Moortown is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the suburb of the same name, Meanwood and the southern part of Moor Allerton below the Leeds Outer Ring Road.
Moortown | |
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Moortown highlighted within Leeds | |
Population | 17,363 (2023 electorate) |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
UK Parliament | |
Councillors | |
Councillors since 1973
editElection | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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1973 | A.D. Redmond (Con)[a] | M. Davies (Con)[b] | R. Challenor (Con)[c] | |||
1975 | A.D. Redmond (Con) | M. Davies (Con) | R. Challenor (Con) | |||
1976 | A.D. Redmond (Con) | K. Sibbald (Con) | R. Challenor (Con) | |||
1978 | A.D. Redmond (Con) | K. Sibbald (Con) | R. Challenor (Con) | |||
1979 | A.D. Redmond (Con)[d] | K. Sibbald (Con)[e] | R. Challenor (Con) | |||
1980 | Christine Thomas (Con)[f] | Peter Sparling (Con)[g] | Sydney Symmonds (Con)[h] | |||
1982 | Christine Thomas (Con) | Peter Sparling (Con) | Sydney Symmonds (Con) | |||
1983 | Christine Thomas (Con) | Peter Sparling (Con) | Sydney Symmonds (Con) | |||
1984 | Mark Harris (SDP)[4] | Peter Sparling (Con) | Sydney Symmonds (Con) | |||
1986 | Mark Harris (SDP) | Peter Sparling (Con) | Bill Winlow (Lib) | |||
1987 | Mark Harris (SDP) | Miles Crompton (SDP) | Bill Winlow (Lib) | |||
1988 | Mark Harris (SLD) | Miles Crompton (SLD) | Bill Winlow (SLD) | |||
1990 | Mark Harris (LD) | Miles Crompton (LD) | Bill Winlow (LD) | |||
1991 | Mark Harris (LD) | Miles Crompton (LD) | Bill Winlow (LD) | |||
1992 | Mark Harris (LD) | Miles Crompton (LD) | Bill Winlow (LD) | |||
1994 | Mark Harris (LD) | Miles Crompton (LD) | Bill Winlow (LD) | |||
1995 | Mark Harris (LD) | Christine Brett (LD) | Bill Winlow (LD) | |||
1996 | Mark Harris (LD) | Christine Brett (LD) | Bill Winlow (LD) | |||
1998 | Mark Harris (LD) | Christine Brett (LD) | Bill Winlow (LD)[i] | |||
1999 | Mark Harris (LD) | Christine Brett (LD) | Brenda Lancaster (LD)[6] | |||
2000 | Mark Harris (LD) | Christine Brett (LD) | Brenda Lancaster (LD) | |||
2001 by-election | Mark Harris (LD) | Richard Harker (LD)[7][8] | Brenda Lancaster (LD) | |||
2002 | Mark Harris (LD) | Richard Harker (LD) | Brenda Lancaster (LD) | |||
2003 | Mark Harris (LD) | Richard Harker (LD) | Brenda Lancaster (LD) | |||
2004 | Mark Harris (LD) | Richard Harker (LD) | Brenda Lancaster (LD) | |||
2006 | Mark Harris (LD) | Richard Harker (LD) | Brenda Lancaster (LD) | |||
2007 | Mark Harris (LD) | Richard Harker (LD) | Brenda Lancaster (LD) | |||
2008 | Mark Harris (LD) | Richard Harker (LD) | Brenda Lancaster (LD) | |||
2010 | Mark Harris (LD) | Sharon Hamilton (Lab)[j] | Brenda Lancaster (LD) | |||
2011 | Mark Harris (LD) | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Rebecca Charlwood (Lab)[11] | |||
2012 | Alex Sobel (Lab)[12] | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Rebecca Charlwood (Lab) | |||
2014 | Alex Sobel (Lab) | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Rebecca Charlwood (Lab) | |||
2015 | Alex Sobel (Lab) | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Rebecca Charlwood (Lab) | |||
2016 | Alex Sobel (Lab)[k] | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Rebecca Charlwood (Lab) | |||
2018 | Mohammed Shahzad (Lab) | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Rebecca Charlwood (Lab) | |||
2019 | Mohammed Shahzad (Lab) | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Rebecca Charlwood (Lab) | |||
2021 | Mohammed Shahzad (Lab) | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Rebecca Charlwood (Lab) | |||
2022 | Mohammed Shahzad (Lab) | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Mahalia France-Mir (Lab) | |||
2023 | Mohammed Shahzad (Lab) | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Mahalia France-Mir (Lab) | |||
2024 | Mohammed Shahzad* (Lab) | Sharon Hamilton* (Lab) | Mahalia France-Mir* (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. * indicates incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2010
editMay 2024
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Sharon Hamilton* | 3,849 | 53.5 | −4.0 | |
Green | Rachel Hartshorne | 1,298 | 18.0 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Lee Farmer | 992 | 13.8 | −3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Darren Finlay | 678 | 9.4 | +1.3 | |
Yorkshire | David Stephens | 344 | 4.8 | +1.5 | |
SDP | Cordelia Lynan | 39 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 2,551 | 35.5 | −3.9 | ||
Turnout | 7,266 | 42.3 | +2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.5 |
May 2023
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Mohammed Shahzad* | 3,938 | 57.5 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Lee Farmer | 1,210 | 17.7 | −1.3 | |
Green | Rachel Hartshorne | 892 | 13.0 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Sykes | 557 | 8.1 | −1.5 | |
Yorkshire | David Stephens | 226 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,728 | 39.8 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,848 | 39.4 | −1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2022
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mahalia France-Mir | 3,980 | 55.6 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Rob Speed | 1,357 | 19.0 | −4.5 | |
Green | Rachel Hartshorne | 1,086 | 15.2 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Sykes | 690 | 9.6 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 2,623 | 36.6 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 7,157 | 41.1 | −5.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2021
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Sharon Hamilton* | 4,375 | 54.2 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Rob Speed | 1,900 | 23.5 | +4.6 | |
Green | Rachel Hartshorne | 1,133 | 14.0 | −2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Dresser | 511 | 6.3 | −10.0 | |
SDP | Steve Wright | 74 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,475 | 30.7 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,070 | 46.1 | +10.08 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2019
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Shahzad* | 2,940 | 48.2 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Rob Speed | 1,154 | 18.9 | −1.1 | |
Green | Rachel Hartshorne | 1,008 | 16.5 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Dresser | 994 | 16.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 1,786 | 29.3 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,174 | 36.02 | −7.28 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.1 |
