2019 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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2019 local election results in Wakefield
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The 2019 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. [1] 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. [2]

Contents

Council make-up

The make up of the Council following the election was:

Party political make-up of Wakefield Council
  PartySeatsCurrent Council (2019)
2015 [3] 2016 [note 1] [4] 2018 [5] 2019 [6]
  Labour 53535249                                                              
  Conservative 671111                                                               
  Independent 2102                                                               
  Lib Dems 0001                                                               

Summary

Wakefield Local Election Result 2019
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1303-36242.528,750-9.2
  Conservative 50002424.616,669-9.4
  Independent 220+2106.24,179+2.3
  Liberal Democrats 110+159.06,119+4.1
  UKIP 000007.44,992+6.3
  Yorkshire 000006.94,686+3.9
  Green 000002.91,987+1.8
  Democrats and Veterans 000000.3219+0.1
  Socialist Alternative 000000.187-0.1

Ward results

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Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jessica Carrington 1,224 34.8 −7.5
Yorkshire Martin Roberts67019.0+10.2
Conservative Philip Davies64218.3−6.7
Independent John Hardman41211.7+11.7
Liberal Democrats Nick Gray2938.3+4.7
Independent Gwen Marshall2767.8−6.3
Majority 55417.3−1.5
Turnout 352027.3+2.0
Rejected ballots118
Labour hold Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Around a year after his election, Alex Kear was jailed after arranging to meet with a three-year-old girl for sexual abuse. [8]

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alex Kear 1,166 45.2 +45.2
Labour Yvonne Crewe109142.3−31.0
Conservative Eamonn Mullins32112.5−11.3
Majority 752.9−49.5
Turnout 257822.4+3.5
Rejected ballots31
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Hepworth 1,318 39.4 −18.1
Yorkshire Laura Walker108932.5+22.4
Conservative Anthony Hill56216.8−11.2
Democrats and Veterans John Thomas2196.5+2.1
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Pollack1594.8+4.8
Majority 2296.9−22.6
Turnout 334724.8+0.9
Rejected ballots35
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Wallis 1,316 42.7 −18.2
UKIP Lawrence Burrows82826.9+26.9
Yorkshire Paul Phelps68922.4−2.8
Conservative Joanne Smart2498.1−5.8
Majority 48815.8−19.9
Turnout 308225.3+2.9
Rejected ballots13
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Cummings 1,645 49.1 −5.0
Conservative James Hardwick108232.3−2.7
Liberal Democrats Adam Belcher62118.5+7.6
Majority 56316.8−2.3
Turnout 334827.6−2.1
Labour hold Swing

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Isherwood 1,794 71.0 −4.8
Conservative Rodney Williams73329.0+4.8
Majority 106142.0−9.6
Turnout 252719.4−3.3
Rejected ballots157
Labour hold Swing

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Womersley 1,459 49.6 +13.0
Labour Glyn Lloyd110437.5−17.2
Conservative Nathaniel Harvey1946.6−2.1
Green Lyn Morton1846.3+6.3
Majority 35512.1−6.0
Turnout 294124.7+1.4
Rejected ballots31
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Fishwick 1,478 39.2 −5.5
Labour Melanie Jones124032.8−6.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Goodair41310.9+0.1
Independent Mark Harrop3278.7+8.7
Green Richard Norris3178.4+3.4
Majority 2386.4+1.2
Turnout 377532.2−1.4
Rejected ballots43
Conservative hold Swing

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gordon 1,906 63.1 +63.1
Labour Glenn Burton64221.3−45.3
Green Willow Tolley2377.8+7.8
Conservative Joshua Spencer2357.8−25.6
Majority 126441.8−5.1
Turnout 302029.4+8.7
Rejected ballots52
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Normanton ward

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Dagger 1,322 45.6 −25.2
UKIP Cliff Parsons117440.5+40.5
Conservative Luke Thomas40514.0−15.2
Majority 1485.1−36.5
Turnout 290123.4+3.1
Rejected ballots37
Labour hold Swing

