# 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.

## Councillors since 1973

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | A.D. Redmond (Con) | M. Davies (Con) | R. Challenor (Con) |
| 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) | K. Sibbald (Con) | R. Challenor (Con) |
| 1980 | Christine Thomas (Con) | Peter Sparling (Con) | Sydney Symmonds (Con) |
| 1982 | Christine Thomas (Con) | Peter Sparling (Con) | Sydney Symmonds (Con) |
| 1983 | Christine Thomas (Con) | Peter Sparling (Con) | Sydney Symmonds (Con) |
| 1984 | Mark Harris (SDP) | 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) |
| 1999 | Mark Harris (LD) | Christine Brett (LD) | Brenda Lancaster (LD) |
| 2000 | Mark Harris (LD) | Christine Brett (LD) | Brenda Lancaster (LD) |
| 2001 by-election | Mark Harris (LD) | Richard Harker (LD) | 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) | Brenda Lancaster (LD) |
| 2011 | Mark Harris (LD) | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Rebecca Charlwood (Lab) |
| 2012 | Alex Sobel (Lab) | 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) | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Sharon Hamilton* | 3,849 | 53.5 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Rachel Hartshorne | 1,298 | 18.0 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Lee Farmer | 992 | 13.8 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Finlay | 678 | 9.4 | +1.3 |
| | Yorkshire | David Stephens | 344 | 4.8 | +1.5 |
| | SDP | Cordelia Lynan | 39 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,551 | 35.5 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,266 | 42.3 | +2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.5 | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Mohammed Shahzad* | 3,938 | 57.5 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Lee Farmer | 1,210 | 17.7 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Rachel Hartshorne | 892 | 13.0 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Sykes | 557 | 8.1 | −1.5 |
| | Yorkshire | David Stephens | 226 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,728 | 39.8 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,848 | 39.4 | −1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mahalia France-Mir | 3,980 | 55.6 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Rob Speed | 1,357 | 19.0 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Rachel Hartshorne | 1,086 | 15.2 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Sykes | 690 | 9.6 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,623 | 36.6 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,157 | 41.1 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Sharon Hamilton* | 4,375 | 54.2 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Rob Speed | 1,900 | 23.5 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Rachel Hartshorne | 1,133 | 14.0 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Dresser | 511 | 6.3 | −10.0 |
| | SDP | Steve Wright | 74 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,475 | 30.7 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,070 | 46.1 | +10.08 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,786 | 29.3 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,174 | 36.02 | −7.28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.1 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,529 | 33.7 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,513 | 43.3 | +4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,168 | 33.0 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,578 | 38.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,096 | 16.8 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,456 | 70.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.5 | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,641 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.87 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 780 | 11.4 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,834 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +0.5 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rebecca Charlwood | 3,688 | 44.5 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Lancaster | 2,834 | 34.2 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Mark Rowlinson | 1,380 | 16.7 | −8.7 |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Allan House | 381 | 4.6 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 854 | 10.3 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,283 | 48 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +4.7 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 115 | 0.9 | −14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,370 | 72.3 | +32.7 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.2 | |