Wakefield council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 21 wards · 22 seats contested

Most seats
21
Labour Party
Seats contested
22
across 21 wards
Turnout
25.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 21 +1 36,875 54.4% +1.7
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 2,125 3.1% -1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 12,828 18.9% -2.8
Green Party 0 +0 7,312 10.8% +3.6
Wakefield Independents 0 +0 3,602 5.3% -0.8
Yorkshire Party 0 +0 3,045 4.5% +0.6
Reform UK 0 +0 924 1.4% +0.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 608 0.9% +0.6
Independent 0 +0 304 0.4% -1.8
Heritage Party 0 +0 169 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. 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
Labour Party 22
Green Party 21
Yorkshire Party 7
Liberal Democrats 6
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 5
Wakefield Independents 5
Reform UK 2
Heritage Party 1
Independent 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 +/−
Labour Party Martin Roberts Elected 1,719 57.4% +9.5
Green Party Jody Paul Gabriel 663 22.2% +13.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Dylan Nykamp 611 20.4% +2.1
Majority1,056
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,993

Labour Party hold

Airedale and Ferry Fryston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jackie Ferguson Elected 1,135 51.4% +2.7
Wakefield Independents Neil Owen Kennedy 800 36.2% +3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Eamonn Malachy Mullins 171 7.7% -4.1
Green Party John Paul Ingham 115 5.2% +1.2
Majority335
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors11,689
Ballots cast2,209

Labour Party hold

Altofts and Whitwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Josie Pritchard Elected 1,684 52.7% -0.3
Wakefield Independents John Robert Thomas 828 25.9% +1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Sutherland Forster 451 14.1% -1.6
Green Party Krys Tal Holmes 233 7.3% +0.1
Majority856
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,196

Labour Party hold

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Anthony Forster Elected 1,713 64.5% +2.0
Yorkshire Party Paul Phelps 558 21.0% +4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanne Grace Smart 242 9.1% -4.8
Green Party Stephen James Brennan 158 5.9% +1.6
Majority1,155
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors12,719
Ballots cast2,657

Labour Party hold

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Faith Heptinstall Elected 1,918 59.4% +0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Dunn Cowton 971 30.1% +3.8
Green Party Garry Newby 406 12.6% +5.3
Majority947
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors12,204
Ballots cast3,231

Labour Party hold

Featherstone

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Maureen Tennant-King Elected 2,005 74.0% +0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony David Hill 425 15.7% -1.3
Green Party Cynthia Mary Dickenson 324 12.0% +1.9
Majority1,580
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors13,114
Ballots cast2,709

Labour Party hold

Hemsworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Laura Jones Elected 1,292 62.1% +5.5
Green Party Lyn Morton 382 18.3% -12.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Doreen Smart 261 12.5% -1.0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Michael James Johnson 168 8.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Michael Johnson 168 8.1% —
Majority910
Turnout17.0%
Registered electors12,371
Ballots cast2,082

Labour Party hold

Horbury and South Ossett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Darren Byford Elected 2,409 65.3% +14.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Madalena Coutinho 618 16.8% -19.9
Independent Mark Harrop 304 8.2% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Andrew Goodair 223 6.0% -1.9
Green Party Richard Hargreaves Norris 157 4.3% -1.1
Majority1,791
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors11,597
Ballots cast3,688

Labour Party hold

Knottingley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adele Hayes Elected 1,363 59.9% +1.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Theo Biddle 695 30.5% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Amy Louise Swift 155 6.8% -0.8
Green Party Ruth Alexandra Love 79 3.5% +0.4
Majority668
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors10,418
Ballots cast2,275

Liberal Democrats hold

Normanton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Julie Medford Elected 1,709 71.1% +23.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Daniel Wilton Elected 1,303 54.2% —
Wakefield Independents Cliff Parsons 584 24.3% +4.7
Green Party John Robert Clayton 426 17.7% +11.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Chad Jordan Thomas 406 16.9% -1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Tomas Mestre 379 15.8% —
Majority719
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,404

