The 2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took 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 was up for election plus a vacancy.
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22 out of 63 seats to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
These seats were last contested at the 2021 local election, in which Labour Lost 7 seats, whilst the Conservatives gained 6 seats and the Liberal Democrats gained one seat.[2]
Labour have controlled the council since its formation in 1974.
Election result edit
The results were announced the day after the election.[3]
2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 21 | 9 | 95.5 | 35 | 56 | 88.9 | 36,875 | 53.9 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 4.8 | 12,828 | 18.8 | –2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 4.8 | 2,125 | 3.1 | –2.0 | ||
Independent | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 304 | 0.4 | –7.9 | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8,312 | 12.2 | +5.0 | ||
Wakefield Ind. | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,602 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
Yorkshire | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,778 | 4.1 | +0.2 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 924 | 1.4 | +0.7 | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 440 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
Ward results edit
The results of the election were announced on 3 May 2024.[4]
Seat gains and losses for each ward are calculated based on the party affiliation of the incumbent councillor as they were directly after the 2023 election. Due to this, they may not match the gains/losses in the election result table or the page's infobox, as some councillors may have switched their party affiliation post-2023 election.
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Martin Roberts | 1,719 | 57.4 | +10.9 | |
Green | Jody Gabriel | 663 | 22.2 | +12.4 | |
Conservative | Dylan Nykamp | 611 | 20.4 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 1,056 | 35.2 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,993 | 22.4 | –1.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.8 |
Airedale and Ferry Fryston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jackie Ferguson* | 1,135 | 51.1 | +2.5 | |
Wakefield Ind. | Neil Kennedy | 800 | 36.0 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Eamonnn Mullins | 171 | 7.7 | –4.1 | |
Green | John Ingham | 115 | 5.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 335 | 15.1 | –1.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,221 | 19.1 | +0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.5 |
Altofts and Whitwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Josie Pritchard* | 1,684 | 52.7 | –0.1 | |
Wakefield Ind. | John Thomas | 828 | 25.9 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Peter Forster | 451 | 14.1 | –1.6 | |
Green | Krys Holmes | 233 | 7.3 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 856 | 26.8 | –1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,196 | 21.9 | –1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 |
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Richard Forster* | 1,713 | 64.1 | +2.0 | |
Yorkshire | Paul Phelps | 558 | 20.9 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Joanne Smart | 242 | 9.1 | –4.7 | |
Green | Stephen Brennan | 158 | 5.9 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 1,155 | 43.2 | –2.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,671 | 21.0 | –0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Faith Heptinsall | 1,918 | 58.2 | –0.4 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Cowton | 971 | 29.5 | +3.4 | |
Green | Garry Newby | 406 | 12.3 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 947 | 28.7 | –3.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,295 | 26.8 | –1.3 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 1.9 |
Featherstone edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maureen Tennant-King* | 2,005 | 72.8 | –0.3 | |
Conservative | Anthony Hall | 425 | 15.4 | –1.5 | |
Green | Cynthia Dickson | 324 | 11.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 1,580 | 57.4 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,754 | 20.8 | –0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 |
Hemsworth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Laura Jones | 1,292 | 61.4 | +5.1 | |
Green | Lyn Morton | 382 | 18.2 | –12.1 | |
Conservative | Doreen Smart | 261 | 12.4 | –1.1 | |
TUSC | Michael Johnson | 168 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 910 | 43.2 | +17.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,103 | 17.4 | –1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 |
Horbury and South Ossett edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Darren Byford* | 2,409 | 64.9 | +14.6 | |
Conservative | Madalena Coutinho | 618 | 16.7 | –19.8 | |
Independent | Mark Harrop | 304 | 8.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 223 | 6.0 | –1.9 | |
Green | Richard Norris | 157 | 4.2 | –1.2 | |
Majority | 1,791 | 48.2 | +34.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,711 | 31.6 | +0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 17.2 |
Knottingley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Adele Hayes* | 1,363 | 59.5 | +0.9 | |
Labour Co-op | Theo Biddle | 695 | 30.3 | –0.5 | |
Conservative | Amy Swift | 155 | 6.8 | –0.8 | |
Green | Ruth Love | 79 | 3.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 668 | 29.2 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,292 | 21.6 | –1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.7 |
Normanton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Julie Medford* | 1,709 | 71.1 | +24.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Daniel Wilton | 1,303 | 54.2 | +7.1 | |
