2019 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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]

Council make-up

The make up of the Council following the election was:

**Party political make-up of Wakefield Council**
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

Summary

Wakefield Local Election Result 2019
	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

+/- compared with Wakefield Council election 2018.

Ward results

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Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
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

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Around a year after his election, Alex Kear was jailed after arranging to meet with a three-year-old girl for sexual abuse.^[8]

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
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

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
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

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
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

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
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

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
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

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
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

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
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

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
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

Normanton ward

Normanton
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

Ossett ward

Ossett
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

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
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

Pontefract South

Pontefract South
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 ward

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 ward

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 ward

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 ward

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

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural
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

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South
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

Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West
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

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
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

Notes

^ The UK Independence Party also won 2 seats.

References

^ "Information for voters". Retrieved 4 May 2019.
^ Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. "Statement of Persons Nominated". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
^ "Local Election Results 2014". Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
^ "Local election results 2016". Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
^ "Local Election results 2018". Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
^ Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. "Local elections 2019 – results". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. "Local elections 2019". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Paedophile councillor jailed after arranging to meet 'three-year-old girl' for sexual abuse". 22 August 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[4] The UK Independence Party also won 2 seats.

[1] "Information for voters". Retrieved 4 May 2019.

[2] Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. "Statement of Persons Nominated". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

[3] "Local Election Results 2014". Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.

[5] "Local election results 2016". Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.

[6] "Local Election results 2018". Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.

[:0-7] Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. "Local elections 2019 – results". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[8] Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. "Local elections 2019". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[9] "Paedophile councillor jailed after arranging to meet 'three-year-old girl' for sexual abuse". 22 August 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

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