Lou Cunningham: councillor for Armley, Leeds City Council
Lou Cunningham is a Green Party councillor for the Armley ward on Leeds City Council, according to the council's own published list. Lou Cunningham is also Scrutiny Board Chair (Environment & Housing). Their current term began on 3 May 2024.
- Council
- Leeds City Council
- Ward
- Armley
- Party
- Green Party
- Posts
- Scrutiny Board Chair (Environment & Housing)
- Term began
- 3 May 2024
- Official profile
- democracy.leeds.gov.uk
- Source
- Leeds City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Lou Cunningham
These are the details Leeds City Council publishes for Lou Cunningham, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: lou.cunningham@leeds.gov.uk
- Phone: (0113) 3788266
- Post: Group Support Office, 3rd Floor East, Civic Hall, Leeds, LS1 1UR
- Official profile: democracy.leeds.gov.uk
Who else represents Armley
- Andy Parnham Labour
- Clancy Walker Green Party
Green Party on Leeds City Council
Green Party holds 10 of the 98 seats on Leeds City Council. The largest group is Labour, with 32. Seats by party: Labour 32, Conservative 15, Labour & Co-operative Party 14, Green Party 10, Reform UK 8, Liberal Democrats 6 and others.
Leaders and post holders on Leeds City Council
- Billy Flynn Chair of Scrutiny Board (Children and Families)
- Neil Buckley Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
- Stephen Holroyd Lord Mayor of Leeds
- Andrew Scopes Chair of Scrutiny Board (Adults, Health and Active LIfestyles)
- Andrew Carter Chair of Corporate Governance and Audit Committee
- Adrian McCluskey Chair of Outer West Community Committee
- Mark Dobson Leader of the Garforth & Swillington Independents Group and Scrutiny Board Chair (Economy & Inclusive Growth)
- Asghar Ali Chair of Inner East Community Committee
All 98 councillors of Leeds City Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Armley
Lou Cunningham sits on Leeds City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Leeds, each with its own page:
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority led by Tracy Brabin
- West Yorkshire Police led by Tracy Brabin, Alison Lowe
- Leeds Central and Headingley: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Leeds East: Richard Burgon (Labour) MP
- Leeds North East: Fabian Hamilton (Labour) MP
- Leeds North West: Katie White (Labour) MP
- Leeds South: Hilary Benn (Labour) MP
- Leeds South West and Morley: Mark Sewards (Labour) MP
- Leeds West and Pudsey: Rachel Reeves (Labour) MP
- Selby: Keir Mather (Labour) MP
- Wakefield and Rothwell: Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Wetherby and Easingwold: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Leeds, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Leeds City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Leeds City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.