Wakefield Ind. | Cliff Parsons | 584 | 24.3 | +4.8 | |
Green | John Clayton | 426 | 17.7 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | Chad Thomas | 406 | 16.9 | –1.6 | |
Conservative | Tomas Mestre | 379 | 15.8 | –2.7 | |
Turnout | ? | 37.0 | +16.2 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | |||||
Labour Co-op hold |
Ossett edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Duncan Smith | 1,890 | 49.9 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Karl Clough | 879 | 23.2 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Sandra Senior | 465 | 12.3 | N/A | |
Yorkshire | Simon Biltcliffe | 216 | 5.7 | –8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Sargeant | 184 | 4.9 | –9.1 | |
Green | Stephen Scott | 153 | 4.0 | –2.2 | |
Majority | 1,011 | 26.7 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,787 | 30.1 | +3.1 | ||
Labour gain from Independent |
Pontefract North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Helen Antcliff | 1,717 | 57.0 | –5.7 | |
Yorkshire | Chris Dawson | 685 | 22.7 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Jack Crosswaite | 418 | 13.9 | –2.0 | |
Green | Emma Tingle | 193 | 6.4 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 1,032 | 34.3 | –12.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,013 | 20.6 | +0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 |
Pontefract South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Craig | 1,925 | 57.8 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Tony Hames* | 1,102 | 33.1 | –4.4 | |
Green | Oliver Watkins | 304 | 9.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 823 | 24.7 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,331 | 28.1 | +0.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.1 |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michelle Collins* | 1,893 | 73.3 | –6.5 | |
Conservative | Daniel Wrightson | 383 | 14.8 | +4.7 | |
Green | Stefan Ludewig | 305 | 11.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 1,510 | 58.5 | –11.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,581 | 18.9 | –0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 |
Stanley and Outwood East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Matthew Morley* | 2,432 | 63.0 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Margaret Woolmer | 688 | 17.8 | –2.5 | |
Wakefield Ind. | Jennt Prest | 409 | 10.6 | +1.3 | |
Green | Richard Copeland | 279 | 7.2 | +1.0 | |
TUSC | Darren Lumber | 52 | 1.3 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 1,744 | 45.2 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,860 | 28.3 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 |
Wakefield East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Natalie Walton | 1,754 | 54.2 | +1.7 | |
Green | Janet Mackintosh | 857 | 26.5 | +21.2 | |
Conservative | Naeem Formuli | 477 | 14.7 | –19.3 | |
TUSC | Michael Griffiths | 149 | 4.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 897 | 27.7 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,237 | 27.4 | –2.2 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 9.8 |
Wakefield North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Elizabeth Rhodes* | 1,613 | 50.0 | –11.3 | |
Green | Ashton Howick | 733 | 22.7 | +15.1 | |
Conservative | Tim Woolmer | 460 | 14.3 | –7.4 | |
Yorkshire | Andy Mack | 347 | 10.8 | +3.3 | |
TUSC | Tom Griffiths | 71 | 2.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 880 | 27.3 | –12.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,224 | 25.9 | +1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.2 |
Wakefield Rural edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andy Nicholls | 1,710 | 40.7 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Ian Sanders | 1,363 | 32.4 | –4.8 | |
Yorkshire | David Herdson | 640 | 15.2 | +3.1 | |
Green | Karen Sadler | 319 | 7.6 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Lord | 169 | 4.0 | –3.4 | |
Majority | 347 | 8.3 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,201 | 30.5 | +0.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.0 |
Wakefield South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shabaan Saleem | 1,326 | 36.4 | –6.2 | |
Conservative | James Hardwick | 1,270 | 34.9 | –5.7 | |
Green | Kate Dodd | 652 | 17.9 | +9.6 | |
Yorkshire | Daniel Cochran | 391 | 10.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 56 | 1.5 | –0.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,639 | 33.2 | +0.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.3 |
Wakefield West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hilary Mitchell* | 1,475 | 53.1 | –10.9 | |
Conservative | John Higson | 636 | 22.9 | –0.9 | |
Green | Laura Towle | 383 | 13.8 | +8.3 | |
Heritage | Susan Stretton | 169 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Hayes | 113 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 839 | 30.2 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,776 | 24.3 | –1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 |
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Brendan Fraser | 1,558 | 39.6 | –0.6 | |
Wakefield Ind. | Nic Stansby | 981 | 24.9 | –4.8 | |
Conservative | Waj Ali | 462 | 11.7 | –4.6 | |
Reform UK | David Dews | 459 | 11.7 | +7.6 | |
Yorkshire | Brent Hawksley | 208 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Green | Daniel Russell | 191 | 4.9 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janet Walton | 73 | 1.9 | –3.3 | |
Majority | 577 | 14.7 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,932 | 30.2 | +1.0 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 2.1 |
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ McKune, Kara (3 May 2024). "Local elections 2024: All the Wakefield Council election results as they arrive". Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Local election results - 2024". www.wakefield.gov.uk.