2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
The 2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election is scheduled to take place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Wakefield Council, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day.[1] One third of the council is up for election plus a vacancy.
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21 of 63 seats on Wakefield Council, plus 1 Vacancy 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
These seats were last contested at the 2021 local election, in which Labour Lost 7 seats, whilst the Conservatives gained 6 seats and and the Liberal Democrats gained one seat.[2]
Labour have controlled the council since its formation in 1974.
Results
List of Council Candidates:[3]
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Martin Roberts | ||||
Conservative | Dylan Nykamp | ||||
Green | Jody Gabriel | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Airedale and Ferry Fryston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jackie Ferguson | ||||
Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | ||||
Green | John Ingham | ||||
Wakefield Ind. | Neil Kennedy | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Altofts and Whitwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Josie Pritchard | ||||
Conservative | Peter Forster | ||||
Green | Krys Holmes | ||||
Wakefield Ind. | John Thomas | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Richard Forster | ||||
Conservative | Joanne Smart | ||||
Green | Stephan Brennan | ||||
Yorkshire | Paul Phelps | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Faith Heptinstall | ||||
Conservative | Elizabeth Cowton | ||||
Green | Garry Newby | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Featherstone
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maureen Tennant-King | ||||
Conservative | Anthony Hill | ||||
Green | Cynthia Dickenson | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Hemsworth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Laura Jones | ||||
Conservative | Doreen Smart | ||||
TUSC | Michael James Johnson | ||||
Green | Lyn Morton | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Horbury and South Ossett
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Darren Byford | ||||
Conservative | Madalena Coutinho | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | ||||
Green | Richard Norris | ||||
Independent | Mark Harrop | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Knottingley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Adele Hayes | ||||
Conservative | Amy Swift | ||||
Labour | Theo Biddle | ||||
Green | Ruth Love | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Normanton(Two Seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Medford | ||||
Labour | Daniel Wilton | ||||
Wakefield Ind. | Cliff Parsons | ||||
Green | John Clayton | ||||
Conservative | Tomas Mestre | ||||
Conservative | Chad Thomas | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Ossett
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Karl Clough | ||||
Labour | Duncan smith | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Tony Sargeant | ||||
Green | Stephen Scott | ||||
Yorkshire | Simon Biltcliffe | ||||
Reform UK | Sandra Senior | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Pontefract North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Helen Antcliff | ||||
Conservative | Jack Crosswaite | ||||
Yorkshire | Chris Dawson | ||||
Green | Emma Tingle | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Pontefract South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Craig | ||||
Conservative | Tony Hames | ||||
Green | Oliver Watkins | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michelle Collins | ||||
Conservative | Daniel Wrightson | ||||
Green | Stefan Ludewig | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Stanley and Outwood East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Matthew Morley | ||||
Conservative | Margaret Woolmer | ||||
Green | Richard Copeland | ||||
Wakefield Ind. | Jenny Prest | ||||
TUSC | Darren Lumber | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Wakefield East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Natalie Walton | ||||
Conservative | Naeem Formuli | ||||
Green | Janet Mackintosh | ||||
TUSC | Michael Griffiths | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Wakefield North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Elizabeth Rhodes | ||||
Conservative | Tim Woolmer | ||||
Green | Ashton Howick | ||||
Yorkshire | Andy Mack | ||||
TUSC | Tom Griffiths | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Wakefield Rural
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Sanders | ||||
Labour | Andy Nicholls | ||||
Green | Karen Sadler | ||||
Yorkshire | David Herdson | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Lord | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Wakefield South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Hardwick | ||||
Labour | Shabaan Saleem | ||||
Green | Kate Dodd | ||||
Yorkshire | Daniel Cochran | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Wakefield West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hilary Mitchell | ||||
Conservative | John Higson | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Hayes | ||||
Green | Laura Towle | ||||
Heritage | Susan Stretton | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Waj Ali | ||||
Labour | Brendan Fraser | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Walton | ||||
Green | Daniel Russell | ||||
Yorkshire | Brent Hawksley | ||||
Wakefield Ind. | Nic Stansby | ||||
Reform UK | David Dews | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
References
- ^ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Local elections 2021: Labour lose ground in Wakefield but retain control". BBC News. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Statements as to Persons Nominated for the District elections - Wakefield Council". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-06.