Labour’s Adele Rae comfortably held Bramley & Stanningley ward for Leeds City Council at the Leeds local elections.
She takes on a seat previously occupied by Caroline Gruen, who has retired.
Cllr Rae received 2,685 votes and, with Conservative Adam Cook in second with 632.
At the election count at the John Charles Centre for Sport, Cllr Rae said she was ‘pleased and delighted’ with her win.
She thanked her family, election team, the counting staff, current councillors Tom Hinchcliffe and Kevin Ritchie, as well as retiring councillor Caroline Gruen for their support. In her maiden speech, she said she ‘really believed’ in the community and aimed to secure money to help people hit by central government cuts.
Results
Elizabeth Bee – Liberal Democrats 487
Adam Cook – Conservatives 632
Adele Rae – Labour 2,675
Richard Riley – SDP 82
Keith Whittaker – Green 521
So reassuring that someone with such enthusiasm at grassroots has been elected.