Bob Buxton
British politician
Bob Buxton (Dr Bob Buxton) is a British politician and the Yorkshire 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.
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Background
Buxton joined the Yorkshire Party when it was founded in 2014 and was elected to Rawdon Parish Council in 2015 and re-elected in 2019. In June 2020 the party named him as its leader, succeeding Chris Whitwood. In his statement in West Leeds Dispatch he says he opposes losing green belt land, supports council flats at Richmond House and homes on the former Lloyds site, and wants better bus services, mass transit, the delayed A6120 footbridge and park improvements.
Other candidates
The other candidates are Amanda Carter (Conservative 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).
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