2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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One third (21) of 63 seats on the Wakefield Metropolitan District Council and one by-election for Airedale and Ferry Fryston division.
32 seats needed for a majority
 
LeaderDenise JefferyNadeem Ahmed
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Wakefield South
Last election13 seats, 42.5%5 seats, 24.6%
Current seats4911
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Leader Tom Gordon
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Knottingley
Last election2 seats, 6.2%1 seat, 9.0%
Current seats21
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg31
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Map showing the results of the 2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Incumbent council control

Majority administration
Labour



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Wakefield Council on England map

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. [1]    

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Results

2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 13Decrease2.svg 659.1304368.337,13945.1+2.6
  Conservative 8Increase2.svg 636.491727.030,84937.5+12.9
  Liberal Democrats 1Increase2.svg 14.5123.22,4843.0-6.0
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 10.0111.61,7452.1-4.1
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05,3076.4+3.5
  Yorkshire 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,6434.4-2.5
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03090.4New
 Alliance for Democracy and Freedom0Steady2.svg0.0000.02460.3New
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02200.3-7.1
  Workers Party 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01230.1New
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01180.1New
  For Britain 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01010.1New
Party  Seats
2016 [2] 2018 [3] 2019 [4] 2021
  Labour 53524943
  Conservative 7111117
  Independent 1021
  Lib Dems 0012

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

The incumbent Labour councillor Martyn Ward stood down, with the Conservative's Raymond Massey winning the seat.

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Massey 1,483 36.6 +18.3
Labour Stan Bates142735.2+0.4
Yorkshire Chris Dawson44711.0−8.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Howden2816.9−1.6
Green Jody Gabriel2716.7+6.7
Independent Gwen Marshall1443.6−4.2
Majority 561.4−15.9
Turnout 405330.3+3.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}

Airedale and Ferry Fryston

Incumbent Les Shaw won re-election and Jackie Ferguson won her seat from independent Alex Kear who was expelled from the council after a sexual offense conviction.

Airedale and Ferry Fryston (two seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackie Ferguson 1,190 51.1 +8.8
Labour Les Shaw 1,116
Conservative Richard Evans56723.1+10.6
Independent Neil Kennedy52211.5+11.5
Conservative Eamonn Mullins480
Independent Ian Kennedy3678.1+8.1
Green John Ingham1445.7+5.7
Green Daniel Russell120
Majority 62828+25.1
Turnout N/A
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Altofts and Whitwood

Former Mayor of Normanton Josie Farrah won the ward, holding it after former council leader Peter Box CBE's resignation.

Altofts and Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josie Farrar 1,896 47.5 +8.1
Conservative Anthony David Hill1,52238.1+21.3
Green Brenden Beckett2837.1+7.1
Reform UK John Thomas2095.2+5.2
Workers Party Zane Carpenter802.0+2.0
Majority 3749.4+2.5
Turnout 3,99028.1+3.3
Labour hold Swing -6.6

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton

Incumbent Richard Forster won re-election.

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Forster 2,092 62.4 +19.7
Conservative Joanne Smart73121.8+13.7
Yorkshire Paul Phelps38911.6−9.8
Green Alan Horne1404.2+4.2
Majority 136140.6+20.7
Turnout 335226.4+1.1
Labour hold Swing +3.0

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Paul Stockhill beat incumbent councillor Faith Heptinstall by 79 votes.

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Stockhill 1,985 45.5 +13.2
Labour Faith Heptinstall190643.7−5.4
Green Cynthia Dickinson47410.9+10.9
Majority 791.8−18.0
Turnout 436534.9+7.3
Conservative gain from Labour

Featherstone

Incumbent Maureen Tennant-King won re-election.

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Tennant-King 2,104 60.7 −10.3
Conservative Ayrton Pointon80223.1−5.9
Yorkshire James Craven2928.4+8.4
Green Ruth Love1694.9+4.9
Liberal Democrats Nigel Ebbs1012.9+2.9
Majority 1,30237.6−4.4
Turnout 3,46826.3+6.9
Labour hold

Hemsworth

Incumbent Pauline Kitching won re-election.

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Kitching 1,314 44.0 +6.5
Independent Jim Kenyon64721.6+21.6
Conservative David Pointon58619.6+13.0
Green Lyn Morton34211.4+5.1
Reform UK Waj Ali1003.3+3.3
Majority 66722.4+10.3
Turnout 2,98924.7+0.0
Labour hold

Horbury and South Ossett

Incumbent Darren Byford won re-election.

Horbury and South Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren Byford 2,231 48.1 +8.9
Conservative Jonathan Allum2,07044.7+2.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Goodair1743.8−3.4
Green Richard Norris1593.4−6.7
Majority 1613.4
Turnout 4,63438.6
Labour hold

Knottingley

Adele Hayes won the seat from incumbent Graham Stokes who stood down.

