| Kippax and Methley | |
|---|---|
 Kippax and Methley highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 17,509 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | |
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.
The Kippax and Methley ward includes the following civil parishes of:
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Keith Parker (Lab) [lower-alpha 1] [4] | James Lewis (Lab) [lower-alpha 2] | Keith Wakefield (Lab) [lower-alpha 3] [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) [lower-alpha 4] | |||
| 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.
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| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
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