Kippax and Methley (ward)

Kippax and Methley
Kippax and Methley
	Kippax and Methley highlighted within Leeds
Population	17,509 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds ;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire ;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Selby ;
Councillors	Mary Harland(Labour); James Lewis(Labour); Michael Millar(Labour);
	List of places UK England Yorkshire

Last updated May 07, 2025

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

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

Allerton Bywater
Kippax
Ledsham
Ledston (Ledston with Ledston Luck Parish Council)
Micklefield

Councillors

Election
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

May 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

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

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[4] Parker had previously represented Barwick and Kippax ward since 1986.

[6] Lewis had been a Barwick and Kippax ward councillor since 2003.

[7] Wakefield had been a Barwick and Kippax ward councillor since 1988.

[10] Wakefield was awarded an OBE in the 2016 New Year Honours.^[6]

[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.

[5] "Councillor Keith Parker". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 24 December 2018.

[8] "Councillor Keith Wakefield". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 24 December 2018.

[9] "New Year's Honours: Royal recognition for locals who make the difference". Yorkshire Evening Post . 30 December 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2019.^{[ dead link ]}

[11] "Councillor Mirelle Midgley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 15 May 2019.

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