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adele Hayes 1,624 54.2 −8.9
Labour Co-op Kerron Cross86728.9+7.6
Conservative Hilary Plumbley41513.8+6.0
Green Garry Newby913.0−4.8
Majority 75725.3−16.5
Turnout 2,99728.6−0.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Normanton

Labour's Julie Medford held the seat after the death of the former councillor Alan Wassell.

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Medford 1,785 51.8 +6.2
Conservative Keith Hudson1,06931.0−9.5
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom (UK)Cliff Parsons2467.1+7.1
Green Gillian Dewey-Nager2146.2+6.2
Liberal Democrats Susan Hayes922.7+2.7
Workers Party Marcus Whalley-Reid431.2+1.2
Majority 71620.8+15.7
Turnout 3,44927.1+3.7
Labour hold

Ossett

Incumbent councillor Lynn Masterman (Labour) lost her seat to Conservative Tony Homewood, election agent to Imran Ahmad Khan in the 2019 general election.

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Homewood 2,395 53.8 +11.2
Labour Lynn Masterman1,72938.8−0.4
Green Stephen Scott2204.9
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Pollack1112.5−4.7
Majority 66615.0+11.6
Turnout 4,45535.0+5.6
Conservative gain from Labour

Pontefract North

Incumbent councillor Lorna Malkin (Labour) won re-election for her second term, first being elected in a 2015 by-election.

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lorna Malkin 1,653 46.1 +4.7
Conservative Chris Hyomes1,12031.2+11.8
Yorkshire Ryan Kett62817.5−21.7
Green Emma Tingle1835.1+5.1
Majority 53314.9+12.7
Turnout 3,58425.4+3.3
Labour hold

Pontefract South

Pontefract South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Hames 1,842 44.7 +4.5
Labour Melanie Jones1,71241.5−4.9
Yorkshire Trevor Peasant3909.5+9.5
Green Katherine Dodd1784.3+4.3
Majority 1303.2−3.0
Turnout 4,12234.3+6.0
Conservative gain from Labour

South Elmsall and South Kirkby

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Collins 2,002 60.8 −14.8
Conservative Chad Thomas82225.0+14.2
Yorkshire Sarah Mansfield3129.5+9.5
Green Stefan Ludewig1554.7+4.7
Majority 118035.8−26.2
Turnout 329123.8+3.3
Labour hold

Stanley and Outwood East

Stanley and Outwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Morley 2,232 50.1 +5.3
Conservative Stephanie Fishwick1,59935.9+11.4
Yorkshire Brent Hawksley3167.1+7.1
Green Richard Copeland2044.6+4.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Dodd1012.3−6.4
Majority 63314.2−6.2
Turnout 445234.3+6.5
Labour hold

Wakefield East

Wakefield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Akef Akbar 1,741 45.8 +33.6
Labour Helen Antcliff169344.5−12.4
Green Janet MacKintosh2526.6−2.3
TUSC Mick Griffiths1183.1+3.1
Majority 481.3−42.9
Turnout 380432.6+5.9
Conservative gain from Labour

Wakefield North

Wakefield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Betty Rhodes 1,707 46.9 +0.9
Conservative Naeem Formuli1,20333.0+13.5
Green Lewis Elliott3208.8+8.8
Yorkshire Andy Mack2637.2−2.9
UKIP Keith Wells852.3−15.0
Independent Rebecca Murphy651.8+1.8
Majority 50413.9−12.6
Turnout 3,64329.9+4.4
Labour hold

Wakefield Rural

Wakefield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cynthia Binns 2,939 58.8 +14.4
Labour Paul Wood1,49930.0−3.0
Green Charlotte Myles56011.2−3.0
Majority 144028.8+17.4
Turnout 499835.9+6.3
Conservative hold

Wakefield South

Wakefield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hunt 2,129 50.2 +9.4
Labour Paul Belbin1,55736.7+8.5
Green Krys Tal Holmes2896.8N/A
Yorkshire Dan Cochran2676.3−2.2
Majority 57213.5
Turnout 4,242
Conservative hold

Wakefield West

Wakefield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hilary Mitchell 1,682 49.2 +0.9
Conservative Laura Weldon1,38240.4+18.3
Green Karen Sadler2577.5+7.5
For Britain Josie Thornton1013.0+3.0
Majority 3008.8−16.6
Turnout 342230.6+3.7
Labour hold

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Annemarie Glover 1,925 43.5 +10.4
Labour Martyn Johnson174539.4+5.2
Yorkshire Richard Bentley3397.7+0.1
Green Oliver Thompson2826.4+6.4
UKIP David Dews1353.1−11.2
Majority 1804.1+3.0
Turnout 4,42633.6+4.7
Conservative gain from Labour

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "2016 Local Election Results". Wakefield Council. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Local Election results 2018". Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Local elections 2019 - Results". www.wakefield.gov.uk Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019.
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