The 2018 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election will take place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. [1] This will be on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party and the Conservative Party are fielding a full slate of 21 candidates, as well as 12 Liberal Democrats, 6 Yorkshire Party candidates, 4 Green Party candidates, 3 UK Independence Party candidates, 1 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidate and 1 Democrats and Veteran's Party candidate. [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 preceding the election was:
Party | Seats | Current Council (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2014 [3] | 2015 [4] | 2016 [5] | 2018 [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKIP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Allan Garbutt | 1383 | 42.3 | -3.4 | |
Conservative | Philip Davies | 817 | 25 | +4.5 | |
Independent | Gwen Marshall | 461 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Yorkshire Party | Martin Roberts | 286 | 8.8 | +2.6 | |
Green | George Scogings | 202 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Mary MacQueen | 119 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 566 | 17.3 | -5.3 | ||
Turnout | 3268 | 25.3 | -5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Kathryn Scott | 1662 | 76.2 | -5.9 | |
Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 520 | 23.8 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 1142 | 52.4 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 2182 | 18.9 | -4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Jacquie Speight | 1823 | 57.5 | -1 | |
Conservative | Anthony Hill | 888 | 28 | +8.4 | |
Yorkshire Party | Steven Crookes | 320 | 10.1 | -0.5 | |
Democrats and Veterans | John Thomas | 140 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 935 | 29.5 | -9.4 | ||
Turnout | 3171 | 23.9 | -3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Denise Jeffrey | 1652 | 60.9 | -8.1 | |
Yorkshire Party | Paul Phelps | 684 | 25.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Joanne Smart | 377 | 13.9 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 968 | 35.7 | -10.1 | ||
Turnout | 2713 | 22.4 | -4.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Albert Manifield | 1958 | 54.1 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Susan Jane Lodge | 1268 | 35 | +14.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Adam Belcher | 396 | 10.9 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 690 | 19.1 | -4.8 | ||
Turnout | 3622 | 29.7 | -4.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Richard Taylor | 2238 | 75.8 | -6.2 | |
Conservative | Diane Dolby | 716 | 24.2 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 1522 | 51.6 | -12.4 | ||
Turnout | 2954 | 22.7 | -4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Sandra Pickin | 1512 | 54.7 | +9.8 | |
Independent | Ian Womersley | 1012 | 36.6 | +1 | |
Conservative | Terry Brown | 241 | 8.7 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 500 | 18.1 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2765 | 23.3 | -3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Gillian Cruise | 1790 | 44.7 | +23.3 | |
Labour | Melanie Jones | 1583 | 39.5 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Goodair | 432 | 10.8 | -2.1 | |
Green | Richard Norris | 202 | 5 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 207 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4007 | 33.6 | -2.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Harry Ellis | 1419 | 66.6 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Joshua Daniel Adrian Spencer | 277 | 13.7 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 999 | 46.9 | +13.3 | ||
Turnout | 2132 | 20.7 | -5.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Susan 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 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
*Nick Farmer, previously won the seat of Ossett in the local elections of 2014. He resigned from the UK Independence Party in 2017 and took up his seat as an Independent. He later joined the Conservative Party.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Nick Farmer | 2124 | 51 | +30.4 | |
Labour Co-op | Kerron Cross | 1543 | 37 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tony Sargeant | 499 | 12 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 581 | 14 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4166 | 33.2 | -1.7 | ||
Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Clive Tennant | 1724 | 60.2 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Chris Hyomes | 714 | 24.9 | +9.2 | |
Yorkshire Party | Arnie Craven | 266 | 9.3 | +3.7 | |
Green | Rennie Smith | 162 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 1010 | 35.3 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 2866 | 22.5 | -3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | George Ayre | 2000 | 52.2 | +5 | |
Conservative | Amy Swift | 1646 | 42.9 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Daniel Woodlock | 188 | 4.9 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 354 | 9.3 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 3834 | 31.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynne Whitehouse | 1755 | 55.1 | -28.1 | |
Independent | Wilf Benson | 844 | 26.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Dianne Presha | 269 | 8.4 | -7.7 | |
Independent | Laurie Harrison | 233 | 7.9 | N/A | |
Independent | Jim Kenyon | 83 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 911 | 28.6 | -39.2 | ||
Turnout | 3184 | 23.4 | -2.7 | ||
Labour gain from Independent Politician | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Jacqui Williams | 1700 | 48.7 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Nathaniel Harvey | 1230 | 35.2 | +10.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nicola Sinclair | 352 | 10.1 | +6.2 | |
UKIP | James Johnston | 209 | 6 | -15.5 | |
Majority | 470 | 13.5 | -10.5 | ||
Turnout | 3491 | 27.8 | -4.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Olivia Rowley | 1918 | 64.9 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 594 | 20.1 | +4.6 | |
Green | Jody Gabriel | 183 | 6.2 | -3.3 | |
TUSC | Michael Griffiths | 135 | 4.6 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Dodd | 124 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1324 | 44.8 | -5.9 | ||
Turnout | 2954 | 26 | -4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Tracey Austin | 1660 | 54.2 | -1 | |
Conservative | Antony Calvert | 890 | 29.1 | +11.6 | |
Yorkshire Party | Lucy Brown | 223 | 7.3 | -0.3 | |
UKIP | Keith Wells | 166 | 5.4 | -14.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Natasha De Vere | 121 | 4 | N/A | |
Majority | 770 | 25.1 | -5.4 | ||
Turnout | 3060 | 26.3 | -4.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samantha Harvey | 2625 | 54.3 | +10.5 | |
Labour | Kevin Barker | 1781 | 36.8 | -1.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Finbarr Cronin | 431 | 8.9 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 844 | 17.5 | +12.3 | ||
Turnout | 4837 | 35.1 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nadeem Ahmed | 2209 | 56.7 | +11.6 | |
Labour | Gwen Page | 1250 | 32.1 | -6.5 | |
Yorkshire Party | Daniel Cochran | 234 | 6 | -1.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Currie | 205 | 5.3 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 959 | 24.6 | +18.1 | ||
Turnout | 3898 | 37 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Swift | 1478 | 51.6 | +2.6 | |
Conservative | Nathan Garbutt Moore | 1183 | 41.3 | +11.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Clayton | 203 | 7.1 | +1 | |
Majority | 295 | 10.3 | -8.5 | ||
Turnout | 2864 | 26.1 | -4.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nic Stansby | 1689 | 44 | +11.9 | |
Labour | Christine Sharman | 1528 | 39.8 | -4.1 | |
UKIP | David Dews | 391 | 10.2 | -10 | |
Liberal Democrat | Esther Amis-Hughes | 227 | 5.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 161 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3835 | 31.4 | -5 | ||
Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
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