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Kippax and Methley
Kippax and Methley highlighted within Leeds
Population17,509 (2023 electorate)
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Kippax and Methley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in south east Leeds, West Yorkshire, including the villages and civil parishes of Allerton Bywater, Kippax and Methley.

Boundaries

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The Kippax and Methley ward includes the following civil parishes of:

Councillors

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Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Keith Parker (Lab)[a][4] James Lewis (Lab)[b] Keith Wakefield (Lab)[c][5]
2006 Keith Parker (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Keith Wakefield (Lab)
2007 Keith Parker (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Keith Wakefield (Lab)
2008 Keith Parker (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Keith Wakefield (Lab)
2010 Keith Parker (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Keith Wakefield (Lab)
2011 Keith Parker (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Keith Wakefield (Lab)
2012 Mary Harland (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Keith Wakefield (Lab)
2014 Mary Harland (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Keith Wakefield (Lab)
2015 Mary Harland (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Keith Wakefield (Lab)
2016 Mary Harland (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Keith Wakefield OBE (Lab)[d]
2018 Mary Harland (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Keith Wakefield OBE (Lab)
2019 Mary Harland (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Mirelle Midgley (Lab)[7]
2021 Mary Harland (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Mirelle Midgley (Lab)
2022 Mary Harland (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Mirelle Midgley (Lab)
2023 Mary Harland (Lab) James Lewis (Lab) Michael Millar (Lab)
2024 Mary Harland* (Lab) James Lewis* (Lab) Michael Millar* (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

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May 2024

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2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Lewis* 3,570 65.1 +5.0
Conservative Connor Mulhall 1,067 19.5 −6.4
Green Angela Oldershaw 449 8.2 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Greg Holden 401 7.3 +1.6
Majority 2,503 45.6 +11.4
Turnout 5,563 31.6 +1.5
Labour hold Swing +5.7

May 2023

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2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Millar 3,163 60.1 −3.0
Conservative Connor Mulhall 1,362 25.9 −0.7
Green Alan Martin 406 7.7 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Lesley McIntee 301 5.7 +1.6
Majority 1,801 34.2 −2.4
Turnout 5,263 30.1 −3.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2022

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2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Harland* 3,673 63.1 +10.9
Conservative Connor Mulhall 1,545 26.6 −9.0
Green Keith Hale 330 5.7 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton 243 4.1 +2.0
Majority 2,128 36.6 +20.0
Turnout 5,819 33.7% −5.7
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

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2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Lewis* 3,500 52.2 +4.8
Conservative Connor Mulhall 2,388 35.6 +10.1
Green Dylan Brown 512 7.6 −13.4
Liberal Democrats Sara Howell 143 2.1 −4.1
Reform UK Kristian Wilkinson 116 0.2 N/A
SDP Thomas Foster 22 0.0 N/A
Majority 1,112 16.6 −5.3
Turnout 6,711 39.4 +11.1
Labour hold Swing

May 2019

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2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mirelle Midgley 2,149 47.4 −7.3
Conservative James Egan 1,155 25.5 +1.8
Green Dylan Brown 950 21.0 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Conrad Hart-Brooke 280 6.2 +6.1
Majority 994 21.9 −9.1
Turnout 4,658 28.3 −4.57
Labour hold Swing -4.6

May 2018

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2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Harland* 3,135 54.7 −1.1
Labour James Lewis* 3,027
Labour Keith Wakefield* 2,856
Conservative Chris Calvert 1,355 23.7 +6.2
Conservative Nicholas Fawcett 1,348
Conservative Tess Wheldon 1,049
Green Dylan Brown 758 13.2 +10.0
UKIP Tina Smith 474 8.3 −20.0
UKIP Paul Spivey 439
UKIP Sheila Shippey 323
Liberal Democrats Mitchell Galdas 5 0.08 −3.28
Majority 1,780 31.0 −4.5
Turnout 16,398 32.87 −1.63
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

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2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Harland* 3,122 55.8 +6.3
UKIP Paul Spivey 1,138 20.3 +3.3
Conservative Ines Newell 978 17.5 7.8
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Hindley 181 3.2 +0.2
Green Stephen Paul Terry 180 3.2 −2.0
Majority 1,984 35.5 +11.2
Turnout 5,599 35.0
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

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2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Lewis* 5,639 49.5 −13.8
Conservative Thomas Crosfill 2,878 25.3 +3.6
UKIP Tina Smith 1,934 17.0 +7.7
Green Emma Dobson 590 5.2 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Carmel Harrison 344 3.0 −2.7
Majority 2,761 24.3 −17.2
Turnout 11,385 69.5
Labour hold Swing -8.7

May 2014

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2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Wakefield* 2,868
UKIP Tina Smith 1,599
Conservative James Langley 867
Green David Webb 237
Liberal Democrats John Hills 141
Majority 1,269
Turnout 35.63
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

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2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Harland 3,543 63.8 +0.6
UKIP Paul Spivey 889 16.0 +6.7
Conservative James Langley 871 15.7 −6.1
Liberal Democrats Audrey Brown 247 4.5 −1.2
Majority 2,654 47.8 +6.3
Turnout 5,550
Labour hold Swing -3.0

May 2011

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2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Lewis* 4,156 63.3 +12.0
Conservative James Langley 1,428 21.7 −3.1
UKIP Paul Spivey 609 9.3 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Anne Bagnall 374 5.7 −7.6
Majority 2,728 41.5 +15.0
Turnout 6,567 41
Labour hold Swing +7.5

May 2010

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2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Wakefield* 5,748 51.3 +0.7
Conservative Tina Phillips 2,782 24.8 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Matthew Coleman 1,487 13.3 +4.9
BNP Shaun Fitzpatrick 624 5.6 −6.9
UKIP Paul Spivey 571 5.1 +5.1
Majority 2,966 26.5 +4.5
Turnout 11,212 68.9 +31.1
Labour hold Swing +2.2

Notes

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  1. ^ Parker had previously represented Barwick and Kippax ward since 1986.
  2. ^ Lewis had been a Barwick and Kippax ward councillor since 2003.
  3. ^ Wakefield had been a Barwick and Kippax ward councillor since 1988.
  4. ^ Wakefield was awarded an OBE in the 2016 New Year Honours.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Councillor Mary Harland". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Councillor James Lewis". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Councillor Michael Millar". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Councillor Keith Parker". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Councillor Keith Wakefield". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. ^ "New Year's Honours: Royal recognition for locals who make the difference". Yorkshire Evening Post. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2019.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Councillor Mirelle Midgley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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