| Chapel Allerton | |
|---|---|
 Chapel Allerton highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 18,455 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | |
Chapel Allerton is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north Leeds, West Yorkshire, incorporating the suburb of the same name, Chapeltown, Potternewton and the southern part of the historic area of Scott Hall.
Councillors since 1980
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Cedric Clarke (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab)[4] | |||
| 1982 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Cedric Clarke (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1983 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Cedric Clarke (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1984 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Cedric Clarke (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1986 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Cedric Clarke (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1987 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Cedric Clarke (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1988 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Cedric Clarke (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1990 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Cedric Clarke (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1991 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Norma Hutchinson (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1992 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Norma Hutchinson (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1994 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Norma Hutchinson (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1995 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Norma Hutchinson (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1996 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Norma Hutchinson (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1998 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Norma Hutchinson (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 1999 | Garth Frankland (Lab) | Norma Hutchinson (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 2000? | Garth Frankland (Left) | Norma Hutchinson (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 2000 | Eileen Moxon (Lab)[a][5] | Norma Hutchinson (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 2002 | Eileen Moxon (Lab) | Norma Hutchinson (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab) | |||
| 2003 | Eileen Moxon (Lab) | Norma Hutchinson (Lab) | Neil Taggart (Lab)[b] | |||
| 2004 | Sharon Hamilton (Lab)[6][7] | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2006 | Sharon Hamilton (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | Sharon Hamilton (Lab)[c] | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Eileen Taylor (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2010 | Eileen Taylor (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2011 | Eileen Taylor (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Eileen Taylor (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Eileen Taylor (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Eileen Taylor (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Eileen Taylor (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Eileen Taylor (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Eileen Taylor (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Eileen Taylor (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Eileen Taylor (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique (Lab) | Jane Dowson (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | Eileen Taylor* (Lab) | Mohammed Rafique* (Lab) | Jane Dowson* (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection. * indicates incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2010
May 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Dowson* | 4,505 | 73.4 | -0.4 | |
| Green | Bobak Walker | 721 | 11.8 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Safaraz Ahad | 390 | 6.4 | -1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aqila Choudhury | 246 | 4.0 | -0.4 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 183 | 3.0 | +0.4 | |
| SDP | Sasha Watson | 48 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,784 | 61.7 | -1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,134 | 33.2 | -0.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eileen Taylor* | 4,650 | 73.8 | +6.4 | |
| Green | Bobak Walker | 691 | 11.0 | -1.5 | |
| Conservative | Shazar Ahad | 488 | 7.7 | -1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Marshall | 278 | 4.4 | -1.4 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 164 | 2.6 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 3,959 | 62.8 | +7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 6,303 | 34.0 | -5.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Rafique* | 4,903 | 67.4 | -4.7 | |
| Green | Bobak Walker | 912 | 12.5 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | Shaz Ahad | 690 | 9.5 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Marshall | 419 | 5.8 | -0.2 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 227 | 3.1 | +0.0 | |
| SDP | Richard Cowles | 55 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,991 | 54.9 | -5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 7,274 | 39.2 | +5.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Dowson* | 4,243 | 72.1 | +4.9 | |
| Green | Bobak Walker | 701 | 11.9 | -0.4 | |
| Conservative | Shaz Ahad | 404 | 6.9 | -2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rory Mason | 353 | 6.0 | -2.2 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 185 | 3.1 | -2.0 | |
| Majority | 3,542 | 60.2 | +7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 5,955 | 33.7 | -4.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eileen Taylor* | 4,809 | 65.2 | -4.3 | |
| Labour | Mohammed Rafique* | 4,728 | |||
| Labour | Jane Dowson* | 4,708 | |||
| Green | Justine Merton-Scott | 907 | 12.3 | +4.3 | |
| Green | Bobak Walker | 703 | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Black | 672 | 9.1 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Harris | 608 | 8.2 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Linda Feldman | 604 | |||
| Conservative | David Myers | 565 | |||
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 379 | 5.1 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 3,902 | 52.9 | -7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 17,927 | 38.1 | +2.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eileen Taylor* | 4,169 | 69.5 | +11.5 | |
| Conservative | David Bernard Myers | 541 | 9.0 | +6.2 | |
| Green | Keith Mollison | 464 | 7.7 | +6.4 | |
| UKIP | Sheila Valerie Store | 290 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Finlay | 275 | 4.6 | +3.3 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 262 | 4.4 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 3,628 | 60.5 | +17.7 | ||
| Turnout | 6,001 | 36.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Rafique* | 6,467 | 58.0 | -5.6 | |
| Conservative | Farzana Arif | 1,692 | 15.2 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Mags Shevlin | 1,568 | 14.1 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Harris | 876 | 7.9 | +0.2 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 555 | 5.0 | -2.8 | |
| Majority | 4,775 | 42.8 | -7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 11,158 | 62.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
May 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Dowson* | 3,683 | 61.3 | ||
| Conservative | Farzana Arif | 746 | 12.4 | ||
| Green | Emma Carter | 736 | 12.3 | ||
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 515 | 8.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Aqila Choudhry | 326 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | 2,937 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,006 | 34.59 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eileen Taylor* | 3,588 | 67.4 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | David Myers | 550 | 10.3 | -3.1 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 483 | 9.1 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Colin Noble | 409 | 7.7 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Slack | 297 | 5.6 | -2.2 | |
| Majority | 3,038 | 57.0 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,327 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Rafique* | 4,121 | 63.6 | +8.3 | |
| Conservative | David Myers | 868 | 13.4 | -0.6 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 502 | 7.8 | -0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Slack | 501 | 7.7 | -12.8 | |
| Green | Colin Noble | 484 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Majority | 3,253 | 50.2 | +15.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,476 | 38 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
May 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Dowson* | 5,796 | 55.3 | +11.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Slack | 2,154 | 20.6 | -1.8 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Paterson | 1,471 | 14.0 | -0.5 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | John Frankland | 825 | 7.9 | -1.2 | |
| BNP | Dean Marshall | 230 | 2.2 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 3,642 | 34.8 | +13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 10,476 | 62.9 | +31.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.4 | |||
See also
Notes
- ^ Moxon was previously a Weetwood ward councillor from 1990 to 1998.
- ^ At the next election in 2004, Taggart successfully stood to be one of the three new Labour Councillors for the new Bramley and Stanningley ward. Jane Dowson replaced Taggart whilst his two fellow ward councillors did not stand for re-election and retired.
- ^ For the next election in 2008, Hamilton did not seek re-selection as the Labour candidate for the ward, standing unsuccessfully as their candidate for Roundhay ward. She would later be elected in 2010 as a councillor for Moortown ward.[8]
References
- ^ "Councillor Jane Dowson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Mohammed Rafique". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Eileen Taylor". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Neil Taggart". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Eileen Moxon". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 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 Sharon Hamilton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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