Ossett ward

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Taylor 1,551 42.6 −8.4
Labour Duncan Smith142739.2+2.2
Green Stephen Scott40511.1+11.1
Liberal Democrats Tony Sargeant2617.2−4.8
Majority 1243.4−10.6
Turnout 364429.4−3.8
Rejected ballots88
Conservative hold Swing

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Garbutt 1,214 41.4 −18.8
Yorkshire Steven Crookes114839.2+29.9
Conservative Chris Hyomes57019.4−5.5
Majority 662.2−20.3
Turnout 293222.1−0.4
Rejected ballots54
Labour hold Swing

Pontefract South

Pontefract South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Jones 1,560 46.4 −5.8
Conservative Tony Hames135140.2−2.7
Liberal Democrats Salli Martlew45013.4+8.5
Majority 2096.2−3.1
Turnout 336128.3−3.6
Rejected ballots160
Labour hold Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Tulley 2,120 75.6 +20.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Keeton38313.6+13.6
Conservative Pepe Ruzvidzo30310.8+2.4
Majority 173762.0+33.4
Turnout 280620.5−2.0
Rejected ballots135
Labour hold Swing

Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Hemingway 1,567 44.8 −3.9
Conservative Gillian Laidler85924.5−10.7
UKIP James Johnston77022.0+16.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Macqueen3048.7−1.4
Majority 70820.3+6.8
Turnout 350027.8+0.0
Rejected ballots40
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Heptinstall 1,725 56.9 −8.0
UKIP Colin Thornton38612.7+12.7
Conservative Dianne Presha37012.2−7.9
Green Terence Emmingham2708.9+2.7
Yorkshire Stuart Rick1946.4+6.4
Socialist Alternative Michael Griffiths872.9−1.7
Majority 133944.2−0.6
Turnout 303226.7+0.7
Rejected ballots13
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Isherwood 1,377 46.0 −8.2
Conservative Angela Holwell58319.5−9.6
UKIP Keith Wells51717.3+11.9
Yorkshire Arnie Craven30210.1+2.8
Liberal Democrats Natasha De Vere2147.0+3.2
Majority 79426.5+1.4
Turnout 299325.5−0.8
Rejected ballots24
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Sanders 1,796 44.4 −9.9
Labour Kevin Barker133533.0−3.8
Green Sarah Greenwood57414.2+14.2
Liberal Democrats Catherine Budgen3438.5−0.4
Majority 46111.4−6.1
Turnout 404829.6−5.5
Rejected ballots107
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karl Johnson 1,532 40.8 −15.9
Labour Pete Rosser106028.2−3.9
Independent Norman Hazell53914.4+14.4
Yorkshire Daniel Cochran3208.5+2.5
Liberal Democrats David Currie3038.1+2.8
Majority 47212.6−12.0
Turnout 375436.0−1.0
Rejected ballots34
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Graham 1,429 48.3 −3.3
UKIP Josie Thornton67822.9+22.9
Conservative Tony Ayoade65522.1−19.2
Liberal Democrats John Clayton1986.7−0.4
Majority 75125.4+15.1
Turnout 296026.9+0.8
Rejected ballots27
Labour hold Swing

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Keith 1,240 34.2 −5.6
Conservative Henry Drabble119833.1−10.9
UKIP David Dews63917.6+7.4
Yorkshire Brent Hawksley2747.6+7.6
Liberal Democrats Esther Amis-Hughes2717.5+1.6
Majority 421.1−3.1
Turnout 362228.9−2.5
Rejected ballots10
Conservative hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ The UK Independence Party also won 2 seats.

References

  1. ↑ "Information for voters" . Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. "Statement of Persons Nominated". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Local Election Results 2014". Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Local election results 2016". Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Local Election results 2018". Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. "Local elections 2019 – results". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. "Local elections 2019". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Paedophile councillor jailed after arranging to meet 'three-year-old girl' for sexual abuse" . 22 August 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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