Labour and Co-operative Party gain · Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Ossett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Duncan Smith Elected 1,890 49.9% +4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Karl Terry Clough 879 23.2% —
Reform UK Sandra Senior 465 12.3% —
Yorkshire Party Simon David Watson Biltcliffe 216 5.7% -8.8
Liberal Democrats Tony Sargeant 184 4.9% -9.3
Green Party Stephen Scott 153 4.0% -2.2
Majority1,011
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,787

Labour Party hold

Pontefract North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Helen Kirsty Antcliff Elected 1,717 57.0% -5.9
Yorkshire Party Christopher Dawson 685 22.7% +9.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Lewis Crosswaite 418 13.9% -2.0
Green Party Emma Kay Tingle 193 6.4% +1.2
Majority1,032
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,013

Labour Party hold

Pontefract South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Julie Anne Craig Elected 1,925 57.8% +7.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Hames 1,102 33.1% -4.7
Green Party Olli Watkins 304 9.1% +4.1
Majority823
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,331

Labour Party hold

South Elmsall and South Kirkby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michelle Louise Collins Elected 1,893 74.3% -5.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Wrightson 383 15.0% +4.9
Green Party Stefan Ludewig 305 12.0% +1.8
Majority1,510
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors13,584
Ballots cast2,549

Labour Party hold

Stanley and Outwood East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Matthew Morley Elected 2,432 63.3% +7.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Woolmer 688 17.9% -2.4
Wakefield Independents Jenny Prest 409 10.6% +1.3
Green Party Richard David Copeland 279 7.3% +1.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Darren Lumber 52 1.4% +0.4
Majority1,744
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors13,786
Ballots cast3,844

Labour Party hold

Wakefield East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nat Walton Elected 1,754 54.7% +2.1
Green Party Janet Mackintosh 857 26.7% +21.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Naeem Formuli 477 14.9% -19.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mick Griffiths 149 4.7% +2.6
Majority897
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors11,989
Ballots cast3,204

Labour Party hold

Wakefield North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Elizabeth Rhodes Elected 1,613 50.3% -11.2
Green Party Ashton Victor Howick 733 22.9% +15.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Timothy Woolmer 460 14.4% -7.4
Yorkshire Party Andy Mack 347 10.8% +3.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tom Cullen Griffiths 71 2.2% +0.2
Majority880
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors12,400
Ballots cast3,205

Labour Party hold

Wakefield Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andy Nicholls Elected 1,710 40.9% +3.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian John Sanders 1,363 32.6% -4.7
Yorkshire Party David John Rowntree Herdson 640 15.3% +3.2
Green Party Karen Sadler 319 7.6% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Simon Lord 169 4.0% -3.3
Majority347
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors14,003
Ballots cast4,178

Labour Party hold

Wakefield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shabaan Saleem Elected 1,326 36.7% -6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party James Robert Hardwick 1,270 35.2% -5.6
Green Party Kate Dodd 652 18.1% +9.7
Yorkshire Party Dan Cochran 391 10.8% —
Majority56
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors11,027
Ballots cast3,612

Labour Party hold

Wakefield West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hilary Gail Mitchell Elected 1,475 53.5% -10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party John Stefan Higson 636 23.1% -0.9
Green Party Laura Jane Towle 383 13.9% +8.4
Heritage Party Susan Stretton 169 6.1% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Hayes 113 4.1% —
Majority839
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors11,567
Ballots cast2,757

Labour Party hold

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Brendan James Fraser Elected 1,558 39.8% -0.5
Wakefield Independents Nic Stansby 981 25.0% -4.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Waj Ali 462 11.8% -4.5
Reform UK David Alan Dews 459 11.7% +7.7
Yorkshire Party Brent Hawksley 208 5.3% —
Green Party Daniel Mark Russell 191 4.9% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Janet Walton 73 1.9% -3.3
Majority577
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors13,107
Ballots cast3,919

Labour Party hold

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