2019_Wakefield_Metropolitan_District_Council_election

2019 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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The 2019 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England.^[1] The election was held on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party and the Conservative Party fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, as well as 14 Liberal Democrats, 8 Yorkshire Party candidates, 7 UK Independence Party candidates, 6 Green Party candidates, 6 Independent candidates, 1 Socialist Alternative candidate and 1 Democrats and Veteran's Party candidate.^[2]

2019 local election results in Wakefield

Wakefield Council on UK wide map

Ward results

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The UK Independence Party also won 2 seats.

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Party	Seats				Current Council (2019)
Party	2015^[3]	2016^{[note 1]}^[4]	2018^[5]	2019^[6]	Current Council (2019)
Labour	53	53	52	49
Conservative	6	7	11	11
Independent	2	1	0	2
Lib Dems	0	0	0	1

	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	13	0	3	-3	62	42.5	28,750	-9.2
Conservative	5	0	0	0	24	24.6	16,669	-9.4
Independent	2	2	0	+2	10	6.2	4179	+2.3
Liberal Democrats	1	1	0	+1	5	9.0	6119	+4.1
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	7.4	4992	+6.3
Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	6.9	4686	+3.9
Green	0	0	0	0	0	2.9	1987	+1.8
Democrats and Veterans	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	219	+0.1
Socialist Alternative	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	87	-0.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jessica Carrington	1,224	34.8	-7.5
	Yorkshire	Martin Roberts	670	19.0	+10.2
	Conservative	Philip Davies	642	18.3	-6.7
	Independent	John Hardman	412	11.7	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Gray	293	8.3	+4.7
	Independent	Gwen Marshall	276	7.8	-6.3
Majority			554	17.3	-1.5
Turnout			3520	27.3	+2.0
Rejected ballots			118
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alex Kear	1,166	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	Jo Hepworth	1,318	39.4	-18.1
	Yorkshire	Laura Walker	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

2019_Wakefield_Metropolitan_District_Council_election

2019 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

Council make-up

Summary

Ward results

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Featherstone ward

Hemsworth ward

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Knottingley ward

Normanton ward

Ossett ward

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract South

South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

Stanley and Outwood East ward

Wakefield East ward

Wakefield North ward

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Notes

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Wallis	1,316	42.7	-18.2
	UKIP	Lawrence Burrows	828	26.9	+26.9
	Yorkshire	Paul Phelps	689	22.4	-2.8
	Conservative	Joanne Smart	249	8.1	-5.8
Majority			488	15.8	-19.9
Turnout			3082	25.3	+2.9
Rejected ballots			13
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Cummings	1,645	49.1	-5.0
	Conservative	James Hardwick	1082	32.3	-2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Belcher	621	18.5	+7.6
Majority			563	16.8	-2.3
Turnout			3348	27.6	-2.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Isherwood	1,794	71.0	-4.8
	Conservative	Rodney Williams	733	29.0	+4.8
Majority			1061	42.0	-9.6
Turnout			2527	19.4	-3.3
Rejected ballots			157
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ian Womersley	1,459	49.6	+13.0
	Labour	Glyn Lloyd	1104	37.5	-17.2
	Conservative	Nathaniel Harvey	194	6.6	-2.1
	Green	Lyn Morton	184	6.3	+6.3
Majority			355	12.1	-6.0
Turnout			2941	24.7	+1.4
Rejected ballots			31
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Fishwick	1,478	39.2	-5.5
	Labour	Melanie Jones	1240	32.8	-6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Goodair	413	10.9	+0.1
	Independent	Mark Harrop	327	8.7	+8.7
	Green	Richard Norris	317	8.4	+3.4
Majority			238	6.4	+1.2
Turnout			3775	32.2	-1.4
Rejected ballots			43
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Gordon	1,906	63.1	+63.1
	Labour	Glenn Burton	642	21.3	-45.3
	Green	Willow Tolley	237	7.8	+7.8
	Conservative	Joshua Spencer	235	7.8	-25.6
Majority			1264	41.8	-5.1
Turnout			3020	29.4	+8.7
Rejected ballots			52
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Dagger	1,322	45.6	-25.2
	UKIP	Cliff Parsons	1174	40.5	+40.5
	Conservative	Luke Thomas	405	14.0	-15.2
Majority			148	5.1	-36.5
Turnout			2901	23.4	+3.1
Rejected ballots			37
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Taylor	1,551	42.6	-8.4
	Labour	Duncan Smith	1427	39.2	+2.2
	Green	Stephen Scott	405	11.1	+11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Sargeant	261	7.2	-4.8
Majority			124	3.4	-10.6
Turnout			3644	29.4	-3.8
Rejected ballots			88
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Garbutt	1,214	41.4	-18.8
	Yorkshire	Steven Crookes	1148	39.2	+29.9
	Conservative	Chris Hyomes	570	19.4	-5.5
Majority			66	2.2	-20.3
Turnout			2932	22.1	-0.4
Rejected ballots			54
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Jones	1,560	46.4	-5.8
	Conservative	Tony Hames	1351	40.2	-2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Salli Martlew	450	13.4	+8.5
Majority			209	6.2	-3.1
Turnout			3361	28.3	-3.6
Rejected ballots			160
	Labour hold		Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Tulley	2,120	75.6	+20.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Keeton	383	13.6	+13.6
	Conservative	Pepe Ruzvidzo	303	10.8	+2.4
Majority			1737	62.0	+33.4
Turnout			2806	20.5	-2.0
Rejected ballots			135
	Labour hold		Swing

