Airedale and Ferry Fryston

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Airedale and Ferry Fryston is an electoral ward of the City of Wakefield district used for elections to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. [1]

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Overview

The ward is one of 21 in the Wakefield district, and has been held by Labour since the current boundaries were formed for the 2004 Council election. As of 2015, the electorate stands at 12,495 of which 97.2% identify as "White British" and 64.9% of who identify as Christian. [1] [2]

The ward is situated in the north east of the District and forms the eastern part of the settlement of Castleford. The ward is relatively small in area terms, being fairly densely populated. The ward includes a number of different neighbourhoods, including Airedale, Ferry Fryston, Townville and Fryston Village. The northern edge of the ward is defined by the course of the River Aire, while to the east and south the ward is bounded by the A1(M) and M62 motorways. [1]

Representation

Like all wards in the Wakefield district, Pontefract North has 3 councillors, whom are elected on a 4-year-rota. This means elections for new councillors are held for three years running, with one year every four years having no elections. [3]

In 2020, Alex Kear (Independent) was removed from the council after he pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation charges. [4]

The current councillors are Les Shaw (Labour), Kathryn Scott (Labour) and Jackie Ferguson (Labour). [5]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Graham Phelps (Lab)Yvonne Crewe (Lab)Stephen Groves (Lab)
2006 Linda Broom (Lab)
2007
2008
2010 By-electionLes Shaw (Lab)
2010
2011
2012
2014 Kathryn Scott (Lab)
2015
2016
2018
2019 Alex Kear (Ind)
2020Vacant
2021 Jackie Ferguson (Lab)
2022

Ward results

2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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
Majority98339.62+11.62
Turnout 2,48121.4
Labour hold Swing
2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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
Majority62828+25.1
Turnout N/A
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
2019 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alex Kear [nb 1] 116645.2+45.2
Labour Yvonne Crewe109142.3−31.0
Conservative Eamonn Mullins32112.5−11.3
Majority752.9−49.5
Turnout 257822.4+3.5
Rejected ballots31
Independent gain from Labour Swing
2018 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathryn Scott166276.2−5.9
Conservative Eamonn Mullins52023.8+5.9
Majority114252.4+0.2
Turnout 218218.9−4.6
Rejected ballots10
Labour hold Swing
2016 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Les Shaw214282.1+12
Conservative Amy Swift46717.9+0.0
Majority167552.2+12
Turnout 260923.5−26.6
Labour hold Swing
2015 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Crewe410370.1+15.7
Conservative Amy Swift104717.9+8.8
Green Simon Addy70612.1N/A
Majority305652.2+34.3
Turnout 585650.1+25.1
Labour hold Swing
2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathryn Scott156454.4−18.9
UKIP William Proctor104936.5+16.1
Conservative Mellisa Omer2629.1+2.8
Majority51517.9−35.0
Turnout 287525.0+1.5
Labour hold Swing
2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Les Shaw1,97773.3−6.8
UKIP Arnie Craven55620.4+20.4
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer1716.3−12.9
Majority1,44152.9−8
Turnout 2,72423.5−4.7
Labour hold Swing
2011 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Crewe2,61180.1+24.4
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer62719.2+7.1
Majority1,98460.9+22.2
Turnout 3,25828.2−23.4
Labour hold Swing
2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Broom3,30555.7+9
Liberal Democrats Paul Kirby1,00917.0+2.7
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer71512.1−5.9
BNP Stephen Rogerson66811.3−9.6
Independent Jason Smart2203.7+3.7
Majority2,29638.7+12.9
Turnout 5,93051.6
Labour hold Swing +3.2%
Airedale and Ferry Fryston By-Election 21 January 2010 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Les Shaw1,33049.9+3.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Kirby60322.6+8.3
BNP Stephen Rogerson35313.3−7.7
Conservative Carl Milner27510.3−7.7
Independent Jason Smart1023.8+3.8
Majority72727.3
Turnout 2,66323.4
Labour hold Swing

This by-election was held due to the death of Graham Phelps in November 2009. [7]

2008 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Phelps1,40146.7−10.5
BNP Stephen Rogerson62820.9+2.2
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer54018.0+5.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Kirby43014.3+2.9
Majority77325.8−12.7
Turnout 2,999
Labour hold Swing
2007 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Crewe1,68957.2−0.8
BNP Stephen Rogerson55318.7−6.2
Conservative Eamonn Mullins37412.7−4.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Kirby33711.4+11.4
Majority1,13638.5+5.4
Turnout 2,953
Labour hold Swing
2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Broom1,65558.0
BNP Stephen Rogerson70924.9
Conservative Eamonn Mullins48917.1
Majority94633.1
Turnout 2,853
Labour hold Swing
2004 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Phelps2,025
Labour Yvonne Crewe1,811
Labour Stephen Groves1,751
Independent John Bird997
Liberal Democrats Paul Kirby679
Conservative Mary Barton469
Conservative Pamela Ledgard418
Conservative Rodney Williams409
Turnout 8,55934.0

Notes

  1. ↑ Kear was later convicted of sexual offences against children under 13, leading to him being disqualified from sitting as a councillor.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ward 2 Airedale and Ferry Fryston" (PDF). Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Seat Details". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Overview". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Frame, Nick (27 April 2020). "Wakefield district councillor to face child sex charges". www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Your Councillors". WMDC. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Labour victory in key Wakefield by-election". BBC News Online . 22 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Labour victory in key by-election". 22 January 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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