Hunslet and Riverside is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in Leeds, West Yorkshire, largely covering the inner city area of Hunslet to the south of the city centre. It was created in advance of the 2018 council election.
Prior to the 2018 election, the predecessor ward most closely corresponding to Hunslet and Riverside was City and Hunslet ward, containing Leeds city centre since 2004. From 1980 to 2022, the councillors in these wards all belonged to the Labour Party. In May 2022, however, the ward elected a councillor from the Green Party; the same election saw a similar departure in the neighbouring ward of Middleton Park, which elected a councillor from the Social Democratic Party.Sebastian McCormick, "Leeds local election results as Labour sees victory and Social Democratic Party wins seat", LeedsLive (6 May 2022).
Councillors since 1973 ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor Hunslet East and West (1973 to 1980) 1973 Denis Pedder (Lib) J. Barrie (Lib) David Austick (Lib) 1975 Denis Pedder (Lib) J. Barrie (Lib) M. Taylor (Lib) 1976 Denis Pedder (Lib) Ivan Lester (Lib) M. Taylor (Lib) TBC Denis Pedder (Ind) Ivan Lester (Lib) M. Taylor (Lib) 1978 Geoff Driver (Lab) Ivan Lester (Lib) M. Taylor (Lib) 1979 Geoff Driver (Lab) Ivan Lester (Lib) Trevor Park (Lab) Hunslet (1980 to 2004) 1980 Geoff Driver (Lab) John Battle (Lab) Trevor Park (Lab) 1982 Geoff Driver (Lab) John Battle (Lab) Trevor Park (Lab) 1983 Geoff Driver (Lab) John Battle (Lab) Trevor Park (Lab) 1984 Geoff Driver (Lab) John Battle (Lab) Trevor Park (Lab) 1986 Geoff Driver (Lab) John Battle (Lab) John Gunnell (Lab) 1987 Geoff Driver (Lab) John Battle (Lab) John Gunnell (Lab) 1988 Geoff Driver (Lab) John Battle (Lab) John Gunnell (Lab) 1990Geoff Driver (Lab) John Battle (Lab) John Gunnell (Lab) 1991Geoff Driver (Lab) Ian Hugill (Lab) John Gunnell (Lab) 1992 Geoff Driver (Lab)Ian Hugill (Lab) John Gunnell (Lab) 1994Geoff Driver (Lab)Ian Hugill (Lab) Mark Davies (Lab) 1995 Geoff Driver (Lab)John Erskine (Lab) Mark Davies (Lab) 1996 Geoff Driver (Lab)John Erskine (Lab) Mark Davies (Lab) 1998Geoff Driver (Lab)John Erskine (Lab) Mark Davies (Lab) 1999 Geoff Driver (Lab)John Erskine (Lab) Mark Davies (Lab) 2000 Geoff Driver (Lab)John Erskine (Lab) Mark Davies (Lab) 2002Geoff Driver (Lab)John Erskine (Lab) Judith Blake (Lab) 2003Geoff Driver (Lab) John Erskine (Lab)Judith Blake (Lab)City and Hunslet (2004 to 2018) 2004 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Patrick Davey (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2006 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Patrick Davey (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2007 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Patrick Davey (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2008 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Patrick Davey (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2010 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Patrick Davey (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2011 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Patrick Davey (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2012 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Patrick Davey (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2014 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Patrick Davey (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2015 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Patrick Davey (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2016 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Patrick Davey (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab)Hunslet and Riverside (2018 to present) 2018 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Paul Wray (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2019 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Paul Wray (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2021 Elizabeth Nash (Lab) Paul Wray (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2022 Ed Carlisle (GPEW) Paul Wray (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2023 Ed Carlisle (GPEW) Paul Wray (Lab) Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2024 Ed Carlisle (GPEW) Paul Wray (Lab)Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) 2026 Ed Carlisle* (GPEW) Paul Wray* (Lab)Mohammed Iqbal* (Lab) indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection or change in party affiliation. * indicates current incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2018 May 2026
May 2024
May 2023
May 2022
May 2021
May 2019
May 2018
Elections from 2004 to 2017 (City and Hunslet) May 2016
May 2015
May 2014
May 2012
May 2011
May 2010
May 2008
May 2007
May 2006
May 2004
Elections from 1980 to 2003 (Hunslet)
2003 Election results in this section are as published by the Elections Centre.Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, 'Leeds City Council Election Results 1973-2012' (Plymouth University: The Elections Centre).
2002
|- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: " | | colspan="2" | Labour gain from Independent Socialist | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +3.8
2000
1999
1998
1996
1995
1994
1992
1991
1990
1988
1987
1986
1984
1983
1982
1980
Elections from 1973 to 1980 (Hunslet East & West)
1979
1978
1976
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | British National | S. Brown | align="right" | 50 | align="right" | 0.8 | align="right" | +0.8
1975
1973
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