Chapel Allerton (ward)

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.

Chapel Allerton
Chapel Allerton highlighted within Leeds
Population	18,455 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Leeds North East
Councillors	Jane Dowson[1] (Labour) Mohammed Rafique[2] (Labour) Eileen Taylor[3] (Labour)
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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)[lower-alpha 1][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)[lower-alpha 2]
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)[lower-alpha 3]		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)
2024		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 2024

2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Rafique*	4,139	62.6	−10.8
	Green	Bobak Walker	1,392	21.0	+9.2
	Conservative	Kevin Black	409	6.2	−0.2
	Alliance for Green Socialism	Mike Davies	222	3.4	+0.4
	Yorkshire	Ryan Kett	212	3.2	New
	Liberal Democrats	Majd Qahwaji	166	2.5	−1.5
	SDP	Richard Cowles	75	1.1	+0.3
Majority			2,747	41.6	−20.1
Turnout			6,711	36.7	+3.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.0

May 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Listed buildings in Leeds (Chapel Allerton Ward)

Notes

1. Moxon was previously a Weetwood ward councillor from 1990 to 1998.
2. 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.
3. 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

1. "Councillor Jane Dowson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
2. "Councillor Mohammed Rafique". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
3. "Councillor Eileen Taylor". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
4. "Councillor Neil Taggart". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
5. "Eileen Moxon". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
6. "Councillor Sharon Hamilton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
7. "Councillor Sharon Hamilton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
8. "Councillor Sharon Hamilton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2018.