Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election, 2003

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The 2003 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. [1]

West Yorkshire County of England

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. It is an inland and in relative terms upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in moors of the Pennines and has a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.

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The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister. It is currently led by Sir Vince Cable.

Election result

The results saw Labour lose 2 seats to the Conservatives in Pontefract South and Wakefield Rural, and 1 seat to the Liberal Democrats in Ossett. [3] Labour remained firmly in control, and while they were disappointed to lose 3 seats, the results were seen as being "not too bad" by the Labour council leader Peter Box. [3] [4] No other party won any seats, but the votes for the British National Party concerned the other political leaders. [3] [4] Voter turnout was lowest in South Elmsall ward at 18.6%. [5]

Pontefract market town in West Yorkshire, England

Pontefract is a historic market town in West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 and the M62 motorway. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250, increasing to 30,881 at the 2011 Census. Pontefract's motto is Post mortem patris pro filio, Latin for "After the death of the father, support the son", a reference to the English Civil War Royalist sympathies.

Ossett town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

Ossett is a market town in within the metropolitan district of the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is halfway between Dewsbury, to the west, and Wakefield, to the east. At the 2011 Census, the population was 21,231.

The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government. Founded in 1982, the party reached its greatest level of success in the 2000s, when it had over fifty seats in local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Members of the European Parliament.

Wakefield Local Election Result 2003 [2] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 17 0 3 -3 81.0 46.1 27,678 -7.4%
  Conservative 3 2 0 +2 14.3 25.3 15,168 +0.6%
  Liberal Democrat 1 1 0 +1 4.8 11.2 6,700 -0.2%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 11.5 6,896 +5.5%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 1,413 +2.4%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 913 +1.0%
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 707 -1.7%
  Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 390 +0.0%
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 141 -0.2%

