Wakefield council election, 2021

06/05/2021 · 21 wards · 22 seats contested

Most seats
13
Labour Party
Seats contested
22
across 21 wards
Turnout
31.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 13 -1 37,139 45.2% +2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 8 +4 30,807 37.5% +12.8
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 2,484 3.0% -6.0
Green Party 0 +0 5,307 6.5% +3.5
Yorkshire Party 0 +0 3,643 4.4% -2.5
Independent 0 -2 1,745 2.1% -4.1
Reform UK 0 +0 309 0.4% —
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 0 +0 246 0.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 220 0.3% -7.1
Workers Party of Britain 0 +0 123 0.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 118 0.1% —
The For Britain Movement 0 +0 101 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 22
Conservative and Unionist Party 22
Green Party 22
Labour Party 22
Yorkshire Party 10
Liberal Democrats 7
Independent 5
Reform UK 2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2
Workers Party of Britain 2
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 1
The For Britain Movement 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 22 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 +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Raymond Massey Elected 1,483 36.9% +18.5
Labour Party Stan Bates 1,427 35.5% +0.7
Yorkshire Party Christopher Dawson 447 11.1% -7.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Thomas Howden 281 7.0% -1.3
Green Party Jody Paul Gabriel 271 6.7% —
Independent Gwen Marshall 144 3.6% -8.1
Majority56
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors13,510
Ballots cast4,023

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Airedale and Ferry Fryston 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jackie Ferguson Elected 1,190 52.8% +10.5
Labour Party Les Shaw Elected 1,116 49.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Charles Evans 567 25.2% +12.7
Independent Neil Owen Kennedy 522 23.2% -22.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Eamonn Malachy Mullins 480 21.3% —
Independent Ian Michael Kennedy 367 16.3% —
Green Party John Paul Ingham 144 6.4% —
Green Party Daniel Mark Russell 120 5.3% —
Majority549
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,253

Labour Party gain from Independent · Labour Party gain

Altofts and Whitwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Josie Pritchard Elected 1,896 47.5% +8.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony David Hill 1,522 38.1% +21.4
Green Party Bred Beckett 283 7.1% —
Reform UK John Robert Thomas 209 5.2% —
Workers Party of Britain Zane Cameron Carpenter 80 2.0% —
Majority374
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,990

Labour Party hold

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Anthony Forster Elected 2,092 62.4% +19.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanne Grace Smart 731 21.8% +13.7
Yorkshire Party Paul Phelps 389 11.6% -10.8
Green Party Alan Michael Horne 140 4.2% —
Majority1,361
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,352

Labour Party hold

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Stockhill Elected 1,985 45.8% +13.5
Labour Party Faith Heptinstall 1,906 44.0% -5.1
Green Party Cynthia Mary Dickinson 474 10.9% —
Majority79
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors12,471
Ballots cast4,331

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Featherstone

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Maureen Tennant-King Elected 2,104 60.7% -10.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ayrton Pointon 802 23.1% -5.9
Yorkshire Party James Craven 292 8.4% —
Green Party Ruth Alexandra Love 169 4.9% —
Liberal Democrats Nigel James Ebbs 101 2.9% —
Majority1,302
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,468

Labour Party hold

Hemsworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pauline Ann Kitching Elected 1,314 44.3% +6.8
Independent Jim Kenyon 647 21.8% -27.8
Conservative and Unionist Party David Pointon 586 19.8% +13.2
Green Party Lyn Morton 342 11.5% +5.3
Reform UK Waj Ali 100 3.4% —
Majority667
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors11,956
Ballots cast2,966

Labour Party gain from Independent

Horbury and South Ossett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Darren Byford Elected 2,231 48.1% +15.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Dawson Allum 2,070 44.7% +5.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Andrew Goodair 174 3.8% -7.2
Green Party Richard Hargreaves Norris 159 3.4% -5.0
Majority161
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,634

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Knottingley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adele Hayes Elected 1,624 54.2% -8.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Kerron Cross 867 28.9% +7.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Hilary Plumbley 415 13.8% +6.1
Green Party Garry Newby 91 3.0% -4.8
Majority757
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,997

