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%
Majority 85522.6+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
Majority 167552.2+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
Majority 132638.9+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
Majority 141545.8+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
Majority 96523.9+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
Majority 216764.0+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
Majority 2879.3−27.2
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
Majority 72117.5+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
Majority 87333.6−19.4
Turnout 259826.4−24.3
Labour hold Swing

Normanton ward

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Wassell214754.4+20.9
Conservative Matthew Gilligan70624.7+5.7
Majority 144150.6+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
Majority 1513.6−4.7
Turnout 426834.9−28.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lorna Malkin160153.3
UKIP Joshua Spencer76225.4
Conservative Chris Hyomes47015.7
Yorkshire First Arnie Craven1685.6
Majority 83927.9
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
Majority 2486.1+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
Majority 226667.8+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
Majority 92324.0+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
Majority 167550.3+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
Majority 117135.5+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
Majority 2345.2−3.5
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
Majority 2356.5−15.2
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
Majority 60118.8+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
Majority 49311.8+4.5
Turnout 417436.4−28.0
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Local Election results 2015 - Wakefield Council". wakefield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
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