| Moortown | |
|---|---|
 Moortown highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 17,363 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | |
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.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | A.D. Redmond (Con) [lower-alpha 1] | M. Davies (Con) [lower-alpha 2] | R. Challenor (Con) [lower-alpha 3] | |||
| 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) [lower-alpha 4] | K. Sibbald (Con) [lower-alpha 5] | R. Challenor (Con) | |||
| 1980 | Christine Thomas (Con) [lower-alpha 6] | Peter Sparling (Con) [lower-alpha 7] | Sydney Symmonds (Con) [lower-alpha 8] | |||
| 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) [lower-alpha 9] | |||
| 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) [lower-alpha 10] | 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) [lower-alpha 11] | 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) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. * indicates incumbent councillor.
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| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | |||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | |||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | |||
| Party | 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 | |||
| Party | 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 | |||
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