Liberal Democrats hold

Normanton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Julie Medford Elected 1,785 52.2% +6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Hudson 1,069 31.2% +17.3
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Cliff Parsons 246 7.2% —
Green Party Gillian Anne Dewey-Nager 214 6.3% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Hayes 92 2.7% —
Workers Party of Britain Marcus Whalley-Reid 43 1.3% —
Majority716
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors12,774
Ballots cast3,421

Labour Party hold

Ossett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony John Homewood Elected 2,395 54.0% +11.5
Labour Party Lynn Masterman 1,729 39.0% -0.2
Green Party Stephen Scott 220 5.0% -6.2
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Pollack 111 2.5% -4.7
Majority666
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors12,729
Ballots cast4,434

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Pontefract North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lorna Malkin Elected 1,653 46.5% +5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Hyomes 1,120 31.5% +12.1
Yorkshire Party Ryan Kett 628 17.7% -21.5
Green Party Emma Kay Tingle 183 5.2% —
Majority533
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors14,336
Ballots cast3,553

Labour Party hold

Pontefract South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Hames Elected 1,842 44.9% +4.7
Labour Party Melanie Jones 1,712 41.7% -4.7
Yorkshire Party Trevor Peasant 390 9.5% —
Green Party Kate Dodd 178 4.3% —
Majority130
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors12,124
Ballots cast4,107

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

South Elmsall and South Kirkby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michelle Louise Collins Elected 2,002 60.8% -14.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Chad Jordan Thomas 822 25.0% +14.2
Yorkshire Party Sarah Mansfield 312 9.5% —
Green Party Stefan Ludewig 155 4.7% —
Majority1,180
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,291

Labour Party hold

Stanley and Outwood East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Matthew Morley Elected 2,232 50.3% +5.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephanie Fishwick 1,599 36.0% +11.5
Yorkshire Party Brent Hawksley 316 7.1% —
Green Party Richard David Copeland 204 4.6% —
Liberal Democrats Margaret Dodd 101 2.3% -6.4
Majority633
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors13,094
Ballots cast4,436

Labour Party hold

Wakefield East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Akef Akbar Elected 1,741 45.8% +33.6
Labour Party Helen Kirsty Antcliff 1,693 44.5% -12.4
Green Party Janet Mackintosh 252 6.6% -2.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mick Griffiths 118 3.1% —
Majority48
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,804

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Wakefield North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Elizabeth Rhodes Elected 1,707 46.9% +0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Naeem Formuli 1,203 33.0% +13.5
Green Party Lewis Elliott 320 8.8% —
Yorkshire Party Andy Mack 263 7.2% -2.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Keith Frank Wells 85 2.3% -14.9
Independent Rebecca Murphy 65 1.8% —
Majority504
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,643

Labour Party hold

Wakefield Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Cynthia Binns Elected 2,939 58.8% +14.4
Labour Party Paul Wood 1,499 30.0% -3.0
Green Party Charlotte Myles 560 11.2% -3.0
Majority1,440
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,998

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wakefield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Stephen Hunt Elected 2,129 50.2% +9.4
Labour Party Paul Belbin 1,557 36.7% +8.5
Green Party Krys Tal Holmes 289 6.8% —
Yorkshire Party Dan Cochran 267 6.3% -2.2
Majority572
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,242

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wakefield West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hilary Gail Mitchell Elected 1,682 49.2% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Weldon 1,382 40.4% +18.3
Green Party Karen Sadler 257 7.5% —
The For Britain Movement Josie Thornton 101 3.0% —
Majority300
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,422

Labour Party hold

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Annemarie Glover Elected 1,925 43.5% +10.4
Labour Party Martyn Johnson 1,745 39.4% +5.2
Yorkshire Party Richard Bentley 339 7.7% +0.1
Green Party Oliver Thompson 282 6.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Alan Dews 135 3.1% -14.6
Majority180
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,426

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

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