title: Gipton and Harehills (ward)
text: # Gipton and Harehills (ward)
  
  Gipton and Harehills is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the inner-city area of Harehills and residential suburb of Gipton.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2004 | Alan Taylor (LD) | Javaid Akhtar (LD) | Roger Harington (Lab) |
  | 2006 | Alan Taylor (LD) | Javaid Akhtar (LD) | Roger Harington (Lab) |
  | 2007 | Alan Taylor (LD) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Roger Harington (Lab) |
  | 2008 | Alan Taylor (LD) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Roger Harington (Lab) |
  | 2010 | Alan Taylor (LD) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Kamila Maqsood (Lab) |
  | 2011 | Alan Taylor (LD) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Kamila Maqsood (Lab) |
  | 2012 | Roger Harington (Lab) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Kamila Maqsood (Lab) |
  | 2014 | Roger Harington (Lab) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Kamila Maqsood (Lab) |
  | 2015 | Roger Harington (Lab) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Kamila Maqsood (Lab) |
  | 2016 | Salma Arif (Lab) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Kamila Maqsood (Lab) |
  | 2018 | Salma Arif (Lab) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Kamila Maqsood (Lab) |
  | 2019 | Salma Arif (Lab) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Kamila Maqsood (Lab) |
  | 2021 | Salma Arif (Lab) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Kamila Maqsood (Lab) |
  | 2022 | Salma Arif (Lab) | Arif Hussain (Lab) | Kamila Maqsood (Lab) |
  | 2023 | Salma Arif* (Lab) | Arif Hussain* (Lab) | Asghar Ali* (Lab) |
  
  indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.
  
  ## Elections since 2010
  
  ### May 2023
  
  2023 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Asghar Ali | 2,655 | 55.9 | -4.6 |
  | | Green | Mothin Ali | 1,484 | 31.2 | +8.9 |
  | | Conservative | Robert Harris | 310 | 6.9 | -3.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mark Twitchett | 156 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
  | | TUSC | Iain Dalton | 121 | 2.5 | +0.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,171 | 24.6 | -13.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,751 | 26.5 | +1.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2022
  
  2022 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Salma Arif* | 2,722 | 60.5 | -12.9 |
  | | Green | Mothin Ali | 1,001 | 22.3 | +16.2 |
  | | Conservative | Robert Harris | 454 | 10.1 | -1.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Aqila Choudhry | 206 | 4.6 | +0.5 |
  | | TUSC | Tanis Belsham-Wray | 82 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,721 | 38.3 | -23.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,498 | 25.3 | -4.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2021
  
  2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Arif Hussain* | 3,854 | 73.4 | -4.2 |
  | | Conservative | Sandy Goodall | 616 | 11.7 | +5.4 |
  | | Green | Alaric Hall | 318 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Darren Finlay | 214 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
  | | TUSC | Iain Dalton | 139 | 2.6 | +0.0 |
  | | SDP | Shaff Sheikh | 113 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,238 | 61.6 | -9.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,254 | 29.9 | +3.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2019
  
  2019 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kamila Maqsood* | 3,426 | 77.6 | +8.1 |
  | | Green | Lynne Caulfield | 286 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
  | | Conservative | Robert Harris | 276 | 6.3 | -0.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Mark Cresswell | 206 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
  | | Socialist Alternative | Iain Dalton | 113 | 2.6 | -3.5 |
  | | SDP | Shaff Sheikh | 108 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,140 | 71.1 | +8.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,475 | 26.6 | -4.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
  
  ### May 2018
  
  2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Salma Arif* | 4,020 | 69.5 | -9.5 |
  | | Labour | Arif Hussain* | 3,797 | | |
  | | Labour | Kamila Maqsood* | 3,524 | | |
  | | Conservative | Robert Harris | 411 | 7.1 | +1.9 |
  | | Green | Colin Noble | 394 | 6.8 | +4.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Heidi Farrar | 370 | 6.4 | +1.5 |
  | | TUSC | Iain Dalton | 357 | 6.1 | +4.9 |
  | | Conservative | Matthew Labbee | 323 | | |
  | | Independent | Shaff Sheikh | 269 | 4.6 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Vajinder Singh | 218 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,609 | 62.4 | -9.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,564 | 31.3 | -1.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2016
  
  2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Salma Arif | 3,972 | 79.0 | +5.1 |
  | | UKIP | Khalil Mohammed Kungulilo | 360 | 7.2 | -3.6 |
  | | Conservative | Beatrice Greenwood | 263 | 5.2 | -1.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Sandra Tait | 245 | 4.9 | +0.0 |
  | | Green | Rhian Margaret Williams | 130 | 2.6 | -1.2 |
  | | TUSC | Tanis Izabelle Belsham-Wray | 60 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,612 | 71.8 | +8.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,030 | 32.6 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2015
  
  2015 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Arif Hussain* | 6,187 | 73.9 | -6.3 |
  | | UKIP | Marvin Kushman | 904 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
  | | Conservative | Joshua Harvey | 554 | 6.6 | -1.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Adam Douglas | 413 | 4.9 | -3.5 |
  | | Green | Peter Phizacklea | 319 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,283 | 63.1 | -8.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,377 | 51.5 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.6 | |
  
  ### May 2014
  
  2014 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kamila Maqsood* | 3,756 | 76.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Adam Douglas | 403 | 8.2 |
  | | Conservative | Beatrice Greenwood | 393 | 8.0 |
  | | Green | Neil Seepujak | 381 | 7.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,353 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4933 | 31.55 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2012
  
  2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Roger Harington | 3,900 | 71.7 | -8.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Abedin | 997 | 18.3 | +9.9 |
  | | Conservative | Beatrice Greenwood | 325 | 6.0 | -1.7 |
  | | Alliance for Green Socialism | Azar Iqbal | 217 | 4.0 | +0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,903 | 53.4 | -18.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,439 | | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -9.2 | |
  
  ### May 2011
  
  2011 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Arif Hussain* | 4,805 | 80.2 | +19.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Qadeer Khan | 506 | 8.4 | -16.1 |
  | | Conservative | Beatrice Greenwood | 462 | 7.7 | +0.2 |
  | | Alliance for Green Socialism | Azar Iqbal | 220 | 3.7 | +1.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,299 | 71.7 | +35.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,993 | 38 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +17.9 | |
  
  ### May 2010
  
  2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kamila Maqsood | 5,179 | 60.3 | +18.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Tasadaq Hussain | 2,105 | 24.5 | -18.3 |
  | | Conservative | Beatrice Greenwood | 642 | 7.5 | +3.9 |
  | | BNP | Anthony Wall | 503 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
  | | Alliance for Green Socialism | Azar Iqbal | 153 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,074 | 35.8 | +35.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,582 | 57.5 | +19.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +18.1 | |
  