: independent sources

None of these is affiliated with a party. Where a source campaigns for a position, the label says so. Links open the original site.

Cross-cutting: polling, fact-checking, parliamentary research

Commons Library: constituency data dashboards — House of Commons Library. Parliamentary research service, impartial by statute.
electionleaflets.org: archive of election leaflets, searchable by area — Democracy Club. Civic-technology archive; leaflets are the parties' own material.
Electoral Commission: political finance register (donations, loans, spending) — Electoral Commission. Official register.
Full Fact — Full Fact. Independent fact-checking charity.
House of Commons Library research briefings — House of Commons Library. Parliamentary research service, impartial by statute.
Institute for Government — Institute for Government. Independent think tank on how government works.
Ipsos Issues Index: what the public says matters most — Ipsos. Polling company (monthly, unprompted survey).
LG Inform: council performance and finance data — Local Government Association. Sector body for councils.
Local Elections Archive Project: every council result since 2002 — Andrew Teale. Independent archive from Returning Officers' data, CC BY-SA.
mySociety Local Intelligence Hub: data by constituency — mySociety. Civic-technology charity; non-partisan.
UK Parliament: Commons votes (every division, how each MP voted) — UK Parliament. Official record, Open Parliament Licence.
UK Parliament: petitions, with signatures by constituency — UK Parliament. Official record.

Sources used on this page

Statement to voters: Kathryn Sara Penny — Kathryn Sara Penny (candidate), via Democracy Club, undated. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 3 quotations.

Candidate lists and nominations: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Tax and benefit figures: PolicyEngine UK, open source.

Leeds City: Calverley & Farsley ward

Your local councillor

What this office decides

What it does not

The ballot paper

1Daisy Gilpin

In their own words

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

1Daisy Gilpin

2Kathryn Sara Penny

In their own words

Stood before

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Money and cost of living

Housing and property

Healthcare and social care

Education and universities

Environment, climate and energy

2Kathryn Sara Penny

Leeds City: Calverley & Farsley ward in numbers

House prices in Leeds

Recorded crime nearby, July 2026

Leeds City: Calverley & Farsley ward in numbers

Go deeper: independent sources

Sources used on this page

1Daisy Gilpin

In their own words

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

2Kathryn Sara Penny

In their own words

Stood before

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Money and cost of living

Housing and property

Healthcare and social care

Education and universities

Environment, climate and energy

Immigration and borders

Crime, policing and justice

Defence, foreign affairs and the EU

Equality and rights

Leeds City: Calverley & Farsley ward in numbers

House prices in Leeds

Recorded crime nearby, July 2026