2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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The 2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council elections were held on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.
Council Make-up
[edit]The make up of the Council following the election was:
Party | Seats | Current Council (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2011[1] | 2012[2] | 2014[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour | 40 | 52 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 20 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Summary
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 17 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 81 | 47.6 | 35,781 | -8.6 | |
UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 10 | 22.3 | 16,797 | +14.4 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 5 | 21.9 | 16,484 | -1.7 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 2.4 | 1802 | -4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2055 | -0.6 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1257 | +1.7 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1093 | +0.4 |
- +/- compared with Wakefield Council election 2012.
Ward results
[edit]Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Allan Garbutt | 1636 | 43.2 | −18.8 | |
UKIP | Anne Arundel | 1312 | 34.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Don Marshall | 841 | 22.2 | −15.4 | |
Majority | 324 | 8.6 | −16.2 | ||
Turnout | 3789 | 30.2 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kathryn Scott | 1564 | 54.4 | −18.9 | |
UKIP | William Proctor | 1049 | 36.5 | +16.1 | |
Conservative | Mellisa Omer | 262 | 9.1 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 515 | 17.9 | −35.0 | ||
Turnout | 2875 | 25.0 | +1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Altofts and Whitwood ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacquie Speight | 1735 | 49.4 | −12.2 | |
UKIP | Tracie Corbett | 1285 | 36.6 | +12.6 | |
Conservative | Anthony Hill | 494 | 14.1 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 450 | 12.8 | −24.8 | ||
Turnout | 3514 | 27.7 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denise Jeffrey | 1775 | 54.9 | −21.4 | |
UKIP | Dawn Lumb | 1211 | 37.4 | +21.5 | |
Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 249 | 7.7 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 564 | 17.5 | −42.9 | ||
Turnout | 3235 | 26.8 | +2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Manifield | 1628 | 39.4 | −27.9 | |
UKIP | Steve Ashton | 1462 | 35.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Allan Couch | 817 | 19.8 | −12.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Pile | 221 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 166 | 4 | −30.6 | ||
Turnout | 4128 | 34.1 | +2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Featherstone ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dick Taylor | 2681 | 80.6 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | Rodney Williams | 647 | 19.4 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 2034 | 61.2 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | 3328 | 26.0 | +1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.1 |
Hemsworth ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Pickin | 1651 | 53.9 | −3.6 | |
UKIP | Penny Ashton | 1121 | 36.6 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Phillip Maxwell | 291 | 9.5 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 530 | 17.3 | −5.4 | ||
Turnout | 3063 | 26.1 | +0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Horbury and South Ossett ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janet Holmes | 1622 | 41.3 | +0.8 | |
UKIP | Graham Jesty | 1190 | 30.5 | +20.0 | |
Conservative | Margaret Holwell | 828 | 21.2 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 214 | 5.4 | −2.9 | |
TUSC | John Vasey | 67 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 426 | 10.8 | −6.9 | ||
Turnout | 3927 | 32.7 | −1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Knottingley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Ellis | 1951 | 77.9 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Rebecca Norris | 555 | 22.1 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 1395 | 55.8 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 2506 | 24.2 | +0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Normanton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elaine Blezard | 2192 | 74.6 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 747 | 25.4 | +13.5 | |
Majority | 1445 | 49.2 | +11.5 | ||
Turnout | 2939 | 23.6 | +1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ossett ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Nick Farmer | 1429 | 33.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Gwen Page | 1306 | 30.7 | −18.5 | |
Conservative | Ian Bunney | 1175 | 27.6 | −8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 294 | 6.9 | −8.1 | |
TUSC | Simon Barraclough | 56 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 123 | 2.8 | −10.5 | ||
Turnout | 4260 | 33.7 | +1.8 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +26.0 |
Pontefract North ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Tennant | 1645 | 48.6 | +0.7 | |
UKIP | Nathan Garbutt | 1205 | 35.6 | +24.9 | |
Conservative | Amy Swift | 463 | 13.7 | −0.3 | |
TUSC | Daniel Dearden | 71 | 2.1 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 440 | 13.0 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 3384 | 28.3 | +0.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Ayre | 1766 | 41.8 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Geoff Walsh | 1434 | 33.9 | −2.8 | |
UKIP | Terence Edward Uttley | 957 | 22.6 | +12.5 | |
TUSC | John Gill | 69 | 33.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 332 | 7.9 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 4226 | 35.5 | −1.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Wilf Benson | 1802 | 51.0 | +12.4 | |
Labour | Laurie Harrison | 1471 | 41.6 | −14.5 | |
Conservative | Christian I'Anson | 263 | 7.4 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 331 | 9.4 | −8.1 | ||
Turnout | 3536 | 26.8 | −0.6 | ||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Stanley and Outwood East ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacqui Williams | 2064 | 52.3 | −9.1 | |
Conservative | Diane Wilson | 1208 | 31.5 | +3.6 | |
TUSC | Dave Byrom | 323 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dodd | 297 | 7.8 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 796 | 20.8 | −12.7 | ||
Turnout | 3832 | 31.0 | +2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield East ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Olivia Maria | 1851 | 52.2 | +1.3 | |
UKIP | Steve Gilks | 1009 | 28.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Haroon Khan | 558 | 15.7 | −1.7 | |
TUSC | Michael Griffiths | 127 | 3.6 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 842 | 23.7 | −7.9 | ||
Turnout | 3545 | 30.4 | 1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield North ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tracey Jane Austin | 1462 | 44.0 | −17.0 | |
UKIP | Keith Frank Wells | 995 | 30.0 | +10.9 | |
Conservative | Sophie Bracewell | 551 | 16.6 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Sargeant | 179 | 5.4 | −0.1 | |
TUSC | Adrian O'Malley | 135 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 467 | 14.0 | −27.9 | ||
Turnout | 3322 | 30.5 | +2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield Rural ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Edward | 1707 | 39.1 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Madalena Mestre | 1632 | 37.4 | −1.2 | |
Green | Miriam Hawkins | 589 | 13.5 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Finbarr Cronin | 279 | 6.4 | −1.3 | |
TUSC | Samuel Lynch | 161 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 75 | 1.7 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 4368 | 32.5 | −1.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wakefield South ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nadeem Ahmed | 1651 | 39.7 | −8.1 | |
Labour | Javed Iqbal | 1243 | 29.9 | −20.4 | |
UKIP | Alan Hazelhurst | 1000 | 24.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Currie | 202 | 4.9 | −7.0 | |
TUSC | John Sibbald | 59 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 408 | 9.8 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 4155 | 39.2 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wakefield West ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Swift | 1506 | 46.3 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Kully Sanghera | 885 | 27.2 | −5.4 | |
Green | Brian Else | 504 | 15.5 | +8.8 | |
TUSC | Neil Taylor | 189 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Morgan | 172 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 621 | 19.1 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 3256 | 29.1 | −0.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | David Dews | 1572 | 38.6 | +13.3 | |
Labour | Dayna O'Brien | 1325 | 33.1 | −13.8 | |
Conservative | Anne-Marie Glover | 933 | 23.3 | −4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Arthur | 197 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 217 | 5.5 | −13.5 | ||
Turnout | 3997 | 34.1 | +2.3 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "www.wakefield.gov.uk: District Council Election Results 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Local election results 2012". Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2014 - Wakefield Council". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2014 - Wakefield Council". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.