Ward results

Castleford Ferry Fryston [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Nicholson 1,117 58.7 -16.9
Independent John Bird 621 32.6 +32.6
Conservative Madge Richards 166 8.7 -5.7
Majority 496 26.1 -35.1
Turnout 1,904 20.7 +1.3
Labour hold Swing
Castleford Glasshoughton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Phelps 1,655 80.6 -1.5
Conservative Charles Scholes 399 19.4 +8.2
Majority 1,256 61.2 -9.7
Turnout 2,054 19.5 -1.7
Labour hold Swing
Castleford Whitwood [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Box 1,424 75.3 -7.6
Conservative Elizabeth Rhodes 320 16.9 +6.1
Socialist Labour Kathryn Summerscales 148 7.8 +1.5
Majority 1,104 58.4 -13.7
Turnout 1,892 19.9 -2.2
Labour hold Swing
Crofton & Ackworth [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Roy Hirst 1,310 40.3 -10.9
Liberal Democrat James McDougall 769 23.7 +1.8
Independent Christopher Hazell 640 19.7 +19.7
Conservative Michael Ledgard 530 16.3 -1.8
Majority 541 16.6 -12.7
Turnout 3,249 26.8 +1.4
Labour hold Swing
Featherstone [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Graham Isherwood 1,554 71.3 -11.7
Conservative Terence Brown 433 19.9 +2.9
Socialist Labour Zane Carpenter 192 8.8 +8.8
Majority 1,121 51.4 -14.6
Turnout 2,179 20.4 +0.0
Labour hold Swing
Hemsworth [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Glyn Lloyd 1,384 61.1 -11.4
Independent Roy Bateman 579 25.6 +25.6
Conservative Eamonn Mullins 301 13.3 -3.2
Majority 805 35.5 -20.5
Turnout 2,264 21.5 +0.7
Labour hold Swing
Horbury [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Janet Holmes 1,519 37.4 -5.8
Conservative Caroline Smith 1,054 26.0 -11.6
Liberal Democrat Mark Goodair 695 17.1 -0.3
BNP John Aveyard 629 15.5 +15.5
Independent John Alexander 161 4.0 +4.0
Majority 465 11.4 +5.8
Turnout 4,058 34.1 +7.1
Labour hold Swing
Knottingley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Graham Clarke 1,297 60.4 -15.5
Conservative David Howarth 403 18.8 -5.3
Liberal Democrat Carey Chambers 261 12.2 +12.2
UKIP Colin Batty 185 8.6 +8.6
Majority 894 41.6 -10.2
Turnout 2,146 21.2 +0.5
Labour hold Swing
Normanton & Sharlston [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Barry Smith 1,354 49.1 -0.7
Independent Graeme Milner 797 28.9 +3.6
Conservative Allan Couch 370 13.4 +0.2
Socialist Labour Norman Hartshorne 237 8.6 -3.1
Majority 557 20.2 -4.3
Turnout 2,758 21.9 +1.3
Labour hold Swing
Ossett [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Knowles 1,639 38.8 -16.1
Labour Donald Hitchen 1,112 26.3 -5.4
BNP Suzy Cass 784 18.6 +18.6
Conservative Glenn Armitage 689 16.3 +3.0
Majority 527 12.5 -10.7
Turnout 4,224 34.4 +3.3
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Pontefract North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Clive Tennant 1,443 58.2 -10.0
Conservative Richard Molloy 536 21.6 -1.6
UKIP Howard Burdon 352 14.2 +14.2
Socialist Alternative John Gill 149 6.0 +1.1
Majority 907 36.6 -8.4
Turnout 2,480 19.7 -1.3
Labour hold Swing
Pontefract South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Philip Booth 1,290 44.1
Labour Patricia Garbutt 1,270 43.4
UKIP James Marran 224 7.7
Socialist Alliance Alan Hyman 141 4.8
Majority 20 0.7
Turnout 2,925 27.9 -0.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
South Elmsall [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Allan Garbutt 1,398 67.8 -0.3
Conservative Ian Hall 664 32.2 +14.2
Majority 736 35.6 -14.5
Turnout 2,062 18.6 -2.6
Labour hold Swing
South Kirkby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mollie Wright 1,714 81.0 +35.8
Conservative Christian l'Anson 403 19.0 +14.0
Majority 1,311 62.0
Turnout 2,117 20.9 -3.2
Labour hold Swing
Stanley & Altofts [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kevin Swift 1,129 35.4 -16.5
Conservative Pauline Mitchell 849 26.6 +3.3
Liberal Democrat Michael Burch 578 18.1 -4.1
Independent Steve Gilks 501 15.7 +15.7
Socialist Labour Thomas Appleyard 130 4.1 +1.5
Majority 280 8.8 -19.8
Turnout 3,187 23.4 +0.3
Labour hold Swing
Stanley & Wrenthorpe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Lund 1,266 34.3 -11.7
Conservative James Dick 954 25.9 -5.5
Independent Alexander Adie 808 21.9 +21.9
Liberal Democrat Margaret Dodd 658 17.9 -4.7
Majority 312 8.4 -6.2
Turnout 3,686 24.8 +0.8
Labour hold Swing
Wakefield Central [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Denise Jeffery 1,430 44.0 -4.9
Conservative Jane Brown 1,251 38.5 -0.4
Independent Catherine Holmes 567 17.5 +17.5
Majority 179 5.5 -4.5
Turnout 3,248 30.0 -8.5
Labour hold Swing
Wakefield East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard Hayward 1,091 37.1 -8.3
Conservative John Berry 639 21.7 +5.3
Liberal Democrat Alan Dale 532 18.1 +9.3
Independent Georgina Fenton 436 14.8 +5.2
Socialist Alternative Michael Griffiths 241 8.2 +0.7
Majority 452 15.4 -13.6
Turnout 2,939 26.1 -0.5
Labour hold Swing
Wakefield North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Elizabeth Rhodes 1,103 39.7 -16.1
Conservative Michael Mitchell 708 25.5 +1.4
Liberal Democrat Douglas Dale 558 20.1 +4.3
Independent Jeffrey Warriner 254 9.2 +9.2
UKIP Keith Wells 152 5.5 +1.2
Majority 395 14.2 -17.5
Turnout 2,775 25.9 +1.1
Labour hold Swing
Wakefield Rural [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative June Drysdale 1,514 41.8 -1.8
Labour Maurren Cummings 1,132 31.2 -11.6
Independent Michael Greensmith 527 14.5 +14.5
Liberal Democrat Susan Morgan 451 12.4 -1.1
Majority 382 10.6 +9.8
Turnout 3,623 28.5 +0.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wakefield South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Hopkins 1,695 40.0 +11.0
Labour Hazel Chowcat 976 23.0 -3.9
Independent Nicholas Hazell 873 20.6 -12.9
Liberal Democrat Stephen Nuthall 559 13.2 +2.7
Independent Stephen Selby 132 3.1 +3.1
Majority 719 17.0
Turnout 4,235 35.1 -2.9
Conservative hold Swing

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