2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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  2022 4 May 2023 2024  

21 of 63 seats on Wakefield Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderDenise Jeffery [1] Tony Hames
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Pontefract South
Seats before4310
Seats won200
Seats after497
Seat change+6-4

 Third partyFourth party
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Leader Tom Gordon
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Knottingley
Seats before6 [a] 3
Seats won01
Seats after43
Seat change-2-

Wakefield UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election

Leader before election

Denise Jeffery
Labour

Leader after election

Denise Jeffery
Labour

The 2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Wakefield Council in West Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. There were 21 of the 63 seats up for election, being the usual third of the council. [2]

Contents

Labour retained its majority on the council. [3] [4]

Overview

Labour increased its majority by taking four seats from the Conservatives. After the election Labour had 49 councillors. The Conservatives lost all four seats they were defending, leaving them with seven seats. The Liberal Democrats held the one seat they were defending in Knottingley, leaving them with three councillors overall after the election. Both the independent councillors who were standing re-election were defeated, leaving four independent councillors after the election. [5]

Results summary

2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 20Increase2.svg 695.2294977.834,30452.7+1.0
  Conservative 0Decrease2.svg 40.07711.114,15321.7-5.8
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 20.0446.35,4158.3+2.9
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg4.8234.83,3005.1-0.2
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04,6637.2+2.3
  Yorkshire 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,5633.9-0.4
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04460.7+0.5
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01650.3+0.2
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0840.10.0

Ward results

An asterisk (*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. Changes with 2019.

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jessica Carrington* 1,516 47.5 +12.7
Conservative Chad Jordan Thomas57918.1−0.2
Independent Gwen Marshall55017.2+9.3
Reform UK Arthur Jerome Miles2938.8New
Green Jody Paul Gabriel2678.4New
Majority 93729.4+12.1
Turnout 3,22123.9−3.4
Rejected ballots28
Labour hold Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston

Comparison for the Wakefield District Independents for this ward are comparing to the Independent candidate in 2019 due to them being of the same grouping, but now formalising this arrangement. However, as a by-election was held in 2021, this seat remains a Labour hold rather than a Labour gain.

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Les Shaw 1,061 48.6 +6.3
Wakefield District IndependentsNeil Kennedy71132.5−12.7
Conservative Keith Hudson25811.8−0.7
Green John Paul Ingham884.0New
Liberal Democrats Richard Heaps673.1
Majority 35016.1+13.2
Turnout 2,19219−3.4
Rejected ballots7
Labour hold Swing

Altofts and Whitwood

Comparison for the Wakefield District Independents for this ward are comparing to the Democrats and Veterans candidate in 2019.

Altofts and Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Hepworth* 1,748 52.8 +13.4
Wakefield District IndependentsJohn Thomas80424.3+17.8
Conservative Amy Louise Swift51815.7−1.1
Green Katherine Clare Dodd2387.2New
Majority 94428.5+21.6
Turnout 3,30823.0−1.8
Rejected ballots11
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Wallis* 1,657 62.1 +19.4
Yorkshire Paul Phelps43516.3−6.1
Conservative Joanne Grace Smart36813.8−5.7
Green Stephen James Brennan1144.3New
Liberal Democrats Janet Walton953.6New
Majority 1,22245.8+30.0
Turnout 2,66921.3−4.0
Rejected ballots16
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Anne Cummings* 2,032 58.6 +9.5
Conservative Connor James Clayton90426.1−6.2
Yorkshire Daniel Cochran2808.1New
Green Garry Newby2507.2New
Majority 1,12832.5+15.7
Turnout 3,46628.1+0.5
Rejected ballots16
Labour hold Swing

Featherstone

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Leslie Isherwood* 2,057 73.1 +2.1
Conservative James Robert Hardwick47516.9−12.1
Green Ashton Victor Howick28110.0New
Majority 1,58256.2+14.2
Turnout 2,81321.5+2.1
Rejected ballots18
Labour hold Swing

Hemsworth

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jakob Matthew Williamson 1,310 56.3 +18.8
Green Lyn Morton70430.3+24.0
Conservative Liz Cowton31313.5+6.9
Majority 60626.0
Turnout 2,32719.3
Rejected ballots11
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Horbury and South Ossett

Horbury and South Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gwen Page 1,796 50.3 +17.5
Conservative Simon John Fishwick*1,30336.5−2.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Andrew Goodair2837.9−3.0
Green Richard Hargreaves Norris1925.4−3.0
Majority 49313.8
Turnout 3,57430.7
Rejected ballots18
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Knottingley

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rachel Nadine Speak 1,398 58.6 −4.5
Labour Theo Biddle73430.8+9.5
Conservative Eamonn Malachy Mullins1827.6−0.2
Green Ruth Alexandra Love723.0−4.8
Majority 66427.8
Turnout 2,38622.8
Rejected ballots11
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Normanton

