| Airedale and Ferry Fryston | |
|---|---|
  Airedale and Ferry Fryston Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Airedale and Ferry Fryston is an electoral ward of the City of Wakefield district used for elections to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. [1]
The ward is one of 21 in the Wakefield district, and has been held by Labour since the current boundaries were formed for the 2004 Council election. As of 2015, the electorate stands at 12,495 of which 97.2% identify as "White British" and 64.9% of who identify as Christian. [1] [2]
The ward is situated in the north east of the District and forms the eastern part of the settlement of Castleford. The ward is relatively small in area terms, being fairly densely populated. The ward includes a number of different neighbourhoods, including Airedale, Ferry Fryston, Townville and Fryston Village. The northern edge of the ward is defined by the course of the River Aire, while to the east and south the ward is bounded by the A1(M) and M62 motorways. [1]
Like all wards in the Wakefield district, Pontefract North has 3 councillors, whom are elected on a 4-year-rota. This means elections for new councillors are held for three years running, with one year every four years having no elections. [3]
In 2020, Alex Kear (Independent) was removed from the council after he pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation charges. [4]
The current councillors are Les Shaw (Labour), Kathryn Scott (Labour) and Jackie Ferguson (Labour). [5]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Graham Phelps (Lab) | Yvonne Crewe (Lab) | Stephen Groves (Lab) |
| 2006 | Linda Broom (Lab) | ||
| 2007 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2010 By-election | Les Shaw (Lab) | ||
| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2014 | Kathryn Scott (Lab) | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 | Alex Kear (Ind) | ||
| 2020 | Vacant | ||
| 2021 | Jackie Ferguson (Lab) | ||
| 2022 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kathryn Scott* | 1,524 | 61.43 | +10.33 | |
| Conservative | Richard Evans | 541 | 21.81 | -1.29 | |
| Independent | Neil Kennedy | 311 | 12.54 | +1.04 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leah Birdsall | 105 | 4.23 | New | |
| Majority | 983 | 39.62 | +11.62 | ||
| Turnout | 2,481 | 21.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jackie Ferguson | 1,190 | 51.1 | +8.8 | |
| Labour | Les Shaw | 1,116 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Evans | 567 | 23.1 | +10.6 | |
| Independent | Neil Kennedy | 522 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
| Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 480 | |||
| Independent | Ian Kennedy | 367 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Green | John Ingham | 144 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
| Green | Daniel Russell | 120 | |||
| Majority | 628 | 28 | +25.1 | ||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alex Kear [nb 1] | 1166 | 45.2 | +45.2 | |
| Labour | Yvonne Crewe | 1091 | 42.3 | -31.0 | |
| Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 321 | 12.5 | -11.3 | |
| Majority | 75 | 2.9 | -49.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2578 | 22.4 | +3.5 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 31 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yvonne Crewe | 4103 | 70.1 | +15.7 | |
| Conservative | Amy Swift | 1047 | 17.9 | +8.8 | |
| Green | Simon Addy | 706 | 12.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3056 | 52.2 | +34.3 | ||
| Turnout | 5856 | 50.1 | +25.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kathryn Scott | 1564 | 54.4 | -18.9 | |
| UKIP | William Proctor | 1049 | 36.5 | +16.1 | |
| Conservative | Mellisa Omer | 262 | 9.1 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 515 | 17.9 | -35.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2875 | 25.0 | +1.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Les Shaw | 1,977 | 73.3 | -6.8 | |
| UKIP | Arnie Craven | 556 | 20.4 | +20.4 | |
| Conservative | Mellisa Wan Omer | 171 | 6.3 | -12.9 | |
| Majority | 1,441 | 52.9 | -8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,724 | 23.5 | -4.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yvonne Crewe | 2,611 | 80.1 | +24.4 | |
| Conservative | Mellisa Wan Omer | 627 | 19.2 | +7.1 | |
| Majority | 1,984 | 60.9 | +22.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,258 | 28.2 | -23.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Linda Broom | 3,305 | 55.7 | +9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kirby | 1,009 | 17.0 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | Mellisa Wan Omer | 715 | 12.1 | -5.9 | |
| BNP | Stephen Rogerson | 668 | 11.3 | -9.6 | |
| Independent | Jason Smart | 220 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 2,296 | 38.7 | +12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 5,930 | 51.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.2% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Les Shaw | 1,330 | 49.9 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kirby | 603 | 22.6 | +8.3 | |
| BNP | Stephen Rogerson | 353 | 13.3 | -7.7 | |
| Conservative | Carl Milner | 275 | 10.3 | -7.7 | |
| Independent | Jason Smart | 102 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 727 | 27.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,663 | 23.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
This by-election was held due to the death of Graham Phelps in November 2009. [7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Phelps | 1,401 | 46.7 | -10.5 | |
| BNP | Stephen Rogerson | 628 | 20.9 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Mellisa Wan Omer | 540 | 18.0 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kirby | 430 | 14.3 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 773 | 25.8 | -12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,999 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yvonne Crewe | 1,689 | 57.2 | -0.8 | |
| BNP | Stephen Rogerson | 553 | 18.7 | -6.2 | |
| Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 374 | 12.7 | -4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kirby | 337 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
| Majority | 1,136 | 38.5 | +5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,953 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Linda Broom | 1,655 | 58.0 | ||
| BNP | Stephen Rogerson | 709 | 24.9 | ||
| Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 489 | 17.1 | ||
| Majority | 946 | 33.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,853 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Phelps | 2,025 | |||
| Labour | Yvonne Crewe | 1,811 | |||
| Labour | Stephen Groves | 1,751 | |||
| Independent | John Bird | 997 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kirby | 679 | |||
| Conservative | Mary Barton | 469 | |||
| Conservative | Pamela Ledgard | 418 | |||
| Conservative | Rodney Williams | 409 | |||
| Turnout | 8,559 | 34.0 | |||
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