Moortown (ward)
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.
| Moortown | |
|---|---|
 Moortown highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 17,142 (2019 electorate)[1] |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | |
Councillors since 1973
Alex Sobel represented Moortown ward (2012-2018). Member of Parliament for Leeds North West since 2017.
| 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)[5] | 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)[7] | |||
| 2000 | Mark Harris (LD) | Christine Brett (LD) | Brenda Lancaster (LD) | |||
| 2001 by-election | Mark Harris (LD) | Richard Harker (LD)[8][9] | 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) | |||
| 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) | |||
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 2019
| 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 | |||
May 2018
| 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 | ||||
May 2016
| 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 | ||||
May 2015
| 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 | |||
May 2014
| 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 | ||||
May 2012
| 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 | |||
May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rebecca Charlwood | 3,688 | 44.5 | +9.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brenda Lancaster | 2,834 | 34.2 | -0.1 | |
| Conservative | Mark Rawlinson | 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 | |||
May 2010
| 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 | |||
Notes
- Redmond had represented the ward since 1968.
- Davies had represented the ward since 1968.
- Challenor had represented the ward since 1968.
- Redmond stood for the newly created North ward at the next election in 1980.
- Sibbald stood for the newly created North ward at the next election in 1980.
- Thomas had represented Burmantofts ward from 1968 and Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall ward since 1973.
- Sparling had represented Chapel Allerton ward from 1971 and then Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall ward since 1973.
- 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.
- Winlow retired from council at the next election in 1999. He later became a Lancashire County Councillor from 2009 to 2017.[6]
- 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.[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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References
- "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Moortown". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- "Councillor Rebecca Charlwood". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Councillor Sharon Hamilton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Councillor Mohammed Shahzad". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Councillor Mark Harris". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Top Lancashire politician to retire before the 'grim reaper comes'". lep.co.uk. Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Councillor Brenda Lancaster". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Councillor Richard Harker". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Moortown By-Election 19th July 2001". leeds.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "Councillor Sharon Hamilton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Councillor Sharon Hamilton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- "Councillor Alex Sobel". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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