Simon Seary comfortably held the Pudsey seat for the Conservatives at this year’s local elections.

He received 4,415 votes, with Reform’s Robinson in a distant second with 1,531. Labour’s Stephen McBarron finished third with 1,304 votes.

Councillor Seary said he felt proud of retaining his seat, against a backdrop of mixed fortunes for his party nationally.

Thanking his support team for all their work, he put his success down to hard work. Cllr Seary said: “I genuinely care for the community I live in and engage with people as much as I possibly can.

“It’s about being there and being there for people. People can see how passionate I am about the area. Thank you to everyone who voted for me.”

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