Kippax and Methley (ward)

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.

Kippax and Methley
Kippax and Methley highlighted within Leeds
Population	16,441 (2019 electorate)[1]
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Elmet and Rothwell
Councillors	Mary Harland[2] (Labour) James Lewis[3] (Labour) Mirelle Midgley[4] (Labour)

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	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		Keith Parker (Lab)[lower-alpha 1][5]		James Lewis (Lab)[lower-alpha 2]		Keith Wakefield (Lab)[lower-alpha 3][6]
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)

     indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

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

1. Parker had previously represented Barwick and Kippax ward since 1986.
2. Lewis had been a Barwick and Kippax ward councillor since 2003.
3. Wakefield had been a Barwick and Kippax ward councillor since 1988.
4. Wakefield was awarded an OBE in the 2016 New Year Honours.[7]

References

1. "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Kippax and Methley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
2. "Councillor Mary Harland". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
3. "Councillor James Lewis". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
4. "Councillor Mirelle Midgley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
5. "Councillor Keith Parker". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
6. "Councillor Keith Wakefield". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
7. "New Year's Honours: Royal recognition for locals who make the difference". Yorkshire Evening Post. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2019.