Altofts and Whitwood ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
02/05/2024
| 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 |
| Majority | 856 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,196 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jo Hepworth Elected | 1,748 | 53.0% | -3.6 |
| Wakefield Independents | John Robert Thomas | 804 | 24.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Amy Louise Swift | 518 | 15.7% | -6.6 |
| Green Party | Kate Dodd | 238 | 7.2% | — |
| Majority | 944 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 14,383 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,297 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jacquie Speight Elected | 2,053 | 56.6% | +9.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barbara Frances Wright | 809 | 22.3% | -15.8 |
| Independent | John Robert Thomas | 613 | 16.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Leanne Hall | 159 | 4.4% | — |
| Majority | 1,244 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 13,977 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,625 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 374 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,990 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 229 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,347 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jacquie Speight Elected | 1,823 | 57.5% | -1.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anthony David Hill | 888 | 28.0% | +8.4 |
| Yorkshire Party | Steve Crookes | 320 | 10.1% | — |
| Independents for Direct Democracy | John Robert Thomas | 140 | 4.4% | — |
| Majority | 935 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,171 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 1,326 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,409 | |||