The 2016 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 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 the Conservative Party fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, with UK Independence Party putting forward 11 candidates, 9 Liberal Democrat candidates, 6 Trade Union and Socialist Coalition candidates, 5 Yorkshire First candidates, 3 Green Party candidates and 4 Independent candidates. [2]
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.
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.
The make up of the Council following the election was:
Party | Seats | Current Council (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2014 [3] | 2015 [4] | 2016 [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour | 54 | 53 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKIP | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Martyn Ward | 1631 | 45.7 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | Don Marshall | 776 | 20.5 | -7.7 | |
UKIP | Nathan Garbutt | 639 | 16.9 | -4.1 | |
Independent | Steven Pallett | 500 | 13.2 | N/A | |
Yorkshire Party | Martin Roberts | 234 | 6.2 | -0.4% | |
Majority | 855 | 22.6 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 3780 | 30.6 | -27.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Les Shaw | 2142 | 82.1 | +12 | |
Conservative | Amy Swift | 467 | 17.9 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 1675 | 52.2 | +12 | ||
Turnout | 2609 | 23.5 | -26.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Peter Box | 1994 | 58.5 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Anthony Hill | 668 | 19.6 | -2.4 | |
Independent | Matthew Jeans | 384 | 11.3 | N/A | |
Yorkshire Party | Steve Crookes | 363 | 10.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1326 | 38.9 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 3409 | 27.4 | -30.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Richard Forster | 2133 | 69.0 | +6.3 | |
UKIP | Dawn Lumb | 718 | 23.2 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | Joanne Smart | 241 | 7.8 | -4.7 | |
Majority | 1415 | 45.8 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 3092 | 27.0 | -25.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Faith Heptinstall | 1968 | 48.8 | +1.2 | |
UKIP | Steve Ashton | 1003 | 24.9 | -2.8 | |
Conservative | Tony Ayoade | 812 | 20.1 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Adam Belcher | 252 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 965 | 23.9 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 4035 | 34.4 | -28.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Maureen Tennant-King | 2778 | 82.0 | +22.8 | |
Conservative | Rodney Williams | 611 | 18.0 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 2167 | 64.0 | +26.6 | ||
Turnout | 3389 | 27.6 | -26.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Pauline Kitching | 1391 | 44.9 | -25.6 | |
Independent | Ian Womersley | 1104 | 35.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | Penny Ashton | 413 | 13.3 | -11.7 | |
Conservative | John Martin | 190 | 6.1 | -7.3 | |
Majority | 287 | 9.3 | -27.2 | ||
Turnout | 3098 | 27.2 | -25.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Darren Byford | 1611 | 39 | +6.2 | |
UKIP | Neil Coleman | 890 | 21.5 | +1 | |
Conservative | Madalena Mestre | 883 | 21.4 | -12 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Goodair | 531 | 12.9 | +4.3 | |
Green | Richard Norris | 216 | 5.2 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 721 | 17.5 | +16.9 | ||
Turnout | 4131 | 35.9 | -27.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Graham Stokes | 1597 | 61.5 | -15.0 | |
UKIP | Lewis Thompson | 724 | 27.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 277 | 10.7 | -12.8 | |
Majority | 873 | 33.6 | -19.4 | ||
Turnout | 2598 | 26.4 | -24.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 | % | ± | |
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Labour | Lynn Masterman | 1168 | 27.4 | -0.9 | |
UKIP | Jonathon Cook | 1017 | 23.8 | -1.3 | |
Independent | Tony Richardson | 913 | 21.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Terry Brown | 880 | 20.6 | -16 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tony Sargeant | 290 | 6.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 151 | 3.6 | -4.7 | ||
Turnout | 4268 | 34.9 | -28.3 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Lorna Malkin | 1601 | 53.3 | ||
UKIP | Joshua Daniel-Adrian Spencer | 762 | 25.4 | ||
Conservative | Chris Hyomes | 470 | 15.7 | ||
Yorkshire Party | Arnie Craven | 168 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | 839 | 27.9 | |||
Turnout | 3001 | 26.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Celia Loughran | 1917 | 47.2 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | Geoff Walsh | 1669 | 41.1 | -2.7 | |
TUSC | John Gill | 271 | 6.7 | -0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Daniel Woodlock | 203 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 248 | 6.1 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 4060 | 61.1 | -25.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Michelle Collins | 2802 | 83.9 | +15.6 | |
Conservative | Chris I'Anson | 536 | 16.1 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 2266 | 67.8 | +22.8 | ||
Turnout | 7162 | 26.1 | -27.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew Morley | 1873 | 48.6 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Gill Laidler | 950 | 24.6 | -5.2 | |
UKIP | James Johnston | 831 | 21.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Dodd | 151 | 3.9 | -1.5 | |
TUSC | Dave Byrom | 52 | 1.3 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 923 | 24.0 | +11.5 | ||
Turnout | 3857 | 32.0 | -30.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Rosaline Lund | 2225 | 66.8 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 550 | 16.5 | -6.2 | |
Green | Jody Gabriel | 315 | 9.5 | +1.1 | |
TUSC | Mick Griffiths | 243 | 7.3 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 1675 | 50.3 | +12.5 | ||
Turnout | 3333 | 30.8 | -20.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Elizabeth Rhodes | 1781 | 55.2 | +12.6 | |
UKIP | Keith Wells | 636 | 19.7 | -1.4 | |
Conservative | Allan Couch | 564 | 17.5 | -6.4 | |
Yorkshire Party | Lucy Brown | 246 | 7.6 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 1171 | 35.5 | +16.8 | ||
Turnout | 3227 | 30.5 | -24.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Cynthia Binns | 1978 | 43.8 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Jayne Wilby | 1744 | 38.6 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Finbarr Cronin | 546 | 12.1 | +5.4 | |
TUSC | Sam Lynch | 246 | 5.4 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 234 | 5.2 | -3.5 | ||
Turnout | 4514 | 34.2 | -30.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Richard Hunt | 1643 | 45.1 | -8.2 | |
Labour | Ian Bain | 1408 | 38.6 | +7.0 | |
Yorkshire Party | Daniel Cochran | 259 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | David Currie | 248 | 6.8 | +0.9 | |
TUSC | John Sibbald | 89 | 2.4 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 235 | 6.5 | -15.2 | ||
Turnout | 3647 | 36.2 | -26.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Hilary Mitchell | 1563 | 49.0 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | Dianne Presha | 962 | 30.2 | +1.3 | |
Green | Brian Else | 324 | 10.2 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Williams | 196 | 6.1 | N/A | |
TUSC | Neil Taylor | 143 | 4.5 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 601 | 18.8 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 3188 | 30.2 | -22.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martyn Johnson | 1831 | 43.9 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Sam Harvey | 1338 | 32.1 | -0.3 | |
UKIP | Ian Sheldrake | 845 | 20.2 | -1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Natasha De Vere | 160 | 3.8 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 493 | 11.8 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 4174 | 36.4 | -28.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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