2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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2012 local election results in Wakefield

The 2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.

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Council Make-up

The make up of the Council after the election was:

Party political make-up of Wakefield Council
  PartySeatsCurrent Council (2012)
2010 [1] 2011 [2] 2012 [3]
  Labour 334052                                                               
  Conservative 242011                                                               
  Independent 530                                                               
  Lib Dems 100                                                               

Election result

Wakefield Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 20120+129556.241,147+0.4
  Conservative 109-9523.617,251-6.3
  UKIP 000007.95,804+4.8
  Independent 003-306.54,746+3
  Liberal Democrats 000003.32,424-1.7
  Green 000001.1801+0.2
  English Democrat 000000.8594+0.8
  TUSC 000000.176-0.2

Ward results

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martyn Ward2,12862.4+10.2
Conservative Don Marshall1,28237.6+3
Majority84624.8+7.1
Turnout 3,41026.9-10.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Les Shaw1,97773.3-6.8
UKIP Arnie Craven55620.4+20.4
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer1716.3-12.9
Majority1,44152.9-8
Turnout 2,72423.5-4.7
Labour hold Swing

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Box2,00961.6-2.5
UKIP David Armitage78324+24
Conservative Steven Beeton47014.4-10.7
Majority1,22637.6-1.5
Turnout 3,26225.8-6.4
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Burns-Williamson 2,30676.3+2.1
UKIP Alison Bullivant48215.9+2.5
Conservative Eamonn Mullins2357.8-4.2
Majority1,82460.3-0.5
Turnout 3,02324.8
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Faith Hepptinstall2,58267.3+6.1
Conservative Allan Couch1,25332.7+2.7
Majority1,32934.7+3.5
Turnout 3,83531.6-8.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Cliffe2,64983.7+21.4
Conservative Charles Scholes51616.3+4.4
Majority2,13367.4+30.3
Turnout 3,16534.8-9.6
Labour hold Swing

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun Hodson1,77957.5-2
Independent Jim Kenyon1,07534.8+7.2
Conservative Philip Davies2387.7-4.3
Majority70422.8-9.1
Turnout 3,09225.7-7.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Hemingway1,66040.5-8.2
Conservative Richard Wakefield93422.8-18.2
Independent Graham Jesty73217.9+17.9
UKIP Anthony Lumb42910.5+10.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Goodair3408.3-1.2
Majority72617.7+10
Turnout 4,09533.9-7.5
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Stokes1,78869.7+12.2
UKIP Clinton Rhodes49419.3+8.6
Conservative Jon Wadey28211-4.7
Majority1,29450.5+8.7
Turnout 2,56423.8-5.7
Labour hold Swing

Normanton ward

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Wassell1,77562.9-1
UKIP Bryan Barkley71225.2+7.9
Conservative Emma-Jane Lisle33711.9-6.4
Majority1,06337.6-8
Turnout 2,82422.3-6.2
Labour hold Swing

Ossett ward

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Richardson1,99149.2+8.9
Conservative Terry Brown1,45335.9-7.2
Liberal Democrats David Smith60615-0.8
Majority53813.3
Turnout 4,05031.9-7.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paula Sherriff 1,64947.9-11.9
Independent Jack Kershaw76922.3+22.3
Conservative Hannah Crowther48114-9.6
UKIP Nathan Garbutt36810.70
Green Rennie Smith1033.0-2.4
TUSC Daniel Dearden762.2+2.2
Majority88025.5-10.6
Turnout 3,44628.1-3.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Pontefract South

Pontefract South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Celia Loughran2,22250.4-3.1
Conservative Mark Crowther1,61736.7-9.1
UKIP Terence Edward Uttley44610.1+10.1
Liberal Democrats Doug Dale1222.8-10.1
Majority60513.7-6
Turnout 4,40736.6-5.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Collins2,07156.1-21.5
Independent Wilf Benson1,42538.6+38.6
Conservative Christian IAnson1975.3-6.8
Majority64617.5-48
Turnout 3,69327.4
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Morley2,13561.4+6.1
Conservative James Kildea97127.9-8.1
Liberal Democrats Margaret Dodd37010.6+2.6
Majority1,16433.5+14.2
Turnout 3,47628.4-8.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ros Lund1,74150.9+13.5
Independent Choudry Ikram65919.3+19.3
Conservative Anthony Bracewell59617.4-2.4
TUSC Michael Griffiths3279.9+0.9
Independent Safia Ilyas862.5+2.5
Majority1,08231.6 43.2-11.6
Turnout 3,41928.6 33.6-5
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Rhodes1,90161.0+10.1
UKIP Keith Wells59419.1+8.8
Conservative Dianne Presha45114.5-10.5
Liberal Democrats Rob Bell1705.5-1.6
Majority1,30741.9-9.7
Turnout 3,11627.6-5.2
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence Kirkpatrick2,00343.5+0.9
Conservative Tom Fletcher1,77838.6-5.4
Green Miriam Hawkins47210.2+2.5
Liberal Democrats Dennis Cronin3547.7+2.7
Majority2254.9+6.3
Turnout 4,60734-6.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hopkins1,85147.8-6.9
Labour Javed Iqbal1,56240.3+5.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Nuthall46211.9+1.8
Majority2897.5-12.6
Turnout 3,87536.1-7.3
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hilary Mitchell1,45643.1+4.2
Conservative Philip Booth1,10132.6-7.5
English Democrat Norman Tate59417.6+17.6
Green Brian Else2266.7+1.4
Majority35510.5
Turnout 3,37729.5-5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martyn Johnson1,74346.9+2.3
Conservative Anne-Marie Glover1,03727.9-7.9
UKIP David Dews94025.3+11.9
Majority70619+10.4
Turnout 3,72031.8-7.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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