Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election, 2016

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2016 local election results in Wakefield

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.

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.

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Council Make-up

The make up of the Council following the election was:

Party political make-up of Wakefield Council
  PartySeatsCurrent Council (2014)
2014 [3] 2015 [4] 2016 [5]
  Labour 545353                                                               
  Conservative 667                                                               
  UKIP 222                                                               
  Independent 121                                                               

Ward results

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Martyn Ward163145.70.0
Conservative Don Marshall77620.5-7.7
UKIP Nathan Garbutt63916.9-4.1
Independent Steven Pallett50013.2N/A
Yorkshire Party Martin Roberts2346.2-0.4%
Majority85522.6+4.6
Turnout 378030.6-27.9
Labour hold Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Les Shaw214282.1+12
Conservative Amy Swift46717.9+0.0
Majority167552.2+12
Turnout 260923.5-26.6
Labour hold Swing

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Box199458.5+3.5
Conservative Anthony Hill66819.6-2.4
Independent Matthew Jeans38411.3N/A
Yorkshire Party Steve Crookes36310.6N/A
Majority132638.9+6.4
Turnout 340927.4-30.0
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard Forster213369.0+6.3
UKIP Dawn Lumb71823.2-1.6
Conservative Joanne Smart2417.8-4.7
Majority141545.8+7.9
Turnout 309227.0-25.4
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Faith Heptinstall196848.8+1.2
UKIP Steve Ashton100324.9-2.8
Conservative Tony Ayoade81220.1-4.7
Liberal Democrat Adam Belcher2526.2N/A
Majority96523.9+4.0
Turnout 403534.4-28.2
Labour hold Swing

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Maureen Tennant-King277882.0+22.8
Conservative Rodney Williams61118.0+4.5
Majority216764.0+26.6
Turnout 338927.6-26.1
Labour hold Swing

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Pauline Kitching139144.9-25.6
Independent Ian Womersley110435.6N/A
UKIP Penny Ashton41313.3-11.7
Conservative John Martin1906.1-7.3
Majority2879.3-27.2
Turnout 309827.2-25.1
Labour hold Swing

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Darren Byford161139+6.2
UKIP Neil Coleman89021.5+1
Conservative Madalena Mestre88321.4-12
Liberal Democrat Mark Goodair53112.9+4.3
Green Richard Norris2165.2+1.3
Majority72117.5+16.9
Turnout 413135.9-27.4
Labour hold Swing

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Graham Stokes159761.5-15.0
UKIP Lewis Thompson72427.9N/A
Conservative Eamonn Mullins27710.7-12.8
Majority87333.6-19.4
Turnout 259826.4-24.3
Labour hold Swing

Normanton ward

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alan Wassell214754.4+20.9
Conservative Matthew Gilligan70624.7+5.7
Majority144150.6+22.8
Turnout 285323.9-28.2
Labour hold Swing

Ossett ward

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lynn Masterman116827.4-0.9
UKIP Jonathon Cook101723.8-1.3
Independent Tony Richardson91321.4N/A
Conservative Terry Brown88020.6-16
Liberal Democrat Tony Sargeant2906.8+1.2
Majority1513.6-4.7
Turnout 426834.9-28.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lorna Malkin160153.3
UKIP Joshua Daniel-Adrian Spencer 76225.4
Conservative Chris Hyomes47015.7
Yorkshire Party Arnie Craven1685.6
Majority83927.9
Turnout 300126.1
Labour hold Swing

Pontefract South

Pontefract South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Celia Loughran191747.2-1.9
Conservative Geoff Walsh166941.1-2.7
TUSC John Gill2716.7-0.4
Liberal Democrat Daniel Woodlock2035.0N/A
Majority2486.1+0.8
Turnout 406061.1-25.8
Labour hold Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michelle Collins280283.9+15.6
Conservative Chris I'Anson53616.1+7.7
Majority226667.8+22.8
Turnout 716226.1-27.1
Labour hold Swing

Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Matthew Morley187348.6+6.3
Conservative Gill Laidler95024.6-5.2
UKIP James Johnston83121.5+0.6
Liberal Democrat Margaret Dodd1513.9-1.5
TUSC Dave Byrom521.3-0.3
Majority92324.0+11.5
Turnout 385732.0-30.7
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rosaline Lund222566.8+6.3
Conservative Richard Wakefield55016.5-6.2
Green Jody Gabriel3159.5+1.1
TUSC Mick Griffiths2437.3+2.2
Majority167550.3+12.5
Turnout 333330.8-20.9
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Elizabeth Rhodes178155.2+12.6
UKIP Keith Wells63619.7-1.4
Conservative Allan Couch56417.5-6.4
Yorkshire Party Lucy Brown2467.6+5.0
Majority117135.5+16.8
Turnout 322730.5-24.9
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Cynthia Binns197843.8+5.5
Labour Jayne Wilby174438.6+9.0
Liberal Democrat Finbarr Cronin54612.1+5.4
TUSC Sam Lynch2465.4+4.4
Majority2345.2-3.5
Turnout 451434.2-30.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Hunt164345.1-8.2
Labour Ian Bain140838.6+7.0
Yorkshire Party Daniel Cochran2597.1N/A
Liberal Democrat David Currie2486.8+0.9
TUSC John Sibbald892.4+0.5
Majority2356.5-15.2
Turnout 364736.2-26.6
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Hilary Mitchell156349.0+6.5
Conservative Dianne Presha96230.2+1.3
Green Brian Else32410.2+5.2
Liberal Democrat Peter Williams1966.1N/A
TUSC Neil Taylor1434.5+3.3
Majority60118.8+5.2
Turnout 318830.2-22.3
Labour hold Swing

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Martyn Johnson183143.9+4.2
Conservative Sam Harvey133832.1-0.3
UKIP Ian Sheldrake84520.2-1.9
Liberal Democrat Natasha De Vere1603.8-2.0
Majority49311.8+4.5
Turnout 417436.4-28.0
Labour hold Swing

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