2015 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

Last updated

2015 local election results in Wakefield Wakefield UK ward map 2015.svg
2015 local election results in Wakefield

The 2015 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party and Conservatives fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, with UKIP putting forward 17 candidates. There were 9 Green candidates, 9 TUSC candidates and 6 Liberal Democrat candidates. Also standing were 2 Yorkshire First representatives, and one Independent.

Contents

Council Make-up

The make up of the Council following the election was:

Party political make-up of Wakefield Council
  PartySeatsCurrent Council (2014)
2012 [2] 20142015 [3]
  Labour 525453                                                               
  Conservative 1166                                                               
  UKIP 022                                                               
  Independent 012                                                               

Summary

Wakefield Local Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 171108149.071,701+1.4
  Conservative 41101926.538,812+4.6
  UKIP 0000017.926,218-4.4
  Green 000002.63744+1.1
  Liberal Democrats 000002.02973-0.7
  TUSC 000001.11627-0.7
  Yorkshire 000000.4653+0.4
  Independent 000000.4580-2.0

Ward results

[4]

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jessica Carrington343745.7+2.5
Conservative Don Marshall208127.7+5.5
UKIP Mick Tetlow150720.0−14.6
Yorkshire First Martin Roberts4936.6N/A
Majority135618.0+9.4
Turnout 751858.5+28.3
Labour hold Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Crewe410370.1+15.7
Conservative Amy Swift104717.9+8.8
Green Simon Addy70612.1N/A
Majority305652.2+34.3
Turnout 585650.1+25.1
Labour hold Swing

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Hepworth416855.3+5.9
UKIP Geoffrey Johnston171522.8−13.8
Conservative Anthony Hill165522.0+7.9
Majority245332.5+19.7
Turnout 753857.4+29.7
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Wallis401562.7+7.8
UKIP Dawn Lumb159024.8−12.6
Conservative Eamonn Mullins79812.5+4.8
Majority242537.9+20.4
Turnout 640352.4+25.6
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Cummings362547.6+8.2
UKIP Steve Ashton210927.7−7.7%
Conservative Madalena Mestre188624.8+5.0
Majority151619.9+15.9
Turnout 762062.6+28.5
Labour hold Swing

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Isherwood411159.2−21.4
UKIP David Sea-Borne151221.8N/A
Conservative Rodney Williams93413.5−5.9
Independent Karen Palmer3825.5N/A
Majority259937.4−23.8
Turnout 693953.7+27.7
Labour hold Swing

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Lloyd385661.5+7.6
UKIP Penny Ashton156825.0−11.6
Conservative Philip Davies84213.4+3.9
Majority228836.5+19.2
Turnout 626652.3+26.2
Labour hold Swing

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Holwell255733.4+12.2
Labour Rory Bickerton251232.8−8.5
UKIP Bob Dixon157020.5−10.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Goodair6608.6+3.2
Green Richard Norris2993.9N/A
TUSC John Vasey650.8−0.7
Majority450.6−10.2
Turnout 766363.3+30.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glen Burton407076.5−1.4
Conservative Rebecca Norris125323.5+1.4
Majority281753.0−2.8
Turnout 532350.7+26.5
Labour hold Swing

Normanton ward

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Dagger358554.4−20.2
UKIP Colin Wroe175226.6N/A
Conservative Jean Molloy125119.0−6.4
Majority183327.8−21.4
Turnout 658852.1+28.5
Labour hold Swing

Ossett ward

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Taylor297736.6+9.0
Labour Don Hitchen230228.3−2.4
UKIP Jonathan Cook205825.3−8.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Sargeant4575.6−1.3
Green Lesley Kimber3424.2N/A
Majority6758.3+5.5
Turnout 813663.2+29.5
Conservative hold Swing

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Garbutt339851.7+3.1
UKIP Nathan Garbutt142221.6−14.0
Conservative Chris Speight137520.9+7.2
Green Rennie Smith2864.3N/A
TUSC Daniel Dearden971.5−0.6
Majority197630.1+17.1
Turnout 657854.0+25.7
Labour hold Swing

Pontefract South

Pontefract South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Jones357749.1+7.3
Conservative Geoff Walsh319643.8+9.9
TUSC John Gill5187.1+5.5
Majority3815.3−2.6
Turnout 729161.1+25.6
Labour hold Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Tulley488968.3+26.7
UKIP Jim Kenyon167223.3N/A
Conservative Charles Scholes6018.4+1.0
Majority321745.0+35.6
Turnout 716253.2+26.4
Labour hold Swing

Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Hudson335142.3−10.0
Conservative Rachel Malyk235829.8−1.7
UKIP James Johnston165120.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Margaret Dodd4275.4−2.4
TUSC Dave Byrom1291.6−6.8
Majority99312.5−8.3
Turnout 791662.7+31.7
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Heptinstall371460.5+8.3
Conservative Richard Wakefield139622.7+7.0
Green Jody Gabriel5188.4N/A
TUSC Mick Griffiths3135.1+1.5
Independent Steve Gilks1983.2N/A
Majority231837.8+14.1
Turnout 613951.7+21.3
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Isherwood266642.6−1.4
Conservative Annemarie Glover149523.9+7.3
UKIP Keith Wells131921.1−8.9
Green Stuart Boothman3956.3N/A
TUSC Adrian O'Malley2163.5−0.6
Yorkshire First Lucy Brown1612.6N/A
Majority117118.7+4.7
Turnout 625255.4+24.9
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Sanders331838.3+0.9
Labour Jayne Wilby261429.6−9.5
UKIP Ruth Sheard174319.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Finbarr Cronin5906.7+0.3
Green Miriam Hawkins4054.6−8.9
TUSC Sam Lynch911.0−2.7
Majority7678.7+7.0
Turnout 882464.3+31.8
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Monica Graham357753.3+13.6
Labour Darren Byford212131.6+11.7
Green Mark Pedlar4957.4N/A
Liberal Democrats David Currie3955.9+1.0
TUSC John Sibbald1291.9+0.5
Majority145621.7+11.9
Turnout 671762.8+23.6
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ryan Case252142.5−3.8
Conservative Richard Hunt171428.9+1.7
UKIP Ian Johnston132422.3N/A
Green Brian Else2985.0−10.5
TUSC Neil Taylor691.2−4.6
Majority80713.6−5.5
Turnout 592652.5+23.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Keith306639.7+6.6
Conservative Dean Ryan250132.4+9.1
UKIP Brian Moorhouse170622.1−16.5
Liberal Democrats David Arthur4445.8+0.9
Majority5657.3+1.8
Turnout 771764.4+30.3
Labour hold Swing

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Wakefield</span> City in West Yorkshire, England

Wakefield, also known as the City of Wakefield, is a local government district with city status and a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield, the largest settlement, is the administrative centre of the district. The population of the City of Wakefield at the 2011 Census was 325,837.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Metropolitan Borough of Stockport</span> Borough of Greater Manchester, England

The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, it includes the outlying villages and suburbs of Hazel Grove, Bramhall, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Reddish, Woodley and Romiley. In 2022, it had a population of 297,107, making it the fourth-most populous borough of Greater Manchester.

Bournemouth Borough Council was the local authority for Bournemouth in Dorset, England between 1974 and 2019. Prior to 1974 Bournemouth had been a county borough within Hampshire. Under the Local Government Act 1972 Bournemouth became a non-metropolitan district within Dorset on 1 April 1974, with the same boundaries as the former county borough. On 1 April 1997 it became a unitary authority, taking over the functions previously provided for the area by Dorset County Council. In 2019 the council was abolished, merging with Christchurch and Poole to form Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Kirklees Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, the council has comprised 69 councillors representing 23 wards. Elections are held three years out of four, with one third of the councillors elected each time for a four-year term.

One third of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England is elected each year for 3 years, followed by one year without an election. 63 councillors are elected with 3 from each of the 21 wards.

Essex County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 75 councillors are elected from 70 wards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election</span> 2006 UK local government election

The 2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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 kept overall control of the council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wakefield Council</span>

Wakefield Council, also known as the City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, is the local authority of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield has had a council since 1848, which has been reformed on several occasions. Since 1974 it has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority since 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 Cornwall Council election</span>

The Cornwall Council election, 2013, was an election for all 123 seats on the council. Cornwall Council is a unitary authority that covers the majority of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, with the exception of the Isles of Scilly which have an independent local authority. The elections took place concurrently with other local elections across England and Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election</span> 2014 UK local government election

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Thanet District Council election</span> 2015 UK local government election

Elections to elect all members (councillors) of Thanet District Council were held on 7 May 2015, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections taking place simultaneously with the 2015 General Election. Local UK Independence Party candidates won the council, becoming the governing group, the first time UKIP had won control of any type of local government unit above the level of a civil parish council, whether London Borough, Metropolitan Borough, Unitary Authority, Non-Metropolitan Borough or a District Council. The District has as its main towns the beach resort towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election</span> 2016 UK local government election

The 2016 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party and the Conservative Party fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, with UK Independence Party putting forward 11 candidates, 9 Liberal Democrat candidates, 6 Trade Union and Socialist Coalition candidates, 5 Yorkshire First candidates, 3 Green Party candidates and 4 Independent candidates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election</span> Local election in England

The 2018 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party and the Conservative Party fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, as well as 12 Liberal Democrats, 6 Yorkshire Party candidates, 4 Green Party candidates, 3 UK Independence Party candidates, 1 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidate and 1 Democrats and Veteran's Party candidate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 United Kingdom local elections</span> Elections to local councils and mayoralties

The 2019 United Kingdom local elections took place on Thursday 2 May 2019, with 248 English local councils, six directly elected mayors in England, and all 11 local councils in Northern Ireland being contested.

This page includes the election results of the Yorkshire Party, a regional political party based in Yorkshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election</span> 2019 UK local government election

The 2019 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party and the Conservative Party fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, as well as 14 Liberal Democrats, 8 Yorkshire Party candidates, 7 UK Independence Party candidates, 6 Green Party candidates, 6 Independent candidates, 1 Socialist Alternative candidate and 1 Democrats and Veteran's Party candidate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election</span> 2021 UK local government election

The 2021 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took take place during 2021 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mayor of West Yorkshire</span> Directly elected mayor in England

The Mayor of West Yorkshire is a directly elected mayor responsible for the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire in England. The Mayor chairs and leads the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and assumes the office and powers of the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Borough of Chesterfield</span> Borough and non-metropolitan local government district Derbyshire, England

The Borough of Chesterfield is a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Derbyshire, England. It is named after the town of Chesterfield, its largest settlement, and also contains the town of Staveley and the large village of Brimington. In 2022 it had a population of 104,110.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election</span> 2022 UK local government election

The 2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wakefield Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 21 of the 63 seats were up for election.

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "District Council Election Results 2011". wakefield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Local Election Results 2014". wakefield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "District (Local) election - Wakefield Council". wakefield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.