2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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One third (21) of 63 seats on the Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderDenise JefferyN/A
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Castleford Central and Glasshoughton N/A
Last election13 seats, 45.1%8 seats, 37.5%
Seats before2810
 Third partyFourth party
 
Leader Tom Gordon
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Knottingley
Last election0 seats, 2.1%2 seat, 3.0%
Seats before22
Wakefield UK local election 2022 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
council control before election

Majority administration
Labour

Council control after election

Denise Jeffery
Labour

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. [1]

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Background

Since its first election in 1973, Labour has always controlled Wakefield Council, only falling below 60% of seats on 4 occasions (most recently in 2010). [2] In the 2021 election, Labour lost 6 seats with 45.1% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 6 seats with 37.5%, the Liberal Democrats gained 1 with 3.0%, and independents lost 1 with 2.1%

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour lost 1 seat with 51.7% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 4 with 34.0%, independents lost 1 with 3.9%, and UKIP lost both their seats up for election with 1.1%.

Previous council composition

After 2021 election Before 2022 election [3] After 2022 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 43 Labour 44 Labour 45
Conservative 17 Conservative 15 Conservative 13
Liberal Democrats 2 Liberal Democrats 2 Liberal Democrats 3
Independent 1 Independent 2 Independent 2

Changes:

Results summary

Change with 2021.

2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 17Increase2.svg 180.95284571.438,56151.7+6.6
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 214.29101320.620,51227.5-10.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.00223.24,0075.4+3.3
  Liberal Democrats 1Increase2.svg 14.76234.83,9605.3+2.3
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.00000.03,6414.9-1.5
  Yorkshire 0Steady2.svg0.00000.03,2284.3-0.1
  Freedom Alliance 0Steady2.svg0.00000.03690.5 New
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.00000.01600.2-0.2
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.00000.01020.10.0
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.00000.0520.1 New

Ward results

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor. Changes with 2021.

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan Garbutt* 1,537 44.81 +9.61
Conservative David Pointon91626.71−9.89
Independent Gwen Marshall56816.56+12.96
Green Jody Gabriel2888.40+1.7
Freedom Alliance Carol Higgins1213.53 New
Majority 62118.10+16.7
Turnout 3,43025.6−4.7
Labour hold Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston

Airedale and Ferry Fryston [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathryn Scott* 1,524 61.43 +10.33
Conservative Richard Evans54121.81−1.29
Independent Neil Kennedy31112.54+1.04
Liberal Democrats Leah Birdsall1054.23 New
Majority 98339.62+11.62
Turnout 2,48121.4
Labour hold Swing

Altofts and Whitwood

Altofts and Whitwood [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacquie Speight* 2,053 56.49 +9.0
Conservative Barbara Wright80922.26−15.8
Independent John Thomas61316.87+11.7
Liberal Democrats Leanne Hall1594.38N/A
Majority 1,24434.23
Turnout 3,634
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton

Denise Jeffery is the incumbent Leader of the Council going into the election.

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Jeffery* 1,900 64.60 +2.2
Conservative Joanne Smart48216.39−5.4
Yorkshire Paul Phelps47116.01+4.4
Liberal Democrats Janet Walton882.99N/A
Majority 1,41848.21
Turnout 2,941
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Usman Ali 1,832 47.70 +4.0
Conservative Chad Thomas1,33534.76−10.7
Liberal Democrats Connor Clayton3649.48N/A
Green Garry Newby3108.07−2.8
Majority 49712.94
Turnout 3,841
Labour hold Swing

Featherstone

Dick Taylor sat as a Labour councillor, however, stood as an independent following his de-selection by the local party.

Featherstone [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Vickers 2,000 60.4 −0.3
Independent Dick Taylor*71721.6N/A
Conservative John Taylor59718.0−5.1
Majority 1,28338.8
Turnout 3,31425.2
Labour hold Swing N/A

Hemsworth

Hemsworth [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Melanie Jones 1,752 62.2 +18.2
Green Lyn Morton60421.4+10.0
Conservative Eamonn Mullins46116.4−3.2
Majority 1,14840.8
Turnout 2,81723.5
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.1

Horbury and South Ossett

Horbury and South Ossett [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deborah Nicholls 2,222 51.1 +13.0
Conservative Gill Cruise*1,52235.0−9.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Goodair2896.6+2.8
Yorkshire Ryan Kett1834.2N/A
Green Richard Norris1313.0−0.4
Majority 70016.1
Turnout 4,34737.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg11.4

Knottingley

Knottingley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Girt 1,504 50.6 −3.6
Labour Paul Green1,21640.9+12.0
Conservative Roger Kirby2548.5−5.3
Majority 2889.7
Turnout 2,97428.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg7.8

Normanton

Isabel Owen was the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire under Mark Burns-Williamson.