Stanley and Outwood East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Hemingway	1,567	44.8	-3.9
	Conservative	Gillian Laidler	859	24.5	-10.7
	UKIP	James Johnston	770	22.0	+16.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Macqueen	304	8.7	-1.4
Majority			708	20.3	+6.8
Turnout			3500	27.8	+0.0
Rejected ballots			40
	Labour hold		Swing

Wakefield East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stuart Heptinstall	1,725	56.9	-8.0
	UKIP	Colin Thornton	386	12.7	+12.7
	Conservative	Dianne Presha	370	12.2	-7.9
	Green	Terence Emmingham	270	8.9	+2.7
	Yorkshire	Stuart Rick	194	6.4	+6.4
	Socialist Alternative	Michael Griffiths	87	2.9	-1.7
Majority			1339	44.2	-0.6
Turnout			3032	26.7	+0.7
Rejected ballots			13
	Labour hold		Swing

Wakefield North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Isherwood	1,377	46.0	-8.2
	Conservative	Angela Holwell	583	19.5	-9.6
	UKIP	Keith Wells	517	17.3	+11.9
	Yorkshire	Arnie Craven	302	10.1	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Natasha De Vere	214	7.0	+3.2
Majority			794	26.5	+1.4
Turnout			2993	25.5	-0.8
Rejected ballots			24
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Sanders	1,796	44.4	-9.9
	Labour	Kevin Barker	1335	33.0	-3.8
	Green	Sarah Greenwood	574	14.2	+14.2
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Budgen	343	8.5	-0.4
Majority			461	11.4	-6.1
Turnout			4048	29.6	-5.5
Rejected ballots			107
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karl Johnson	1,532	40.8	-15.9
	Labour	Pete Rosser	1060	28.2	-3.9
	Independent	Norman Hazell	539	14.4	+14.4
	Yorkshire	Daniel Cochran	320	8.5	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Currie	303	8.1	+2.8
Majority			472	12.6	-12.0
Turnout			3754	36.0	-1.0
Rejected ballots			34
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Graham	1,429	48.3	-3.3
	UKIP	Josie Thornton	678	22.9	+22.9
	Conservative	Tony Ayoade	655	22.1	-19.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Clayton	198	6.7	-0.4
Majority			751	25.4	+15.1
Turnout			2960	26.9	+0.8
Rejected ballots			27
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charlie Keith	1,240	34.2	-5.6
	Conservative	Henry Drabble	1198	33.1	-10.9
	UKIP	David Dews	639	17.6	+7.4
	Yorkshire	Brent Hawksley	274	7.6	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Esther Amis-Hughes	271	7.5	+1.6
Majority			42	1.1	-3.1
Turnout			3622	28.9	-2.5
Rejected ballots			10
	Conservative hold		Swing