Amanda Carter

Amanda Carter (Amanda Lesley Carter on the ballot) is a British politician and the Conservative Party candidate in the Calverley and Farsley by-election to Leeds City Council on 22 October 2026. The by-election was called after the Labour councillor Peter Carlill resigned, and seven candidates were nominated.

Background

Carter is a former member of Leeds City Council for the Calverley and Farsley ward. She represented it as a Conservative from 2015 until she lost the seat to Labour's Craig Timmins in May 2024, and also earlier in the 2000s. In her statement in West Leeds Dispatch she describes herself as a former councillor who has lived in the area for many years. The statement cites the Woodhall Playing Fields Hub, speed cameras and traffic calming, and lists tackling rat running and speeding, protecting green fields, affordable housing on brownfield land and crime among her priorities.

Other candidates

The other candidates are Bob Buxton (Yorkshire Party), Craig Gabbitas (Reform UK), Daisy Gilpin (Green Party), Bradley Holmes (Restore Britain), Stuart McLeod (Liberal Democrats) and Kathryn Penny (Labour and Co-operative Party).