Daisy Gilpin
candidate in the 2026 Calverley and Farsley by-election
Daisy Gilpin is a British politician and the Green 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
Leeds Green Party says Gilpin has lived in Rodley for over seven years, keeps an allotment plot at Calverley and volunteers with the food charity FoodCycle. Her statement in West Leeds Dispatch says she will oppose austerity, hold regular local surgeries and press Yorkshire Water over charges and river pollution.
Other candidates
The other candidates are Bob Buxton (Yorkshire Party), Amanda Carter (Conservative Party), Craig Gabbitas (Reform UK), Bradley Holmes (Restore Britain), Stuart McLeod (Liberal Democrats) and Kathryn Penny (Labour and Co-operative Party).
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