2011 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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2011 local election results in Wakefield

The 2011 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in 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. [1] After the election, the composition of the council was:

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Party political make-up of Wakefield Council
  PartySeatsCurrent Council (2011)
200820102011
  Labour 323439                                                          
  Conservative 232321                                                          
  Independent 653                                                          
  Lib Dems 210                                                          

Election result

Wakefield Local Election Result 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1750+58155.849,995+12.8
  Conservative 413-21929.926,752+0.9
  Liberal Democrats 001-105.04,439-7
  Independent 002-203.53,105-3.5
  UKIP 000003.12,821+3
  Green 000000.9831
  BNP 000000.8759-8
  Socialist Alternative 000000.3305

Ward results

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Askew2,48452.2+14.6
Conservative Don Marshall1,64334.6+4.7
BNP Ian Kitchen3186.7−2.4
Liberal Democrats David Arthur2856.0−7
Majority84117.7+10.6
Turnout 4,75537.5−25.5
Labour hold Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Crewe2,61180.1+24.4
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer62719.2+7.1
Majority1,98460.9+22.2
Turnout 3,25828.2−23.4
Labour hold Swing

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Heather Hudson2,58264.1+17.9
Conservative Steven Beeton1,00925.1+3.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Burch40410.0−10.9
Majority1,57339.1+14.2
Turnout 4,02732.2−27.5
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Wallis2,64174.2+11.1
UKIP Alison Bullivant47713.4+13.4
Conservative Eamonn Mullins42612−6.4
Majority2,16460.8+16.1
Turnout 3,55854.5−24.9
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Cummings2,95461.2+21.3
Conservative Jane Brown1,44630.0+1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Pilkington4038.3−7.6
Majority1,50831.2+20.4
Turnout 4,82739.7−25.7
Labour hold Swing

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Isherwood2,70762.3+6.3
Independent Steve Vickers1,09325.1+4.4
Conservative June Harrison51611.9−1.1
Majority1,61437.1+1.8
Turnout 4,34734.4−21.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Lloyd2,32259.5+4.8
Independent Raymond Warren1,07827.6+7.4
Conservative Philip Davies47112.1−2.1
Majority1,24431.9−2.6
Turnout 3,90232.9−23.7
Labour hold Swing

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Holmes2,43348.7+12.4
Conservative Alyson Ripley2,04841.0+3.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Goodair4739.5−9.3
Majority3857.7
Turnout 4,99841.4−25.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glenn Burton1,80357.5+1.6
Conservative Jon Wadey49315.7−9.2
Independent Jack Wright48615.5+15.5
UKIP Nathan Garbutt33610.7+10.7
Majority1,31941.8+10.8
Turnout 3,13529.5−22.7
Labour hold Swing

Normanton ward

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Dagger2,26663.9+16.9
Conservative Jean Molloy64918.3−2.2
UKIP Bryan Barkley61317.3+17.3
Majority1,61745.6+19.1
Turnout 3,54628.5−25.1
Labour hold Swing

Ossett ward

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Taylor2,17843.1+8
Labour Tony Richardson2,03940.3+11.6
Liberal Democrats David Smith80115.8−12
Majority1392.7
Turnout 5,05539.7−26.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Garbutt2,26159.8+14.2
Conservative Chris Speight89423.6−0.2
UKIP Justin Hudson40310.7+10.7
Green Rennie Smith2055.4+3.2
Majority1,36736.1+14.3
Turnout 3,78431.2−24.4
Labour hold Swing

Pontefract South ward

Pontefract South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Dean2,73453.5+17.1
Conservative Philip Booth2,34145.8+6.7
Majority3937.7
Turnout 5,11442.5−20.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Tulley3,61377.6+30.8
Conservative Christian IAnson56312.1+2.1
BNP Darren Lumb4419.5−4.1
Majority3,05065.5+47.7
Turnout 4,65634.7−19.7
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Hudson2,47855.3+17.8
Conservative Richard Wakefield1,61136.0+3.1
Liberal Democrats Margaret Dodd3608.0−11.6
Majority86719.3+14.7
Turnout 4,48137.1−28.1
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ron Halliday2,49763.0+13.5
Conservative Anthony Bracewell78619.8−0.7
Socialist Alternative Michael Griffiths3559.0+6.5
Liberal Democrats Rob Bell2947.4+7.4
Majority1,71143.2+14.2
Turnout 3,96433.6−19.9
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Isherwood2,09657.2+15
Conservative Gareth Hunt91525−4.7
UKIP Keith Wells37910.3+6.6
Liberal Democrats Dale Doug2597.1−10.1
Majority1,18132.2+19.7
Turnout 3,66732.8−24.6
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Sanders2,38444.0−0.6
Labour John Newsome2,31042.6+11.5
Green Miriam Hawkins4187.7+7.7
Liberal Democrats Dennis Cronin2715.0−11.4
Majority741.4−12.2
Turnout 5,42140.3−28.7
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Monica Graham2,54554.7+16.5
Labour Nick Brown1,61034.6+10.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Nuthall46910.1−5.5
Majority93520.1+5.9
Turnout 4,65543.4−23.2
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Sanders1,56940.1+2.0
Labour Hilary Mitchell1,52138.9+3.6
Independent Norman Tate44811.5+11.5
Green Brian Else2085.3+1.5
Liberal Democrats Susan Morgan1403.6−10.7
Majority481.2−1.6
Turnout 3,90834.5−21.5
Conservative hold Swing

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Keith2,03344.4+1.9
Conservative Richard Hunt1,63835.8−10.1
UKIP David Dews61313.4+13.4
Liberal Democrats Sean McHale2806.1+6.1
Majority3958.6
Turnout 4,57439.4−25.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. "www.wakefield.gov.uk: District Council Election Results 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.