Wakefield council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 21 wards · 21 seats contested

Most seats
14
Labour Party
Seats contested
21
across 21 wards
Turnout
26.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 14 -2 28,750 42.5% -9.3
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -1 16,672 24.6% -9.4
Independent 2 +2 4,179 6.2% +2.3
Liberal Democrats 1 +1 6,119 9.0% +4.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 4,992 7.4% +6.3
Yorkshire Party 0 +0 4,686 6.9% +4.0
Green Party 0 +0 1,987 2.9% +1.8
Independents for Direct Democracy 0 +0 219 0.3% +0.1
Socialist Alternative 0 +0 87 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 21
Conservative and Unionist Party 21
Labour Party 21
Liberal Democrats 14
Yorkshire Party 8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 7
Green Party 6
Independent 6
Independents for Direct Democracy 1
Socialist Alternative 1

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 Jessica Louise Carrington Elected 1,224 34.8% -7.5
Yorkshire Party Martin Roberts 670 19.0% +10.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Davies 645 18.3% -6.7
Independent John Hardman 412 11.7% -2.4
Liberal Democrats Nick Gray 293 8.3% +4.7
Independent Gwen Marshall 276 7.8% —
Majority554
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,520

Labour Party hold

Airedale and Ferry Fryston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Alex Kear Elected 1,166 45.2% —
Labour Party Yvonne Crewe 1,091 42.3% -33.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Eamonn Malachy Mullins 321 12.5% -11.4
Majority75
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,578

Independent gain from Labour Party

Altofts and Whitwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jo Hepworth Elected 1,318 39.4% -18.1
Yorkshire Party Laura Weldon 1,089 32.5% +22.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony David Hill 562 16.8% -11.2
Independents for Direct Democracy John Robert Thomas 219 6.5% +2.1
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Pollack 159 4.8% —
Majority229
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,347

Labour Party hold

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tony Wallis Elected 1,316 42.7% -18.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lawrence Burrows 828 26.9% —
Yorkshire Party Paul Phelps 689 22.4% -2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanne Grace Smart 249 8.1% -5.8
Majority488
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,082

Labour Party hold

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Maureen Anne Cummings Elected 1,645 49.1% -4.9
Conservative and Unionist Party James Robert Hardwick 1,082 32.3% -2.7
Liberal Democrats Adam James Belcher 621 18.5% +7.6
Majority563
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,348

Labour Party hold

Featherstone

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graham Isherwood Elected 1,794 71.0% -4.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Rodney Lorraine Williams 733 29.0% +4.8
Majority1,061
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,527

Labour Party hold

Hemsworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ian Womersley Elected 1,459 49.6% +13.0
Labour Party Glyn Lloyd 1,104 37.5% -17.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Nathaniel Harvey 194 6.6% -2.1
Green Party Lyn Morton 184 6.3% —
Majority355
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,941

Independent gain from Labour Party

Horbury and South Ossett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Fishwick Elected 1,478 39.2% -5.5
Labour Party Melanie Jones 1,240 32.8% -6.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Andrew Goodair 413 10.9% +0.2
Independent Mark Harrop 327 8.7% —
Green Party Richard Hargreaves Norris 317 8.4% +3.4
Majority238
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,775

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Knottingley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tom Gordon Elected 1,906 63.1% —
Labour Party Glenn Burton 642 21.3% -45.3
Green Party Willow Tolley 237 7.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joshua Spencer 235 7.8% -25.7
Majority1,264
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,020

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Normanton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Dagger Elected 1,322 45.6% -25.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Cliff Parsons 1,174 40.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Neil Thomas 405 14.0% -15.2
Majority148
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,901

Labour Party hold

Ossett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Christine Taylor Elected 1,551 42.6% -8.4
Labour Party Duncan Smith 1,427 39.2% +2.1
Green Party Stephen Scott 405 11.1% —
Liberal Democrats Tony Sargeant 261 7.2% -4.8
Majority124
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,644

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Pontefract North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Garbutt Elected 1,214 41.4% -18.7
Yorkshire Party Steve Crookes 1,148 39.2% +29.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Hyomes 570 19.4% -5.5
Majority66
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,932

Labour Party hold

Pontefract South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Jones Elected 1,560 46.4% -5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Hames 1,351 40.2% -2.7
Liberal Democrats Salli Ann Martlew 450 13.4% +8.5
Majority209
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,361

Labour Party hold

South Elmsall and South Kirkby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Tulley Elected 2,120 75.6% +20.4
Liberal Democrats Michael John Keeton 383 13.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pepe Ruzvidzo 303 10.8% +2.3
Majority1,737
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,806

Labour Party hold

Stanley and Outwood East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jack Spencer Hemingway Elected 1,567 44.8% -3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Gill Laidler 859 24.5% -10.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) James Johnston 770 22.0% +16.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Macqueen 304 8.7% -1.4
Majority708
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,500

Labour Party hold

Wakefield East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stuart Heptinstall Elected 1,725 56.9% -8.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Colin Thornton 386 12.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dianne Elizabeth Presha 370 12.2% -7.9
Green Party Terence Keith Emmingham 270 8.9% +2.7
Yorkshire Party Stuart Alan Rick 194 6.4% —
Socialist Alternative Mick Griffiths 87 2.9% —
Majority1,339
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,032

Labour Party hold

Wakefield North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Margaret Isherwood Elected 1,377 46.0% -8.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Holwell 583 19.5% -9.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Keith Frank Wells 517 17.3% +11.8
Yorkshire Party Arnie Craven 302 10.1% +2.8
Liberal Democrats Natasha Marie De Vere 214 7.2% +3.2
Majority794
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,993

Labour Party hold

Wakefield Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian John Sanders Elected 1,796 44.4% -9.9
Labour Party Kevin Barker 1,335 33.0% -3.8
Green Party Sarah Greenwood 574 14.2% —
Liberal Democrats Catherine Ruth Budgen 343 8.5% -0.4
Majority461
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,048

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wakefield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Karl Johnson Elected 1,532 40.8% -15.9
Labour Party Pete Rosser 1,060 28.2% -3.8
Independent Norman Joseph Hazell 539 14.4% —
Yorkshire Party Dan Cochran 320 8.5% +2.5
Liberal Democrats David Cameron Currie 303 8.1% +2.8
Majority472
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,754

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wakefield West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michael Paul Graham Elected 1,429 48.3% -3.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Josie Thornton 678 22.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Ayoade 655 22.1% -19.2
Liberal Democrats John Robert Clayton 198 6.7% -0.4
Majority751
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,960

Labour Party hold

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Charlie Keith Elected 1,240 34.2% -5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Henry Drabble 1,198 33.1% -11.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Alan Dews 639 17.6% +7.4
Yorkshire Party Brent Hawksley 274 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats Esther Amis-Hughes 271 7.5% +1.6
Majority42
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,622

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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