2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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2010 local election results in Wakefield

The 2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in the West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council with an increased majority.

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After the election, the composition of the council was as follows.

Party political make-up of Wakefield Council
  PartySeatsCurrent Council (2010)
200720082010
  Labour 403233                                                          
  Conservative 162324                                                          
  Independent 465                                                          
  Lib Dems 321                                                          

Election result

Wakefield Local Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1410+16743.464,138+8%
  Conservative 710+13328.842,587-5%
  Liberal Democrats 001-1011.617,185+3%
  BNP 000009.013,247+1%
  Independent 001-106.79,846-7%
  Green 000000.3508-1%
  UKIP 000000.2235±0%
  Socialist Alternative 000000.1159±0%

Ward results

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan Garbutt3,00137.6−0.7
Conservative Don Marshall2,43430.5−12.7
Liberal Democrats Brendan Power1,03413.0−5.5
Independent John Evans7459.3+9.3
BNP Ian Kitchen7229.1+9.1
Majority5677.1+12
Turnout 7,97363
Labour hold Swing +6%

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Broom3,30555.7+9
Liberal Democrats Paul Kirby1,00917.0+2.7
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer71512.1−5.9
BNP Stephen Rogerson66811.3−9.6
Independent Jason Smart2203.7+3.7
Majority2,29638.7+12.9
Turnout 5,93051.6
Labour hold Swing +3.2%

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darran Travis3,38546.2+8.8
Conservative David Rudge1,56121.3−1.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Burch153320.9−2.6
BNP Adam Frazer81811.2−5.4
Majority1,82424.9+11
Turnout 7,32759.7
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Jeffery4,14663.1
Conservative Eamonn Mullins1,20918.4
BNP Rita Robinson1,14717.5
Majority2,93744.7
Turnout 6,57354.5
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Manifield3,16639.9
Conservative Ian Sanders2,30529.0
Liberal Democrats Wendy Thompson1,26215.9
BNP Dean Crossland84610.6
Independent Barry Murphy3454.3
Majority86110.8
Turnout 7,94465.4
Labour hold Swing

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dick Taylor3,97056.0
Independent Roy Bickerton1,46620.7
Conservative Michael Ledgard92313.0
Independent James Goodfellow6689.4
Majority2,50435.3
Turnout 7,09056.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Pickin3,63054.7
Independent Raymond Warren1,34120.2
Conservative Philip Davies94214.2
BNP Ian Kitchen64610.6
Majority2,28934.5
Turnout 6,63356.6
Labour hold Swing

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Hick3,03437.6
Labour Brian Holmes2,93236.3
Liberal Democrats David Smith1,51718.8
BNP Michael Bailey5586.9
Majority1021.3
Turnout 8,07067.1
Conservative hold Swing

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Ellis3,09255.9
Conservative Jon Wadey1,37924.9
BNP Norman Tate1,01218.3
Majority1,71331.0
Turnout 5,52852.2
Labour hold Swing

Normanton ward

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elaine Blezard3,13947.0
Conservative Jean Molloy1,37020.5
Independent Graeme Milner1,23118.4
BNP Philip Downton88513.3
Majority1,76926.5
Turnout 6,67453.6
Labour hold Swing

Ossett ward

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Bunney2,93335.1
Labour Tony Richardson2,40128.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Hunter2,32727.8
BNP Ian Senior6858.2
Majority5326.4
Turnout 8,36866.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Tennant3,05145.6
Conservative Carl Milner1,59423.8
Liberal Democrats Doug Dale1,00815.1
Independent Bob Evison2794.2
Green Rennie Smith1502.2
Majority1,45721.8
Turnout 6,69255.6
Labour hold Swing

Pontefract South ward

Pontefract South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoff Walsh2,97839.1
Labour Jack Kershaw2,77336.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Rush1,33317.5
Independent Matt Haddleton2753.6
Green Neil Frankland1502.2
Majority2052.7
Turnout 7,61263
Conservative hold Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laurie Harrison3,43346.8
Independent Fred Hilton2,12929.0
BNP Linda Westwood1,00013.6
Conservative Christian IAnson73410.0
Majority1,30417.8
Turnout 7,33454.4
Labour hold Swing

Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqui Williams2,93637.5
Conservative Richard Wakefield2,57832.9
Liberal Democrats David Evans1,53919.6
BNP Keith Sharp7619.7
Majority3584.6
Turnout 7,83865.2
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Olivia Rowley3,10949.5
Conservative Anthony Bracewell1,28720.5
BNP Robert Arnold5679.0
Socialist Alternative Michael Griffiths15910.7
Majority1,82229.0
Turnout 6,28453.5
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracey Hardwick2,70342.2
Conservative Gareth Hunt1,90429.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Moxon1,10117.2
BNP Grant Rowe4497.0
UKIP Keith Wells2353.7
Majority79912.5
Turnout 6,41257.4
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative June Drysdale4,10744.6
Labour John Newsome2,85931.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Goodair1,50716.4
BNP Ian Light7007.6
Majority1,24813.6
Turnout 9,20369
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nadeem Ahmed2,71038.2−1.6
Labour Charlie Keith1,70324.0
Independent Norman Hazell1,14716.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Nuthall1,10615.6
BNP Elizabeth Downton4165.9
Majority1,00714.2
Turnout 7,09766.6
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Stone2,43238.1
Labour Hilary Mitchell2,25235.3
Liberal Democrats Susan Morgan90914.3
BNP Neville Poynton5598.8+0.3
Green Brian Else2083.8−0.5
Majority1802.8
Turnout 6,37856
Conservative hold Swing

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Betty Liles3,39845.9
Labour Martyn Johnson3,15242.5
BNP Graham Thewlis-Hardy80810.9
Majority2463.4
Turnout 7,41164.5
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Local election results 2010". Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2021.