2010_Wakefield_Metropolitan_District_Council_election
The 2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in the West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council with an increased majority.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows.
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Party | Seats | Current Council (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Labour | 40 | 32 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 16 | 23 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lib Dems | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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- Labour 33 (+1)
- Conservative 24 (+1)
- Independent 5 (-1)
- Liberal Democrat 1 (-1)[1]
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 14 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 67 | 43.4 | 64,138 | +8% | |
Conservative | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 33 | 28.8 | 42,587 | -5% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11.6 | 17,185 | +3% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13,247 | +1% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6.7 | 9,846 | -7% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 508 | -1% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 235 | ±0% | |
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 159 | ±0% | |
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Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Allan Garbutt | 3,001 | 37.6 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | Don Marshall | 2,434 | 30.5 | -12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brendan Power | 1,034 | 13.0 | -5.5 | |
Independent | John Evans | 745 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
BNP | Ian Kitchen | 722 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 567 | 7.1 | +12 | ||
Turnout | 7,973 | 63 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +6% | |||
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Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | |||
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Altofts and Whitwood ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Albert Manifield | 3,166 | 39.9 | ||
Conservative | Ian Sanders | 2,305 | 29.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Thompson | 1,262 | 15.9 | ||
BNP | Dean Crossland | 846 | 10.6 | ||
Independent | Barry Murphy | 345 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 861 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,944 | 65.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Featherstone ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dick Taylor | 3,970 | 56.0 | ||
Independent | Roy Bickerton | 1,466 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative | Michael Ledgard | 923 | 13.0 | ||
Independent | James Goodfellow | 668 | 9.4 | ||
Majority | 2,504 | 35.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,090 | 56.2 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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Hemsworth ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sandra Pickin | 3,630 | 54.7 | ||
Independent | Raymond Warren | 1,341 | 20.2 | ||
Conservative | Philip Davies | 942 | 14.2 | ||
BNP | Ian Kitchen | 646 | 10.6 | ||
Majority | 2,289 | 34.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,633 | 56.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Horbury and South Ossett ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elizabeth Hick | 3,034 | 37.6 | ||
Labour | Brian Holmes | 2,932 | 36.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 1,517 | 18.8 | ||
BNP | Michael Bailey | 558 | 6.9 | ||
Majority | 102 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 8,070 | 67.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Knottingley ward
Normanton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Elaine Blezard | 3,139 | 47.0 | ||
Conservative | Jean Molloy | 1,370 | 20.5 | ||
Independent | Graeme Milner | 1,231 | 18.4 | ||
BNP | Philip Downton | 885 | 13.3 | ||
Majority | 1,769 | 26.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,674 | 53.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Ossett ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Bunney | 2,933 | 35.1 | ||
Labour | Tony Richardson | 2,401 | 28.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Hunter | 2,327 | 27.8 | ||
BNP | Ian Senior | 685 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 532 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,368 | 66.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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Pontefract North ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Clive Tennant | 3,051 | 45.6 | ||
Conservative | Carl Milner | 1,594 | 23.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Doug Dale | 1,008 | 15.1 | ||
Independent | Bob Evison | 279 | 4.2 | ||
Green | Rennie Smith | 150 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 1,457 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,692 | 55.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Pontefract South ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoff Walsh | 2,978 | 39.1 | ||
Labour | Jack Kershaw | 2,773 | 36.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Rush | 1,333 | 17.5 | ||
Independent | Matt Haddleton | 275 | 3.6 | ||
Green | Neil Frankland | 150 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 205 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,612 | 63 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Laurie Harrison | 3,433 | 46.8 | ||
Independent | Fred Hilton | 2,129 | 29.0 | ||
BNP | Linda Westwood | 1,000 | 13.6 | ||
Conservative | Christian IAnson | 734 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 1,304 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,334 | 54.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Stanley and Outwood East ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jacqui Williams | 2,936 | 37.5 | ||
Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 2,578 | 32.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 1,539 | 19.6 | ||
BNP | Keith Sharp | 761 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | 358 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,838 | 65.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Wakefield East ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Olivia Rowley | 3,109 | 49.5 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Bracewell | 1,287 | 20.5 | ||
BNP | Robert Arnold | 567 | 9.0 | ||
Socialist Alternative | Michael Griffiths | 159 | 10.7 | ||
Majority | 1,822 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 6,284 | 53.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Wakefield North ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tracey Hardwick | 2,703 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | Gareth Hunt | 1,904 | 29.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Moxon | 1,101 | 17.2 | ||
BNP | Grant Rowe | 449 | 7.0 | ||
UKIP | Keith Wells | 235 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 799 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,412 | 57.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Wakefield Rural ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | June Drysdale | 4,107 | 44.6 | ||
Labour | John Newsome | 2,859 | 31.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 1,507 | 16.4 | ||
BNP | Ian Light | 700 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 1,248 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,203 | 69 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Wakefield South ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nadeem Ahmed | 2,710 | 38.2 | -1.6 | |
Labour | Charlie Keith | 1,703 | 24.0 | ||
Independent | Norman Hazell | 1,147 | 16.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nuthall | 1,106 | 15.6 | ||
BNP | Elizabeth Downton | 416 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 1,007 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,097 | 66.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Wakefield West ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Stone | 2,432 | 38.1 | ||
Labour | Hilary Mitchell | 2,252 | 35.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Morgan | 909 | 14.3 | ||
BNP | Neville Poynton | 559 | 8.8 | +0.3 | |
Green | Brian Else | 208 | 3.8 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 180 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,378 | 56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Betty Liles | 3,398 | 45.9 | ||
Labour | Martyn Johnson | 3,152 | 42.5 | ||
BNP | Graham Thewlis-Hardy | 808 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 246 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,411 | 64.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- "Local election results 2010". Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2021.