Moortown (ward)

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Moortown
Leeds UK ward map highlighting Moortown.svg
Moortown highlighted within Leeds
Population17,363 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Mahalia France-Mir [1]
    (Labour)
  • Sharon Hamilton [2]
    (Labour)
  • Mohammed Shahzad [3]
    (Labour)
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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.

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Councillors since 1973

Alex Sobel represented Moortown ward (2012-2018). Member of Parliament for Leeds North West since 2017. Official portrait of Alex Sobel MP crop 3.jpg
Alex Sobel represented Moortown ward (2012-2018). Member of Parliament for Leeds North West since 2017.
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
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)
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

May 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sharon Hamilton* 3,849 53.5 -4.0
Green Rachel Hartshorne1,29818.0+5.0
Conservative Lee Farmer99213.8-3.9
Liberal Democrats Darren Finlay6789.4+1.3
Yorkshire David Stephens3444.8+1.5
SDP Cordelia Lynan390.5New
Majority2,55135.5-3.9
Turnout 7,26642.3+2.9
Labour hold Swing -4.5

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mohammed Shahzad* 3,938 57.5 +0.9
Conservative Lee Farmer1,21017.7-1.3
Green Rachel Hartshorne89213.0-2.2
Liberal Democrats George Sykes5578.1-1.5
Yorkshire David Stephens2263.3N/A
Majority2,72839.8+3.2
Turnout 6,84839.4-1.7
Labour hold Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mahalia France-Mir 3,980 55.6 +2.4
Conservative Rob Speed1,35719.0-4.5
Green Rachel Hartshorne1,08615.2+1.2
Liberal Democrats George Sykes6909.6+3.3
Majority2,62336.6+5.9
Turnout 7,15741.1-5.0
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sharon Hamilton* 4,375 54.2 +6.0
Conservative Rob Speed1,90023.5+4.6
Green Rachel Hartshorne1,13314.0-2.5
Liberal Democrats David Dresser5116.3-10.0
SDP Steve Wright740.1N/A
Majority2,47530.7-1.4
Turnout 8,07046.1+10.08
Labour hold Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Shahzad* 2,940 48.2 -1.2
Conservative Rob Speed1,15418.9-1.1
Green Rachel Hartshorne1,00816.5+2.7
Liberal Democrats David Dresser99416.3+1.3
Majority1,78629.3-4.4
Turnout 6,17436.02-7.28
Labour hold Swing -0.1

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rebecca Charlwood* 4,248 49.4 -4.6
Labour Sharon Hamilton* 3,730
Labour Mohammed Shahzad 3,527
Conservative Ross Cunliffe1,71920.0-0.5
Conservative Rob Speed1,643
Conservative Liam Pearce1,527
Liberal Democrats Ian Dowling1,28715.0+4.5
Green Gavin Andrews1,18813.8+7.1
Liberal Democrats David Dresser996
Liberal Democrats Chris Howley874
UKIP Ian Greenberg1551.8-6.5
UKIP Jeff Miles134
Majority2,52933.7+0.7
Turnout 7,51343.3+4.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alex Sobel* 3,517 53.5 +8.8
Conservative Mark Dodsworth1,34920.5-7.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Howley69210.5+0.6
UKIP Harvey C Alexander5658.3+0.4
Green Tim Goodall4556.7+1.2
Majority2,16833.0+16.2
Turnout 6,57838.7
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rebecca Charlwood* 5,572 44.7 +0.2
Conservative Mark Dodsworth3,47627.9+11.2
Liberal Democrats Darren Finlay1,2329.9-24.3
UKIP Ian Laidlaw9897.9+7.9
Green Benjamin Hinchliffe9797.9+7.9
Alliance for Green SocialismRos Campbell2081.7-2.9
Majority2,09616.8+6.5
Turnout 12,45670.9
Labour hold Swing -5.5

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Hamilton* 2,923
Conservative Mark Dodsworth1,282
UKIP Alan Procter821
Green Christopher Smith806
Liberal Democrats Darren Finlay781
Alliance for Green SocialismRos Campbell188
Majority1,641
Turnout 39.87
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alex Sobel 3,045 44.6 +0.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Harris2,26533.1-1.1
Conservative Mark Rowlinson80411.8-4.9
UKIP Jeff Miles4306.3+6.3
Alliance for Green SocialismAllan House2904.2-0.4
Majority78011.4+1.1
Turnout 6,834
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +0.5

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rebecca Charlwood 3,688 44.5 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Brenda Lancaster2,83434.2-0.1
Conservative Mark Rowlinson1,38016.7-8.7
Alliance for Green SocialismAllan House3814.6+2.2
Majority85410.3+9.4
Turnout 8,28348
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +4.7

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Hamilton 4,362 35.3 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Harker4,24734.3-7.0
Conservative Dan Cohen3,13325.3+1.9
BNP Leslie Howells3272.6-1.3
Alliance for Green SocialismMichael Davies3012.4-1.1
Majority1150.9-14.6
Turnout 12,37072.3+32.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.2

See also

Notes

  1. Redmond had represented the ward since 1968.
  2. Davies had represented the ward since 1968.
  3. Challenor had represented the ward since 1968.
  4. Redmond stood for the newly created North ward at the next election in 1980.
  5. Sibbald stood for the newly created North ward at the next election in 1980.
  6. Thomas had represented Burmantofts ward from 1968 and Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall ward since 1973.
  7. Sparling had represented Chapel Allerton ward from 1971 and then Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall ward since 1973.
  8. 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.
  9. Winlow retired from council at the next election in 1999. He later became a Lancashire County Councillor from 2009 to 2017. [5]
  10. 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]
  11. 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.

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