Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election, 2015

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2015 local election results in Wakefield

The 2015 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party and Conservatives fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, with UKIP putting forward 17 candidates. There were 9 Green candidates, 9 TUSC candidates and 6 Liberal Democrat candidates. Also standing were 2 Yorkshire First representatives, and one Independent.

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Council Make-up

The make up of the Council following the election was:

Party political make-up of Wakefield Council
   Party Seats Current Council (2014)
2012 [2] 2014 [3] 2015 [4]
  Labour 525453                                                               
  Conservative 1166                                                               
  UKIP 022                                                               
  Independent 012                                                               

Ward results [5]

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jessica Carrington 3437 45.7 +2.5
Conservative Don Marshall 2081 27.7 +5.5
UKIP Mick Tetlow 1507 20.0 -14.6
Yorkshire Party Martin Roberts 493 6.6N/A
Majority 1356 18.0 +9.4
Turnout 7518 58.5 +28.3
Labour hold Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Yvonne Crewe 4103 70.1 +15.7
Conservative Amy Swift 1047 17.9 +8.8
Green Simon Addy 706 12.1N/A
Majority 3056 52.2 +34.3
Turnout 5856 50.1 +25.1
Labour hold Swing

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jo Hepworth 4168 55.3 +5.9
UKIP Geoffrey Johnston 1715 22.8 -13.8
Conservative Anthony Hill 1655 22.0 +7.9
Majority 2453 32.5 +19.7
Turnout 7538 57.4 +29.7
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tony Wallis 4015 62.7 +7.8
UKIP Dawn Lumb 1590 24.8 -12.6
Conservative Eamonn Mullins 798 12.5 +4.8
Majority 2425 37.9 +20.4
Turnout 6403 52.4 +25.6
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Maureen Cummings 3625 47.6 +8.2
UKIP Steve Ashton 2109 27.7 -7.7%
Conservative Madalena Mestre 1886 24.8 +5.0
Majority 1516 19.9 +15.9
Turnout 7620 62.6 +28.5
Labour hold Swing

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Graham Isherwood 4111 59.2 -21.4
UKIP David Sea-Borne 1512 21.8N/A
Conservative Rodney Williams 934 13.5 -5.9
Independent Karen Palmer 382 5.5N/A
Majority 2599 37.4 -23.8
Turnout 6939 53.7 +27.7
Labour hold Swing

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Glyn Lloyd 3856 61.5 +7.6
UKIP Penny Ashton 1568 25.0 -11.6
Conservative Philip Davies 842 13.4 +3.9
Majority 2288 36.5 +19.2
Turnout 6266 52.3 +26.2
Labour hold Swing

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Margaret Holwell 2557 33.4 +12.2
Labour Rory Bickerton 2512 32.8 -8.5
UKIP Bob Dixon 1570 20.5 -10.0
Liberal Democrat Mark Goodair 660 8.6 +3.2
Green Richard Norris 299 3.9N/A
TUSC John Vasey 65 0.8 -0.7
Majority 45 0.6 -10.2
Turnout 7663 63.3 +30.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Glen Burton 4070 76.5 -1.4
Conservative Rebecca Norris 1253 23.5 +1.4
Majority 2817 53.0 -2.8
Turnout 5323 50.7 +26.5
Labour hold Swing

Normanton ward

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Dagger 3585 54.4 -20.2
UKIP Colin Wroe 1752 26.6N/A
Conservative Jean Molloy 1251 19.0 -6.4
Majority 1833 27.8 -21.4
Turnout 6588 52.1 +28.5
Labour hold Swing

Ossett ward

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Angela Taylor 2977 36.6 +9.0
Labour Don Hitchen 2302 28.3 -2.4
UKIP Jonathan Cook 2058 25.3 -8.2
Liberal Democrat Tony Sargeant 457 5.6 -1.3
Green Lesley Kimber 342 4.2N/A
Majority 675 8.3 +5.5
Turnout 8136 63.2 +29.5
Conservative hold Swing

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Pat Garbutt 3398 51.7 +3.1
UKIP Nathan Garbutt 1422 21.6 -14.0
Conservative Chris Speight 1375 20.9 +7.2
Green Rennie Smith 286 4.3N/A
TUSC Daniel Dearden 97 1.5 -0.6
Majority 1976 30.1 +17.1
Turnout 6578 54.0 +25.7
Labour hold Swing

Pontefract South

Pontefract South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Jones 3577 49.1 +7.3
Conservative Geoff Walsh 3196 43.8 +9.9
TUSC John Gill 518 7.1 +5.5
Majority 381 5.3 -2.6
Turnout 7291 61.1 +25.6
Labour hold Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steve Tulley 4889 68.3 +26.7
UKIP Jim Kenyon 1672 23.3N/A
Conservative Charles Scholes 601 8.4 +1.0
Majority 3217 45.0 +35.6
Turnout 7162 53.2 +26.4
Labour hold Swing

Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Clive Hudson 3351 42.3 -10.0
Conservative Rachel Malyk 2358 29.8 -1.7
UKIP James Johnston 1651 20.9N/A
Liberal Democrat Margaret Dodd 427 5.4 -2.4
TUSC Dave Byrom 129 1.6 -6.8
Majority 993 12.5 -8.3
Turnout 7916 62.7 +31.7
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stuart Heptinstall 3714 60.5 +8.3
Conservative Richard Wakefield 1396 22.7 +7.0
Green Jody Gabriel 518 8.4N/A
TUSC Mick Griffiths 313 5.1 +1.5
Independent Steve Gilks 198 3.2N/A
Majority 2318 37.8 +14.1
Turnout 6139 51.7 +21.3
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Isherwood 2666 42.6 -1.4
Conservative Annemarie Glover 1495 23.9 +7.3
UKIP Keith Wells 1319 21.1 -8.9
Green Stuart Boothman 395 6.3N/A
TUSC Adrian O'Malley 216 3.5 -0.6
Yorkshire Party Lucy Brown 161 2.6N/A
Majority 1171 18.7 +4.7
Turnout 6252 55.4 +24.9
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Sanders 3318 38.3 +0.9
Labour Jayne Wilby 2614 29.6 -9.5
UKIP Ruth Sheard 1743 19.8N/A
Liberal Democrat Finbarr Cronin 590 6.7 +0.3
Green Miriam Hawkins 405 4.6 -8.9
TUSC Sam Lynch 91 1.0 -2.7
Majority 767 8.7 +7.0
Turnout 8824 64.3 +31.8
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Monica Graham 3577 53.3 +13.6
Labour Darren Byford 2121 31.6 +11.7
Green Mark Pedlar 495 7.4N/A
Liberal Democrat David Currie 395 5.9 +1.0
TUSC John Sibbald 129 1.9 +0.5
Majority 1456 21.7 +11.9
Turnout 6717 62.8 +23.6
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ryan Case 2521 42.5 -3.8
Conservative Richard Hunt 1714 28.9 +1.7
UKIP Ian Johnston 1324 22.3N/A
Green Brian Else 298 5.0 -10.5
TUSC Neil Taylor 69 1.2 -4.6
Majority 807 13.6 -5.5
Turnout 5926 52.5 +23.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Charlie Keith 3066 39.7 +6.6
Conservative Dean Ryan 2501 32.4 +9.1
UKIP Brian Moorhouse 1706 22.1 -16.5
Liberal Democrat David Arthur 444 5.8 +0.9
Majority 565 7.3 +1.8
Turnout 7717 64.4 +30.3
Labour hold Swing

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