Wakefield council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 21 wards · 21 seats contested

Most seats
19
Labour Party
Seats contested
21
across 21 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 19 — 39,305 53.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 — 17,171 23.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 8,478 11.5% —
Independent 0 — 2,901 3.9% —
Liberal Democrats 0 — 2,577 3.5% —
Yorkshire First 0 — 1,270 1.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 — 1,044 1.4% —
Green Party 0 — 855 1.2% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 21
Conservative and Unionist Party 21
Labour Party 21
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 11
Liberal Democrats 9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 6
Yorkshire First 5
Independent 4
Green Party 3

A party standing a full slate could field 21 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martyn Ward Elected 1,631 43.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Don Marshall 776 20.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nathan Garbutt-Moore 639 16.9% —
Independent Steven Pallett 500 13.2% —
Yorkshire First Martin Roberts 234 6.2% —
Majority855
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,780

Airedale and Ferry Fryston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Les Shaw Elected 2,142 82.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Amy Louise Swift 467 17.9% —
Majority1,675
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,609

Altofts and Whitwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Box Elected 1,994 58.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony David Hill 668 19.6% —
Independent Matthew Robert Peter Jeans 384 11.3% —
Yorkshire First Steve Crookes 363 10.6% —
Majority1,326
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,409

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Anthony Forster Elected 2,133 53.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Dawn Lumb 718 18.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanne Grace Smart 241 6.0% —
Majority1,415
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,992

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Faith Heptinstall Elected 1,968 48.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steven Ashton 1,003 24.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Ayoade 812 20.1% —
Liberal Democrats Adam James Belcher 252 6.2% —
Majority965
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,035

Featherstone

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Maureen Tennant-King Elected 2,778 82.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rodney Lorraine Williams 611 18.0% —
Majority2,167
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,389

Hemsworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pauline Ann Kitching Elected 1,391 44.9% —
Independent Ian Womersley 1,104 35.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Penny Ashton 413 13.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Andrew Martin 190 6.1% —
Majority287
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,098

Horbury and South Ossett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Darren Byford Elected 1,611 39.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Neil David Coleman 890 21.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Madalena Coutinho 883 21.4% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Andrew Goodair 531 12.9% —
Green Party Richard Hargreaves Norris 216 5.2% —
Majority721
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,131

Knottingley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graham Stokes Elected 1,597 61.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lewis Thompson 724 27.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eamonn Malachy Mullins 277 10.7% —
Majority873
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,598

Normanton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alan Wassell Elected 2,147 75.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mathew Charles Gilligan 706 24.7% —
Majority1,441
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,853

Ossett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lynn Masterman Elected 1,168 27.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jonathan Andrew Cook 1,017 23.8% —
Independent Tony Richardson 913 21.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Brown 880 20.6% —
Liberal Democrats Tony Sargeant 290 6.8% —
Majority151
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,268

Pontefract North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lorna Malkin Elected 1,601 53.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Joshua Spencer 762 25.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Hyomes 470 15.7% —
Yorkshire First Arnie Craven 168 5.6% —
Majority839
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,001

Pontefract South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Celia Loughran Elected 1,917 47.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Walsh 1,669 41.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition John Gill 271 6.7% —
Liberal Democrats Dan Woodlock 203 5.0% —
Majority248
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,060

South Elmsall and South Kirkby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michelle Louise Collins Elected 2,802 83.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris I'Anson 536 16.1% —
Majority2,266
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,338

Stanley and Outwood East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Matthew Morley Elected 1,873 48.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gill Laidler 950 24.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) James Johnston 831 21.5% —
Liberal Democrats Margaret Dodd 151 3.9% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Dave Byrom 52 1.3% —
Majority923
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,857

Wakefield East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ros Lund Elected 2,225 66.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Martin Wakefield 550 16.5% —
Green Party Jody Paul Gabriel 315 9.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mick Griffiths 243 7.3% —
Majority1,675
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,333

Wakefield North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Elizabeth Rhodes Elected 1,781 55.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Keith Frank Wells 636 19.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Couch 564 17.5% —
Yorkshire First Lucy Brown 246 7.6% —
Majority1,145
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,227

Wakefield Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Cynthia Binns Elected 1,978 43.8% —
Labour Party Jayne Louise Wilby 1,744 38.6% —
Liberal Democrats Denis Cronin 546 12.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Samuel Lynch 246 5.4% —
Majority234
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,514

Wakefield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Stephen Hunt Elected 1,643 45.1% —
Labour Party Ian Charles Bain 1,408 38.6% —
Yorkshire First Dan Cochran 259 7.1% —
Liberal Democrats David Cameron Currie 248 6.8% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition John Henry Sibbald 89 2.4% —
Majority235
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,647

Wakefield West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hilary Gail Mitchell Elected 1,563 49.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dianne Elizabeth Presha 962 30.2% —
Green Party Brian Else 324 10.2% —
Liberal Democrats Peter John Williams 196 6.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Louis Kasatkin 143 4.5% —
Majority601
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,188

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martyn Johnson Elected 1,831 43.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Samantha Harvey 1,338 32.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Sheldrake 845 20.2% —
Liberal Democrats Natasha Marie De Vere 160 3.8% —
Majority493
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,174

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