Normanton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Isabel Owen 1,735 56.8 +5.0
Conservative James Hardwick69722.8−8.2
Independent Cliff Parsons2809.2+2.1
Liberal Democrats Deborah Goodall1836.0+3.3
Green John Clayton1615.3−0.9
Majority 1,03834.0
Turnout 3,05623.8
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.6

Ossett

Ossett [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Farmer* 1,818 42.7 −11.1
Labour Co-op Armaan Khan1,61037.9−0.9
Liberal Democrats Tony Sargeant3337.8+5.3
Yorkshire Deborah Dawson3177.5N/A
Green Stephen Scott1754.1−0.8
Majority 2084.8
Turnout 4,25333.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.1

Pontefract North

Pontefract North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Tennant* 1,718 52.0 +5.9
Conservative Christopher Hyomes65519.8−11.4
Yorkshire Chris Dawson56217.0−0.5
Green Emma Tingle2557.7+2.6
Liberal Democrats Sheila Atha1163.5N/A
Majority 1,06317.3
Turnout 3,30623.2
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.7

Pontefract South

Pontefract South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Ayre* 2,082 54.3 +12.8
Conservative Stephanie Fishwick1,30534.0−10.7
Yorkshire James Craven2626.8−2.7
Liberal Democrats Susan Hayes1333.5N/A
SDP Trevor Lake521.4N/A
Majority 77720.3
Turnout 3,83432.2
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg11.8

South Elmsall and South Kirkby

South Elmsall and South Kirkby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Bates 1,851 60.6 −0.2
Independent Nikky Stevens59619.5N/A
Conservative Pepe Ruzvidzo44514.6−10.4
Green Stefan Ludewig1645.4+0.7
Majority 1,25541.1
Turnout 3,05622.5
Labour hold Swing N/A

Stanley and Outwood East

Lynn Masterman is a former Labour councillor for Ossett ward before losing in the 2021 election.

Stanley and Outwood East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynn Masterman 2,139 54.0 +3.9
Conservative Gideon Harvey1,12228.3−7.6
Yorkshire Brent Hawksley3268.2+1.1
Green Richard Copeland2265.7+1.1
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Pollack1463.7+1.4
Majority 1,01725.7
Turnout 3,95930.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.8

Wakefield East

Wakefield East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yubi Ayub 2,503 69.8 +25.3
Conservative Nick Hannam61617.2−28.6
Green Janet MacKintosh2376.6±0.0
Freedom Alliance Michael Dodgson1283.6N/A
TUSC Michael Griffiths1022.8−0.3
Majority 1,88752.6
Turnout 3,58630.9
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg27.0

Wakefield North

Wakefield North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Pickersgill 2,139 60.7 +13.8
Conservative Naeem Formuli81723.2−9.8
Yorkshire Andy Mack2226.3−0.9
Green Dan Russell1995.6−3.2
Liberal Democrats Mary Macqueen1464.1N/A
Majority 1,32237.5
Turnout 3,52329.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg11.8

Wakefield Rural

Wakefield Rural [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samantha Harvey* 2,347 47.0 −11.8
Labour Jordan Bryan1,83836.8+6.8
Yorkshire David Herdson4288.6N/A
Green Karen Sadler3146.3−4.9
Freedom Alliance Lien Davies691.4N/A
Majority 50910.2
Turnout 4,99636.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.3

Wakefield South

Wakefield South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nadeem Ahmed* 1,836 46.7 −3.5
Labour Paul Belbin1,53339.0+2.3
Yorkshire Dan Cochran2125.4−0.9
Green Krys Holmes2035.2−1.6
Liberal Democrats Nigel Ebbs1513.8N/A
Majority 3037.7
Turnout 3,93536.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.9

Wakefield West

Wakefield West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Swift* 1,770 55.5 +6.3
Conservative Laura Weldon90528.4−12.0
Yorkshire Richard Bentley2457.7N/A
Green Lewis Elliott1574.9−2.6
Liberal Democrats Carol Girt-Wilson611.9N/A
Freedom Alliance Gaynor Haycock511.6N/A
Majority 86527.1
Turnout 3,18928.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.2

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Nic Stansby was the Leader of the Conservative group before being de-selected by her local branch. Waj Ali is a former Brexit Party member and candidate.

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nadiah Sharp 1,607 39.0 −0.4
Conservative Waj Ali1,03225.0−18.5
Independent Nic Stansby*92222.4 New
Reform UK David Dews1603.9+0.8 '"`UNIQ−−ref−00000076−QINU`"'
Green Oliver Thompson2205.3−1.1
Liberal Democrats Natasha de Vere1824.4 New
Majority 57514.0+9.9
Turnout 4,12331.6−2.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 9.05

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
    2. ↑ "City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 24. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
    3. ↑ "Your Councillors by Party". wakefield.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
    4. ↑ Spereall, David (20 December 2021). "'It's the right move for me': Hemsworth councillor Ian Womersley joins Labour Party". www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
    5. ↑ Spereall, David (15 March 2022). "'I can't be held on a leash': Tory councillor, who called Boris Johnson an 'idiot', leaves Conservative Party". www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "STATEMENT AS TO PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Wakefield Council. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
    7. 1 2 3 4 5 McCormick, Sebastian (5 May 2022). "Wakefield council local election results 2022". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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