2016 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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2016 local election results in Wakefield

The 2016 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 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 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. [2]

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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)
2014 [3] 2015 [4] 2016
  Labour 545353                                                               
  Conservative 667                                                               
  UKIP 222                                                               
  Independent 121                                                               

Summary

Wakefield Local Election Result 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1911090.053.439,305+4.4
  Conservative 210+110.023.317,171-3.2
  UKIP 00000.011.58478-6.4
  Independent 001-10.03.92901+3.5
  Liberal Democrats 00000.03.52577+1.5
  Yorkshire 00000.01.71270+1.3
  TUSC 00000.01.41044+0.3
  Green 00000.01.1855-1.5

Ward results

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martyn Ward163145.70.0
Conservative Don Marshall77620.5-7.7
UKIP Nathan Garbutt63916.9-4.1
Independent Steven Pallett50013.2N/A
Yorkshire First Martin Roberts2346.2-0.4%
Majority85522.6+4.6
Turnout 378030.6-27.9
Labour hold Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Les Shaw214282.1+12
Conservative Amy Swift46717.9+0.0
Majority167552.2+12
Turnout 260923.5-26.6
Labour hold Swing

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Box199458.5+3.5
Conservative Anthony Hill66819.6-2.4
Independent Matthew Jeans38411.3N/A
Yorkshire First Steve Crookes36310.6N/A
Majority132638.9+6.4
Turnout 340927.4-30.0
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Forster213369.0+6.3
UKIP Dawn Lumb71823.2-1.6
Conservative Joanne Smart2417.8-4.7
Majority141545.8+7.9
Turnout 309227.0-25.4
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Faith Heptinstall196848.8+1.2
UKIP Steve Ashton100324.9-2.8
Conservative Tony Ayoade81220.1-4.7
Liberal Democrats Adam Belcher2526.2N/A
Majority96523.9+4.0
Turnout 403534.4-28.2
Labour hold Swing

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Tennant-King277882.0+22.8
Conservative Rodney Williams61118.0+4.5
Majority216764.0+26.6
Turnout 338927.6-26.1
Labour hold Swing

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Kitching139144.9-25.6
Independent Ian Womersley110435.6N/A
UKIP Penny Ashton41313.3-11.7
Conservative John Martin1906.1-7.3
Majority2879.3-27.2
Turnout 309827.2-25.1
Labour hold Swing

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren Byford161139+6.2
UKIP Neil Coleman89021.5+1
Conservative Madalena Mestre88321.4-12
Liberal Democrats Mark Goodair53112.9+4.3
Green Richard Norris2165.2+1.3
Majority72117.5+16.9
Turnout 413135.9-27.4
Labour hold Swing

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Stokes159761.5-15.0
UKIP Lewis Thompson72427.9N/A
Conservative Eamonn Mullins27710.7-12.8
Majority87333.6-19.4
Turnout 259826.4-24.3
Labour hold Swing

Normanton ward

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Wassell214754.4+20.9
Conservative Matthew Gilligan70624.7+5.7
Majority144150.6+22.8
Turnout 285323.9-28.2
Labour hold Swing

Ossett ward

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynn Masterman116827.4-0.9
UKIP Jonathon Cook101723.8-1.3
Independent Tony Richardson91321.4N/A
Conservative Terry Brown88020.6-16
Liberal Democrats Tony Sargeant2906.8+1.2
Majority1513.6-4.7
Turnout 426834.9-28.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lorna Malkin160153.3
UKIP Joshua Spencer 76225.4
Conservative Chris Hyomes47015.7
Yorkshire First Arnie Craven1685.6
Majority83927.9
Turnout 300126.1
Labour hold Swing

Pontefract South

Pontefract South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Celia Loughran191747.2-1.9
Conservative Geoff Walsh166941.1-2.7
TUSC John Gill2716.7-0.4
Liberal Democrats Daniel Woodlock2035.0N/A
Majority2486.1+0.8
Turnout 406035.3-25.8
Labour hold Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Collins280283.9+15.6
Conservative Chris I'Anson53616.1+7.7
Majority226667.8+22.8
Turnout 333826.1-27.1
Labour hold Swing

Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Morley187348.6+6.3
Conservative Gill Laidler95024.6-5.2
UKIP James Johnston83121.5+0.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Dodd1513.9-1.5
TUSC Dave Byrom521.3-0.3
Majority92324.0+11.5
Turnout 385732.0-30.7
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosaline Lund222566.8+6.3
Conservative Richard Wakefield55016.5-6.2
Green Jody Gabriel3159.5+1.1
TUSC Mick Griffiths2437.3+2.2
Majority167550.3+12.5
Turnout 333330.8-20.9
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Rhodes178155.2+12.6
UKIP Keith Wells63619.7-1.4
Conservative Allan Couch56417.5-6.4
Yorkshire First Lucy Brown2467.6+5.0
Majority117135.5+16.8
Turnout 322730.5-24.9
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cynthia Binns197843.8+5.5
Labour Jayne Wilby174438.6+9.0
Liberal Democrats Finbarr Cronin54612.1+5.4
TUSC Sam Lynch2465.4+4.4
Majority2345.2-3.5
Turnout 451434.2-30.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hunt164345.1-8.2
Labour Ian Bain140838.6+7.0
Yorkshire First Daniel Cochran2597.1N/A
Liberal Democrats David Currie2486.8+0.9
TUSC John Sibbald892.4+0.5
Majority2356.5-15.2
Turnout 364736.2-26.6
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hilary Mitchell156349.0+6.5
Conservative Dianne Presha96230.2+1.3
Green Brian Else32410.2+5.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Williams1966.1N/A
TUSC Neil Taylor1434.5+3.3
Majority60118.8+5.2
Turnout 318830.2-22.3
Labour hold Swing

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martyn Johnson183143.9+4.2
Conservative Sam Harvey133832.1-0.3
UKIP Ian Sheldrake84520.2-1.9
Liberal Democrats Natasha De Vere1603.8-2.0
Majority49311.8+4.5
Turnout 417436.4-28.0
Labour hold Swing

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  2. ↑ Council, Wakefield Metropolitan District. "District (Local) election". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Local Election Results 2014 - Wakefield Council". wakefield.gov.uk. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
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