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Armaan Khan 1,258 47.1 +1.5
Wakefield District IndependentsCliff Parsons52019.5−21.0
Conservative Laura Weldon49418.5+4.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel James Ebbs2258.4New
Green John Robert Clayton1756.5New
Majority 73827.6
Turnout 2,67220.8
Rejected ballots13
Labour hold Swing

Ossett

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Olivia Maria Rowley 1,531 45.5 +6.3
Independent Deano Kitchen67019.9New
Yorkshire Simon David Watson Britcliffe48414.4New
Liberal Democrats Tony Sargeant47314.0+6.8
Green Stephen Scott2106.2−4.9
Majority 86125.6
Turnout 3,36827.0
Rejected ballots29
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Pontefract North

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah Ruth Appleyard 1,832 62.7 +21.3
Conservative Christopher Robert Hyomes46415.9−3.5
Yorkshire Christopher Dawson37512.8−26.4
Green Emma Kay Tingle1515.2New
Liberal Democrats Leah Birdsall1013.5New
Majority 1,36846.8
Turnout 2,92320.5
Rejected ballots9
Labour hold Swing

Pontefract South

Pontefract South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Arthur Mayhew 1,658 50.0 +3.6
Conservative Arnie Craven124437.5−2.7
Green Oliver Luke Watkins1645.0New
Liberal Democrats Susan Hayes1634.9−8.5
SDP Trevor Lake842.5New
Majority 41412.5
Turnout 3,31328
Rejected ballots20
Labour hold Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Tulley* 2,091 79.8 +4.2
Green Stefan Arnold Ludewig26510.1New
Conservative Perpertua Ruzvidzo26510.1−0.7
Majority 182669.7
Turnout 2,62119.2
Rejected ballots14
Labour hold Swing

Stanley and Outwood East

Stanley and Outwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Spencer Hemingway* 2,018 55.8 +11.0
Conservative Kully Sanghera73320.3−4.2
Wakefield District IndependentsJenny Prest3369.3New
Yorkshire Brent Andrew Hawksley2737.5New
Green Richard David Copeland2236.2New
TUSC Darren Joseph Lumber361.0New
Majority 1,28535.5
Turnout 3,61927.5
Rejected ballots8
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield East

Wakefield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Heptinstall* 1,815 52.5 −4.4
Conservative Muhammad Ansar Hayat1,17534.0+21.8
Independent Matt Wilson2166.2New
Green Janet Mackintosh1835.3−3.6
TUSC Mick Griffiths702.0−0.9
Majority 64018.5
Turnout 3,45929.6
Rejected ballots14
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield North

Wakefield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Isherwood* 1,818 61.3 +15.3
Conservative Angela Margaret Holwell64321.7+2.2
Green Daniel Mark Russell2247.6New
Yorkshire Andy Mack2227.5−2.6
TUSC Tom Griffiths592.0New
Majority 1,17539.6
Turnout 2,96624.3
Rejected ballots11
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield Rural

Wakefield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jordan Phillip Bryan 1,530 37.5 +4.5
Conservative Ian John Sanders*151637.2−7.2
Yorkshire David John Rowntree Herdson49412.1New
Liberal Democrats Mark Simon Lord3007.4−1.1
Green Karen Sadler2405.9−8.3
Majority 140.3
Turnout 4,08029.9
Rejected ballots13
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wakefield South

Wakefield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katrina Pentland Frame Law 1,493 42.6 +14.4
Conservative Naeem Formuli1,42440.6−0.2
Wakefield District IndependentsKarl Johnson*2988.5−32.3
Green Krys Tal Holmes2918.3New
Majority 692.0
Turnout 3,50632.5
Rejected ballots13
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Karl Jones had been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party in February 2023 to join the Wakefield District Independents. [6]

Wakefield West

Wakefield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Paul Graham* 1,829 64.0 +15.7
Conservative Nick Hannam68123.8+1.7
Wakefield District IndependentsChristine Mary Gill1906.7New
Green Lewis Elliott1565.5New
Majority 1,14840.2
Turnout 2,85625.3
Rejected ballots10
Labour hold Swing

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Keith* 1,520 40.2 +6.0
Wakefield District IndependentsNic Stansby1,12029.7New
Conservative Waj Ali61416.3−16.8
Liberal Democrats Natasha De Vere1955.2−2.3
Green Oliver Thompson1754.6New
Reform UK David Alan Dews1534.1−13.5
Majority 40010.5
Turnout 3,77729.2
Rejected ballots5
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. Of the five independent councillors prior to the election, two formed the "Wakefield Independent Group", and the other three were described as "Independent".
  1. "Find councillor". Wakefield Council. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. Norden, Jasmine (5 May 2023). "Wakefield Council local election results 2023". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. "Local election results 2023: Labour continue to dominate in West Yorkshire". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. "Local Election Results 2023". Wakefield Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. Boothroyd, David (3 February 2023). "Bristol fashion now wearing Green". Local Councils. Retrieved 21 May 2023.