2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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2014 local election results in Wakefield

The 2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council elections were held on 22 May 2014 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 following the election was:

Party political make-up of Wakefield Council
  PartySeatsCurrent Council (2014)
2011 [1] 2012 [2] 2014 [3]
  Labour 405254                                                               
  Conservative 20116                                                               
  UKIP 002                                                               
  Independent 301                                                               

Summary

Wakefield Local Election Result 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1731+28147.635,781-8.6
  UKIP 220+21022.316,797+14.4
  Conservative 105-5521.916,484-1.7
  Independent 110+152.41802-4.1
  Liberal Democrats 000002.72055-0.6
  TUSC 000001.81257+1.7
  Green 000001.51093+0.4

Ward results

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Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan Garbutt163643.2-18.8
UKIP Anne Arundel131234.6N/A
Conservative Don Marshall84122.2-15.4
Majority3248.6-16.2
Turnout 378930.2+3.3
Labour hold Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathryn Scott156454.4-18.9
UKIP William Proctor104936.5+16.1
Conservative Mellisa Omer2629.1+2.8
Majority51517.9-35.0
Turnout 287525.0+1.5
Labour hold Swing

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacquie Speight173549.4-12.2
UKIP Tracie Corbett128536.6+12.6
Conservative Anthony Hill49414.1-0.3
Majority45012.8-24.8
Turnout 351427.7+1.9
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Jeffrey177554.9-21.4
UKIP Dawn Lumb121137.4+21.5
Conservative Eamonn Mullins2497.7-0.1
Majority56417.5-42.9
Turnout 323526.8+2.0
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Manifield162839.4-27.9
UKIP Steve Ashton146235.4N/A
Conservative Allan Couch81719.8-12.9
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Pile2215.4N/A
Majority1664-30.6
Turnout 412834.1+2.5
Labour hold Swing

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dick Taylor268180.6-3.1
Conservative Rodney Williams64719.4+3.1
Majority203461.2-6.2
Turnout 332826.0+1.2
Labour hold Swing -3.1

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Pickin165153.9-3.6
UKIP Penny Ashton112136.6+1.8
Conservative Phillip Maxwell2919.5+1.8
Majority53017.3-5.4
Turnout 306326.1+0.4
Labour hold Swing

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Holmes162241.3+0.8
UKIP Graham Jesty119030.5+20.0
Conservative Margaret Holwell82821.2-1.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Goodair2145.4-2.9
TUSC John Vasey671.5N/A
Majority42610.8-6.9
Turnout 392732.7-1.2
Labour hold Swing

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Ellis195177.9+8.2
Conservative Rebecca Norris55522.1+11.1
Majority139555.8+5.4
Turnout 250624.2+0.4
Labour hold Swing

Normanton ward

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elaine Blezard219274.6+11.7
Conservative Richard Wakefield74725.4+13.5
Majority144549.2+11.5
Turnout 293923.6+1.3
Labour hold Swing

Ossett ward

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Nick Farmer142933.5N/A
Labour Gwen Page130630.7-18.5
Conservative Ian Bunney117527.6-8.3
Liberal Democrats David Smith2946.9-8.1
TUSC Simon Barraclough561.3N/A
Majority1232.8-10.5
Turnout 426033.7+1.8
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing +26.0

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Tennant164548.6+0.7
UKIP Nathan Garbutt120535.6+24.9
Conservative Amy Swift46313.7-0.3
TUSC Daniel Dearden712.1-0.1
Majority44013.0-12.6
Turnout 338428.3+0.2
Labour hold Swing

Pontefract South

Pontefract South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Ayre176641.8-8.6
Conservative Geoff Walsh143433.9-2.8
UKIP Terence Edward Uttley95722.6+12.5
TUSC John Gill6933.9N/A
Majority3327.9-5.8
Turnout 422635.5-1.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Wilf Benson180251.0+12.4
Labour Laurie Harrison147141.6-14.5
Conservative Christian I'Anson2637.4+2.1
Majority3319.4-8.1
Turnout 353626.8-0.6
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqui Williams206452.3-9.1
Conservative Diane Wilson120831.5+3.6
TUSC Dave Byrom3238.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Margaret Dodd2977.8-2.8
Majority79620.8-12.7
Turnout 383231.0+2.6
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Olivia Maria185152.2+1.3
UKIP Steve Gilks100928.5N/A
Conservative Haroon Khan55815.7-1.7
TUSC Michael Griffiths1273.6-6.3
Majority84223.7-7.9
Turnout 354530.41.8
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracey Jane Austin146244.0-17.0
UKIP Keith Frank Wells99530.0+10.9
Conservative Sophie Bracewell55116.6+2.1
Liberal Democrats Tony Sargeant1795.4-0.1
TUSC Adrian O'Malley1354.1N/A
Majority46714.0-27.9
Turnout 332230.5+2.9
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Edward170739.1-4.4
Conservative Madalena Mestre163237.4-1.2
Green Miriam Hawkins58913.5+3.2
Liberal Democrats Finbarr Cronin2796.4-1.3
TUSC Samuel Lynch1613.7N/A
Majority751.7-3.2
Turnout 436832.5-1.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nadeem Ahmed165139.7-8.1
Labour Javed Iqbal124329.9-20.4
UKIP Alan Hazelhurst100024.1N/A
Liberal Democrats David Currie2024.9-7.0
TUSC John Sibbald591.4N/A
Majority4089.8+2.3
Turnout 415539.2+3.1
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Swift150646.3+3.2
Conservative Kully Sanghera88527.2-5.4
Green Brian Else50415.5+8.8
TUSC Neil Taylor1895.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Morgan1725.3N/A
Majority62119.1+8.6
Turnout 325629.1-0.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP David Dews157238.6+13.3
Labour Dayna O'Brien132533.1-13.8
Conservative Anne-Marie Glover93323.3-4.6
Liberal Democrats David Arthur1974.9N/A
Majority2175.5-13.5
Turnout 399734.1+2.3
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

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