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The 2016 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party and the Conservative Party fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, with UK Independence Party putting forward 11 candidates, 9 Liberal Democrat candidates, 6 Trade Union and Socialist Coalition candidates, 5 Yorkshire First candidates, 3 Green Party candidates and 4 Independent candidates.[2]
Council Make-up[edit]
The make up of the Council following the election was:
Party | Seats | Current Council (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2014[3] | 2015[4] | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour | 54 | 53 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKIP | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Summary[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90.0 | 53.4 | 39,305 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 10.0 | 23.3 | 17,171 | -3.2 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 8478 | -6.4 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2901 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2577 | +1.5 | |
Yorkshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1270 | +1.3 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1044 | +0.3 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 855 | -1.5 |
- +/- compared with Wakefield Council election 2015.
Ward results[edit]
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martyn Ward | 1631 | 45.7 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | Don Marshall | 776 | 20.5 | −7.7 | |
UKIP | Nathan Garbutt | 639 | 16.9 | −4.1 | |
Independent | Steven Pallett | 500 | 13.2 | N/A | |
Yorkshire First | Martin Roberts | 234 | 6.2 | −0.4% | |
Majority | 855 | 22.6 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 3780 | 30.6 | −27.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Les Shaw | 2142 | 82.1 | +12 | |
Conservative | Amy Swift | 467 | 17.9 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 1675 | 52.2 | +12 | ||
Turnout | 2609 | 23.5 | −26.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Altofts and Whitwood ward[edit]
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 |
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Forster | 2133 | 69.0 | +6.3 | |
UKIP | Dawn Lumb | 718 | 23.2 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | Joanne Smart | 241 | 7.8 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 1415 | 45.8 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 3092 | 27.0 | −25.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Faith Heptinstall | 1968 | 48.8 | +1.2 | |
UKIP | Steve Ashton | 1003 | 24.9 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | Tony Ayoade | 812 | 20.1 | −4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adam Belcher | 252 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 965 | 23.9 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 4035 | 34.4 | −28.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Featherstone ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen Tennant-King | 2778 | 82.0 | +22.8 | |
Conservative | Rodney Williams | 611 | 18.0 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 2167 | 64.0 | +26.6 | ||
Turnout | 3389 | 27.6 | −26.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hemsworth ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pauline Kitching | 1391 | 44.9 | −25.6 | |
Independent | Ian Womersley | 1104 | 35.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | Penny Ashton | 413 | 13.3 | −11.7 | |
Conservative | John Martin | 190 | 6.1 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 287 | 9.3 | −27.2 | ||
Turnout | 3098 | 27.2 | −25.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Horbury and South Ossett ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darren Byford | 1611 | 39 | +6.2 | |
UKIP | Neil Coleman | 890 | 21.5 | +1 | |
Conservative | Madalena Mestre | 883 | 21.4 | −12 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 531 | 12.9 | +4.3 | |
Green | Richard Norris | 216 | 5.2 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 721 | 17.5 | +16.9 | ||
Turnout | 4131 | 35.9 | −27.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Knottingley ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Stokes | 1597 | 61.5 | −15.0 | |
UKIP | Lewis Thompson | 724 | 27.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 277 | 10.7 | −12.8 | |
Majority | 873 | 33.6 | −19.4 | ||
Turnout | 2598 | 26.4 | −24.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Normanton ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Wassell | 2147 | 54.4 | +20.9 | |
Conservative | Matthew Gilligan | 706 | 24.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 1441 | 50.6 | +22.8 | ||
Turnout | 2853 | 23.9 | −28.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ossett ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynn Masterman | 1168 | 27.4 | −0.9 | |
UKIP | Jonathon Cook | 1017 | 23.8 | −1.3 | |
Independent | Tony Richardson | 913 | 21.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Terry Brown | 880 | 20.6 | −16 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Sargeant | 290 | 6.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 151 | 3.6 | −4.7 | ||
Turnout | 4268 | 34.9 | −28.3 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Pontefract North ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lorna Malkin | 1601 | 53.3 | ||
UKIP | Joshua Spencer | 762 | 25.4 | ||
Conservative | Chris Hyomes | 470 | 15.7 | ||
Yorkshire First | Arnie Craven | 168 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | 839 | 27.9 | |||
Turnout | 3001 | 26.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pontefract South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Celia Loughran | 1917 | 47.2 | −1.9 | |
Conservative | Geoff Walsh | 1669 | 41.1 | −2.7 | |
TUSC | John Gill | 271 | 6.7 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Woodlock | 203 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 248 | 6.1 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 4060 | 35.3 | −25.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michelle Collins | 2802 | 83.9 | +15.6 | |
Conservative | Chris I'Anson | 536 | 16.1 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 2266 | 67.8 | +22.8 | ||
Turnout | 3338 | 26.1 | −27.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stanley and Outwood East ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew Morley | 1873 | 48.6 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Gill Laidler | 950 | 24.6 | −5.2 | |
UKIP | James Johnston | 831 | 21.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dodd | 151 | 3.9 | −1.5 | |
TUSC | Dave Byrom | 52 | 1.3 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 923 | 24.0 | +11.5 | ||
Turnout | 3857 | 32.0 | −30.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield East ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rosaline Lund | 2225 | 66.8 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 550 | 16.5 | −6.2 | |
Green | Jody Gabriel | 315 | 9.5 | +1.1 | |
TUSC | Mick Griffiths | 243 | 7.3 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 1675 | 50.3 | +12.5 | ||
Turnout | 3333 | 30.8 | −20.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield North ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Rhodes | 1781 | 55.2 | +12.6 | |
UKIP | Keith Wells | 636 | 19.7 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | Allan Couch | 564 | 17.5 | −6.4 | |
Yorkshire First | Lucy Brown | 246 | 7.6 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 1171 | 35.5 | +16.8 | ||
Turnout | 3227 | 30.5 | −24.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield Rural ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cynthia Binns | 1978 | 43.8 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Jayne Wilby | 1744 | 38.6 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Finbarr Cronin | 546 | 12.1 | +5.4 | |
TUSC | Sam Lynch | 246 | 5.4 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 234 | 5.2 | −3.5 | ||
Turnout | 4514 | 34.2 | −30.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Wakefield South ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Hunt | 1643 | 45.1 | −8.2 | |
Labour | Ian Bain | 1408 | 38.6 | +7.0 | |
Yorkshire First | Daniel Cochran | 259 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Currie | 248 | 6.8 | +0.9 | |
TUSC | John Sibbald | 89 | 2.4 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 235 | 6.5 | −15.2 | ||
Turnout | 3647 | 36.2 | −26.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wakefield West ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hilary Mitchell | 1563 | 49.0 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | Dianne Presha | 962 | 30.2 | +1.3 | |
Green | Brian Else | 324 | 10.2 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Williams | 196 | 6.1 | N/A | |
TUSC | Neil Taylor | 143 | 4.5 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 601 | 18.8 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 3188 | 30.2 | −22.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martyn Johnson | 1831 | 43.9 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Sam Harvey | 1338 | 32.1 | −0.3 | |
UKIP | Ian Sheldrake | 845 | 20.2 | −1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Natasha De Vere | 160 | 3.8 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 493 | 11.8 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 4174 | 36.4 | −28.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Council, Wakefield Metropolitan District. "District (Local) election". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2014 - Wakefield Council". wakefield.gov.uk. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Local Election results 2015 - Wakefield Council". wakefield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.