Government
Halton Moor is within the Temple Newsam Ward of Leeds City Council. Following the council elections of 2011 the ward is represented by two Labour councillors and one Conservative councillor.
Halton Moor is within the Leeds East parliamentary constituency, represented by George Mudie (Labour). Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for Yorkshire and the Humber European Parliament constituency since the European Parliament election, 2009, are Godfrey Bloom (UK Independence Party), Andrew Brons (BNP), Timothy Kirkhope (Conservative), Linda McAvan (Labour), Edward McMillan-Scott (Liberal Democrat), and Diana Wallis (Liberal Democrat).
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