May 2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rebecca Charlwood* | 4,248 | 49.4 | −4.6 | |
Labour | Sharon Hamilton* | 3,730 | |||
Labour | Mohammed Shahzad | 3,527 | |||
Conservative | Ross Cunliffe | 1,719 | 20.0 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Rob Speed | 1,643 | |||
Conservative | Liam Pearce | 1,527 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Dowling | 1,287 | 15.0 | +4.5 | |
Green | Gavin Andrews | 1,188 | 13.8 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Dresser | 996 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Howley | 874 | |||
UKIP | Ian Greenberg | 155 | 1.8 | −6.5 | |
UKIP | Jeff Miles | 134 | |||
Majority | 2,529 | 33.7 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 7,513 | 43.3 | +4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2016
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alex Sobel* | 3,517 | 53.5 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Mark Dodsworth | 1,349 | 20.5 | −7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Howley | 692 | 10.5 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | Harvey C Alexander | 565 | 8.3 | +0.4 | |
Green | Tim Goodall | 455 | 6.7 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 2,168 | 33.0 | +16.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,578 | 38.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2015
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rebecca Charlwood* | 5,572 | 44.7 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Mark Dodsworth | 3,476 | 27.9 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Darren Finlay | 1,232 | 9.9 | −24.3 | |
UKIP | Ian Laidlaw | 989 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Green | Benjamin Hinchliffe | 979 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Ros Campbell | 208 | 1.7 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 2,096 | 16.8 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 12,456 | 70.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.5 |
May 2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sharon Hamilton* | 2,923 | |||
Conservative | Mark Dodsworth | 1,282 | |||
UKIP | Alan Procter | 821 | |||
Green | Christopher Smith | 806 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Darren Finlay | 781 | |||
Alliance for Green Socialism | Ros Campbell | 188 | |||
Majority | 1,641 | ||||
Turnout | 39.87 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2012
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alex Sobel | 3,045 | 44.6 | +0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Harris | 2,265 | 33.1 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | Mark Rowlinson | 804 | 11.8 | −4.9 | |
UKIP | Jeff Miles | 430 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Allan House | 290 | 4.2 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 780 | 11.4 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,834 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +0.5 |
May 2011
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rebecca Charlwood | 3,688 | 44.5 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brenda Lancaster | 2,834 | 34.2 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | Mark Rowlinson | 1,380 | 16.7 | −8.7 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Allan House | 381 | 4.6 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 854 | 10.3 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,283 | 48 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +4.7 |
May 2010
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sharon Hamilton | 4,362 | 35.3 | +9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Harker | 4,247 | 34.3 | −7.0 | |
Conservative | Dan Cohen | 3,133 | 25.3 | +1.9 | |
BNP | Leslie Howells | 327 | 2.6 | −1.3 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Michael Davies | 301 | 2.4 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 115 | 0.9 | −14.6 | ||
Turnout | 12,370 | 72.3 | +32.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.2 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Redmond had represented the ward since 1968.
- ^ Davies had represented the ward since 1968.
- ^ Challenor had represented the ward since 1968.
- ^ Redmond stood for the newly created North ward at the next election in 1980.
- ^ Sibbald stood for the newly created North ward at the next election in 1980.
- ^ Thomas had represented Burmantofts ward from 1968 and Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall ward since 1973.
- ^ Sparling had represented Chapel Allerton ward from 1971 and then Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall ward since 1973.
- ^ Symmonds had previously represented Potternewton ward from 1955 to 1968, Chapel Allerton ward from 1968 to 1969 and then Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall ward from 1973 until 1980.
- ^ Winlow retired from council at the next election in 1999. He later became a Lancashire County Councillor from 2009 to 2017.[5]
- ^ Hamilton previously served as a councillor for Chapel Allerton from 2004 to 2008, then being selected as the Labour candidate for Roundhay ward ahead of the 2008 election but lost to the Conservative incumbent, Matthew Lobley.[9][10]
- ^ Sobel was elected as Member of Parliament for Leeds North West at the 2017 general election and retired from council at the 2018 council election.
References
edit- ^ "Councillor Mahalia France-Mir". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Councillor Sharon Hamilton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Mohammed Shahzad". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Mark Harris". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Top Lancashire politician to retire before the 'grim reaper comes'". lep.co.uk. Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Brenda Lancaster". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Richard Harker". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Moortown By-Election 19th July 2001". leeds.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Sharon Hamilton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Sharon Hamilton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Rebecca Charlwood". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Alex Sobel". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.