# 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) |
| 2024 | Mary Harland* (Lab) | James Lewis* (Lab) | Michael Millar* (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.

## Elections since 2010
### May 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Lewis* | 3,570 | 65.1 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Connor Mulhall | 1,067 | 19.5 | −6.4 |
| | Green | Angela Oldershaw | 449 | 8.2 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Greg Holden | 401 | 7.3 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,503 | 45.6 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,563 | 31.6 | +1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.7 | |

### 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 | |