2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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The 2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in the West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council with an increased majority.
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After the election, the composition of the council was as follows.
Party | Seats | Current Council (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 | 2008 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour | 40 | 32 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 16 | 23 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lib Dems | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- Labour 33 (+1)
- Conservative 24 (+1)
- Independent 5 (-1)
- Liberal Democrat 1 (-1)[1]
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 14 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 67 | 43.4 | 64,138 | +8% | |
Conservative | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 33 | 28.8 | 42,587 | -5% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11.6 | 17,185 | +3% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13,247 | +1% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6.7 | 9,846 | -7% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 508 | -1% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 235 | ±0% | |
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 159 | ±0% |
Ward results
editAckworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Allan Garbutt | 3,001 | 37.6 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | Don Marshall | 2,434 | 30.5 | −12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brendan Power | 1,034 | 13.0 | −5.5 | |
Independent | John Evans | 745 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
BNP | Ian Kitchen | 722 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 567 | 7.1 | +12 | ||
Turnout | 7,973 | 63 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +6% |
Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Broom | 3,305 | 55.7 | +9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Kirby | 1,009 | 17.0 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Mellisa Wan Omer | 715 | 12.1 | −5.9 | |
BNP | Stephen Rogerson | 668 | 11.3 | −9.6 | |
Independent | Jason Smart | 220 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 2,296 | 38.7 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,930 | 51.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.2% |
Altofts and Whitwood ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darran Travis | 3,385 | 46.2 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | David Rudge | 1,561 | 21.3 | −1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 1533 | 20.9 | −2.6 | |
BNP | Adam Frazer | 818 | 11.2 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 1,824 | 24.9 | +11 | ||
Turnout | 7,327 | 59.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denise Jeffery | 4,146 | 63.1 | ||
Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 1,209 | 18.4 | ||
BNP | Rita Robinson | 1,147 | 17.5 | ||
Majority | 2,937 | 44.7 | |||
Turnout | 6,573 | 54.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Manifield | 3,166 | 39.9 | ||
Conservative | Ian Sanders | 2,305 | 29.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Thompson | 1,262 | 15.9 | ||
BNP | Dean Crossland | 846 | 10.6 | ||
Independent | Barry Murphy | 345 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 861 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,944 | 65.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Featherstone ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dick Taylor | 3,970 | 56.0 | ||
Independent | Roy Bickerton | 1,466 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative | Michael Ledgard | 923 | 13.0 | ||
Independent | James Goodfellow | 668 | 9.4 | ||
Majority | 2,504 | 35.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,090 | 56.2 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Hemsworth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Pickin | 3,630 | 54.7 | ||
Independent | Raymond Warren | 1,341 | 20.2 | ||
Conservative | Philip Davies | 942 | 14.2 | ||
BNP | Ian Kitchen | 646 | 10.6 | ||
Majority | 2,289 | 34.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,633 | 56.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Horbury and South Ossett ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Hick | 3,034 | 37.6 | ||
Labour | Brian Holmes | 2,932 | 36.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 1,517 | 18.8 | ||
BNP | Michael Bailey | 558 | 6.9 | ||
Majority | 102 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 8,070 | 67.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Knottingley ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Ellis | 3,092 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | Jon Wadey | 1,379 | 24.9 | ||
BNP | Norman Tate | 1,012 | 18.3 | ||
Majority | 1,713 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,528 | 52.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Normanton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elaine Blezard | 3,139 | 47.0 | ||
Conservative | Jean Molloy | 1,370 | 20.5 | ||
Independent | Graeme Milner | 1,231 | 18.4 | ||
BNP | Philip Downton | 885 | 13.3 | ||
Majority | 1,769 | 26.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,674 | 53.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ossett ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Bunney | 2,933 | 35.1 | ||
Labour | Tony Richardson | 2,401 | 28.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Hunter | 2,327 | 27.8 | ||
BNP | Ian Senior | 685 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 532 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,368 | 66.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Pontefract North ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Tennant | 3,051 | 45.6 | ||
Conservative | Carl Milner | 1,594 | 23.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Doug Dale | 1,008 | 15.1 | ||
Independent | Bob Evison | 279 | 4.2 | ||
Green | Rennie Smith | 150 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 1,457 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,692 | 55.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pontefract South ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoff Walsh | 2,978 | 39.1 | ||
Labour | Jack Kershaw | 2,773 | 36.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Rush | 1,333 | 17.5 | ||
Independent | Matt Haddleton | 275 | 3.6 | ||
Green | Neil Frankland | 150 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 205 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,612 | 63 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Laurie Harrison | 3,433 | 46.8 | ||
Independent | Fred Hilton | 2,129 | 29.0 | ||
BNP | Linda Westwood | 1,000 | 13.6 | ||
Conservative | Christian IAnson | 734 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 1,304 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,334 | 54.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stanley and Outwood East ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacqui Williams | 2,936 | 37.5 | ||
Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 2,578 | 32.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 1,539 | 19.6 | ||
BNP | Keith Sharp | 761 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | 358 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,838 | 65.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield East ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Olivia Rowley | 3,109 | 49.5 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Bracewell | 1,287 | 20.5 | ||
BNP | Robert Arnold | 567 | 9.0 | ||
Socialist Alternative | Michael Griffiths | 159 | 10.7 | ||
Majority | 1,822 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 6,284 | 53.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield North ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tracey Hardwick | 2,703 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | Gareth Hunt | 1,904 | 29.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Moxon | 1,101 | 17.2 | ||
BNP | Grant Rowe | 449 | 7.0 | ||
UKIP | Keith Wells | 235 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 799 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,412 | 57.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield Rural ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | June Drysdale | 4,107 | 44.6 | ||
Labour | John Newsome | 2,859 | 31.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 1,507 | 16.4 | ||
BNP | Ian Light | 700 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 1,248 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,203 | 69 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wakefield South ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nadeem Ahmed | 2,710 | 38.2 | −1.6 | |
Labour | Charlie Keith | 1,703 | 24.0 | ||
Independent | Norman Hazell | 1,147 | 16.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nuthall | 1,106 | 15.6 | ||
BNP | Elizabeth Downton | 416 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 1,007 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,097 | 66.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wakefield West ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Stone | 2,432 | 38.1 | ||
Labour | Hilary Mitchell | 2,252 | 35.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Morgan | 909 | 14.3 | ||
BNP | Neville Poynton | 559 | 8.8 | +0.3 | |
Green | Brian Else | 208 | 3.8 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 180 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,378 | 56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Betty Liles | 3,398 | 45.9 | ||
Labour | Martyn Johnson | 3,152 | 42.5 | ||
BNP | Graham Thewlis-Hardy | 808 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 246 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,411 | 64.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Local election results 2010". Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2021.