title: Kippax and Methley (ward)
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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) | James Lewis (Lab) | Keith Wakefield (Lab) |
  | 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) |
  | 2018 | Mary Harland (Lab) | James Lewis (Lab) | Keith Wakefield OBE (Lab) |
  | 2019 | Mary Harland (Lab) | James Lewis (Lab) | Mirelle Midgley (Lab) |
  | 2021 | Mary Harland (Lab) | James Lewis (Lab) | Mirelle Midgley (Lab) |
  | 2022 | Mary Harland (Lab) | James Lewis (Lab) | Mirelle Midgley (Lab) |
  | 2023 | Mary Harland* (Lab) | James Lewis* (Lab) | Michael Millar* (Lab) |
  
  indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.
  
  ## Elections since 2010
  
  ### May 2023
  
  2023 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Michael Millar | 3,163 | 60.1 | -3.0 |
  | | Conservative | Connor Mulhall | 1,362 | 25.9 | -0.7 |
  | | Green | Alan Martin | 406 | 7.7 | +2.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lesley McIntee | 301 | 5.7 | +1.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,801 | 34.2 | -2.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,263 | 30.1 | -3.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2022
  
  2022 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mary Harland* | 3,673 | 63.1 | +10.9 |
  | | Conservative | Connor Mulhall | 1,545 | 26.6 | -9.0 |
  | | Green | Keith Hale | 330 | 5.7 | -2.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 243 | 4.1 | +2.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,128 | 36.6 | +20.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,819 | 33.7% | -5.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2021
  
  2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | James Lewis* | 3,500 | 52.2 | +4.8 |
  | | Conservative | Connor Mulhall | 2,388 | 35.6 | +10.1 |
  | | Green | Dylan Brown | 512 | 7.6 | -13.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 143 | 2.1 | -4.1 |
  | | Reform UK | Kristian Wilkinson | 116 | 0.2 | N/A |
  | | SDP | Thomas Foster | 22 | 0.0 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,112 | 16.6 | -5.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,711 | 39.4 | +11.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2019
  
  2019 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 994 | 21.9 | -9.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,658 | 28.3 | -4.57 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
  
  ### May 2018
  
  2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,780 | 31.0 | -4.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,398 | 32.87 | -1.63 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2016
  
  2016 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,984 | 35.5 | +11.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,599 | 35.0 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2015
  
  2015 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,761 | 24.3 | -17.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,385 | 69.5 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.7 | |
  
  ### May 2014
  
  2014 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,269 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.63 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2012
  
  2012 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,654 | 47.8 | +6.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,550 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
  
  ### May 2011
  
  2011 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,728 | 41.5 | +15.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,567 | 41 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.5 | |
  
  ### May 2010
  
  2010 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,966 | 26.5 | +4.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,212 | 68.9 | +31.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
  