2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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] There were 22 of the 63 seats on Wakefield council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Normanton ward.

2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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22 out of 63 seats to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Denise Jeffrey Nadeem Ahmed
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 49 seats, 52.7% 7 seats, 21.7%
Seats before 47 5
Seats won 21 0
Seats after 56 3
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 2
Popular vote 36,875 12,828
Percentage 53.9% 18.8%
Swing Increase 1.2% Decrease 2.9%

  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Peter Girt
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 3 seats, 5.1% 4 seats, 8.3%
Seats before 3 8
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 3 1
Seat change Steady Decrease 7
Popular vote 2,125 304
Percentage 3.1% 0.4%
Swing Decrease 2.0% Decrease 7.9%

Winner of each seat at the 2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

Leader before election

Denise Jeffrey
Labour

Leader after election

Denise Jeffrey
Labour

Labour won 21 of the 22 seats available, maintaining their overall control on the council which they have held since the modern district's formation in 1974.[2]

Background

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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.[3]

Labour have controlled the council since its formation in 1974.

Election result

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Wakefield Council's composition following the 2024 election.

The results were announced the day after the election.[4]

2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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

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The results of the election were announced on 3 May 2024.[5]

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

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Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Airedale and Ferry Fryston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Altofts and Whitwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Featherstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Hemsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Horbury and South Ossett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Knottingley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Normanton (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Ossett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Pontefract North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Pontefract South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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South Elmsall and South Kirkby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Stanley and Outwood East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Wakefield East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Wakefield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Wakefield Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Wakefield South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Wakefield West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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  1. ^ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  2. ^ McKune, Kara (3 May 2024). "Local elections 2024: All the Wakefield Council election results as they arrive". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Local elections 2021: Labour lose ground in Wakefield but retain control". BBC News. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  4. ^ McKune, Kara (3 May 2024). "Local elections 2024: All the Wakefield Council election results as they arrive". Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Local election results - 2024". www.wakefield.gov.uk.