| Normanton | |
|---|---|
  Normanton Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Normanton is an electoral ward of the City of Wakefield district used for elections to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. [1]
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. The predecessor ward was Normanton and Sharlston. As of 2019, the electorate stands at 12,315 of which 92.7% identify as "White British" and 67.9% of who identify as Christian. [1] [2]
The ward comprises Normanton, Kirkthorpe, Woodhouse, Warmfield cum Heath and Ashfield with the key landmarks being Normanton railway station, All Saints' Church and Kirkthorpe Hydro. [1]
Like all wards in the Wakefield district, Normanton 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]
The current councillors are Julie Medford, Armaan Khan and Daniel all of whom are Labour. [4]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Barry Smith (Lab) | Graeme Milner (Ind) | Peter Loosemore (Lab) |
| 2006 | Elaine Blezzard (Lab) | ||
| 2007 | David Dagger (Lab) | ||
| 2008 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | Alan Wassall (Lab) | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2021 | Julie Medford (Lab) | ||
| 2022 | Isabel Owen (Lab) | ||
| 2023 | Armaan Khan (Lab) | ||
| 2024 | Daniel Wilton (Lab) |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Armaan Khan | 1,258 | 47.1 | +1.5 | |
| Wakefield District Independents | Cliff Parsons | 520 | 19.5 | −21.0 | |
| Conservative | Laura Weldon | 494 | 18.5 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel James Ebbs | 225 | 8.4 | New | |
| Green | John Robert Clayton | 175 | 6.5 | New | |
| Majority | 738 | 27.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,672 | 20.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Isabel Owen | 1,735 | 56.8 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | James Hardwick | 697 | 22.8 | −8.2 | |
| Independent | Cliff Parsons | 280 | 9.2 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Goodall | 183 | 6.0 | +3.3 | |
| Green | John Clayton | 161 | 5.3 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 1,038 | 34.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,056 | 23.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing |  6.6 | |||
Isabel Owen was the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire under Mark Burns-Williamson.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julie Medford | 1,785 | 51.8 | +6.2 | |
| Conservative | Keith Hudson | 1,069 | 31.0 | −9.5 | |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom (UK) | Cliff Parsons | 246 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Green | Gillian Dewey-Nager | 214 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Hayes | 92 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Workers Party | Marcus Whalley-Reid | 43 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 716 | 20.8 | +15.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,449 | 27.1 | +3.7 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
Labour's Julie Medford held the seat after the death of the former councillor Alan Wassell.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Dagger | 1322 | 45.6 | −25.2 | |
| UKIP | Cliff Parsons | 1174 | 40.5 | +40.5 | |
| Conservative | Luke Thomas | 405 | 14.0 | −15.2 | |
| Majority | 148 | 5.1 | −36.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2901 | 23.4 | +3.1 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 37 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | (Susan) Elaine Blezard | 1777 | 70.8 | −4.5 | |
| Conservative | Hilary Plumber | 733 | 29.2 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 1044 | 41.6 | −9 | ||
| Turnout | 2510 | 20.3 | −3.6 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 21 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Wassell | 2147 | 54.4 | +20.9 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Gilligan | 706 | 24.7 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | 1441 | 50.6 | +22.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2853 | 23.9 | −28.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Dagger | 3585 | 54.4 | −20.2 | |
| UKIP | Colin Wroe | 1752 | 26.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Jean Molloy | 1251 | 19.0 | −6.4 | |
| Majority | 1833 | 27.8 | −21.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6588 | 52.1 | +28.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elaine Blezard | 2192 | 74.6 | +11.7 | |
| Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 747 | 25.4 | +13.5 | |
| Majority | 1445 | 49.2 | +11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2939 | 23.6 | +1.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Wassell | 1,775 | 62.9 | −1 | |
| UKIP | Bryan Barkley | 712 | 25.2 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | Emma-Jane Lisle | 337 | 11.9 | −6.4 | |
| Majority | 1,063 | 37.6 | −8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,824 | 22.3 | −6.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Dagger | 2,266 | 63.9 | +16.9 | |
| Conservative | Jean Molloy | 649 | 18.3 | −2.2 | |
| UKIP | Bryan Barkley | 613 | 17.3 | +17.3 | |
| Majority | 1,617 | 45.6 | +19.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,546 | 28.5 | −25.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elaine Blezard | 3,139 | 47.0 | ||
| Conservative | Jean Molloy | 1,370 | 20.5 | ||
| Independent | Graeme Milner | 1,231 | 18.4 | ||
| BNP | Philip Downton | 885 | 13.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,769 | 26.5 | |||
| Turnout | 6,674 | 53.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barry Smith | 1,037 | 31.8 | −8.2 | |
| Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 784 | 24.0 | +12.4 | |
| Independent | Graeme Milner | 699 | 21.4 | −3.5 | |
| BNP | Adam Frazer | 520 | 15.9 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Smith | 221 | 6.8 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 253 | 7.8 | −7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,261 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Dagger | 1,218 | 40.0 | −3.3 | |
| Independent | Graeme Milner | 758 | 24.9 | +11.3 | |
| BNP | Adam Frazer | 488 | 16.0 | −5.1 | |
| Conservative | Michael Ledgard | 353 | 11.6 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Smith | 230 | 7.5 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 460 | 15.1 | −7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,047 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | (Susan) Elaine Blezard | 1,370 | 43.3 | ||
| BNP | Adam Frazer | 667 | 21.1 | ||
| Independent | William Wood | 432 | 13.6 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Ayoade | 426 | 13.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Smith | 272 | 8.6 | ||
| Majority | 703 | 22.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,167 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barry Smith | 2,105 | |||
| Independent | Graeme Milner | 1,694 | |||
| Labour | Peter Loosemore | 1,627 | |||
| Labour | Christine Sharman | 1,463 | |||
| Conservative | Sue Mountain | 877 | |||
| Conservative | Betty Charlesworth | 611 | |||
| Conservative | John Scollan | 555 | |||
| Turnout | 8,932 | 33.1 | |||
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