| Altofts and Whitwood | |
|---|---|
  Altofts and Whitwood 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 | |
Altofts and Whitwood 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 96.1% identify as "White British" and 67.5% of who identify as Christian. [2] [3]
The ward comprises Altofts, Whitwood and Whitwood Mere, and a number of industrial parks that occupy much of the land between Normanton and Castleford. The ward also includes the Cutsyke, Roundhill and Half Acres areas of Castleford. To the north the ward is bounded by the River Calder. The ward is bisected by the M62 and has the Trans Pennine Trail running through it. [2]
Like all wards in the Wakefield district, Altofts and Whitwood 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. [4]
The current councillors are Jo Hepworth and Jacquie Speight both of whom are Labour. [5] There are only currently two councillors due to the resignation of Peter Box CBE who served as Leader of Wakefield Council for 21 years. [6]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Peter Box CBE (Lab) | Heather Hudson (Lab) | Darran Travis (Lab) |
| 2006 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2014 | Jacquie Speight (Lab) | ||
| 2015 | Jo Hepworth (Lab) | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2021 | Josie Farrar (Lab) | ||
| 2022 | |||
| 2023 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jo Hepworth* | 1,748 | 52.8 | +13.4 | |
| Wakefield District Independents | John Thomas | 804 | 24.3 | +17.8 | |
| Conservative | Amy Louise Swift | 518 | 15.7 | -1.1 | |
| Green | Katherine Clare Dodd | 238 | 7.2 | New | |
| Majority | 944 | 28.5 | +21.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,308 | 23.0 | -1.8 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jacquie Speight* | 2,053 | 56.49 | +9.0 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Wright | 809 | 22.26 | -15.8 | |
| Independent | John Thomas | 613 | 16.87 | +11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leanne Hall | 159 | 4.38 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,244 | 34.23 | |||
| Turnout | 3,634 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josie Farrar | 1,896 | 47.5 | +8.1 | |
| Conservative | Anthony David Hill | 1,522 | 38.1 | +21.3 | |
| Green | Brenden Beckett | 283 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Reform UK | John Thomas | 209 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
| Workers Party | Zane Carpenter | 80 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 374 | 9.4 | +2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,990 | 28.1 | +3.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jo Hepworth | 1318 | 39.4 | -18.1 | |
| Yorkshire | Laura Walker [lower-alpha 1] | 1089 | 32.5 | +22.4 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Hill | 562 | 16.8 | -11.2 | |
| Democrats and Veterans | John Thomas | 219 | 6.5 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Pollack | 159 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 229 | 6.9 | -22.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3347 | 24.8 | +0.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 35 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jacquie Speight | 1823 | 57.5 | -1 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Hill | 888 | 28 | +8.4 | |
| Yorkshire | 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 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 First | 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jacquie Speight | 1735 | 49.4 | -12.2 | |
| UKIP | Tracie Corbett | 1285 | 36.6 | +12.6 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Hill | 494 | 14.1 | -0.3 | |
| Majority | 450 | 12.8 | -24.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3514 | 27.7 | +1.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Box | 2,009 | 61.6 | -2.5 | |
| UKIP | David Armitage | 783 | 24 | +24 | |
| Conservative | Steven Beeton | 470 | 14.4 | -10.7 | |
| Majority | 1,226 | 37.6 | -1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,262 | 25.8 | -6.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Heather Hudson | 2,582 | 64.1 | +17.9 | |
| Conservative | Steven Beeton | 1,009 | 25.1 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 404 | 10.0 | -10.9 | |
| Majority | 1,573 | 39.1 | +14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,027 | 32.2 | -27.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Darran Travis | 3,385 | 46.2 | +8.8 | |
| Conservative | David Rudge | 1,561 | 21.3 | -1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 1533 | 20.9 | -2.6 | |
| BNP | Adam Frazer | 818 | 11.2 | -5.4 | |
| Majority | 1,824 | 24.9 | +11 | ||
| Turnout | 7,327 | 59.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Box | 1,316 | 37.4 | -10.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 827 | 23.5 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Tennant | 793 | 22.5 | +6.7 | |
| BNP | Dawn Byrom | 585 | 16.6 | -0.2 | |
| Majority | 489 | 13.9 | -15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,521 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Heather Hudson | 1,563 | 48.2 | 1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 619 | 19.1 | +2.6 | |
| BNP | Dawn Byrom | 546 | 16.8 | -2.9 | |
| Conservative | Tom Dixon | 513 | 15.8 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 944 | 29.1 | -0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,241 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Darran Travis | 1,717 | 49.6 | ||
| BNP | Loraine Frazer | 682 | 19.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 572 | 16.5 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Dixon | 490 | 14.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,035 | 29.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,461 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Box | 1,993 | |||
| Labour | Heather Hudson | 1,939 | |||
| Labour | Darran Travis | 1,855 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 876 | |||
| BNP | William Draper | 701 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Curtis | 700 | |||
| Conservative | Allen Glendinning | 625 | |||
| Conservative | Tom Dixon | 584 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Carey Chambers | 566 | |||
| Conservative | Jean Molloy | 559 | |||
| Turnout | 10,398 | 38.0 | |||
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