2015 UK local government election
2015 local election results in Wakefield The 2015 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 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 Conservatives fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, with UKIP putting forward 17 candidates. There were 9 Green candidates, 9 TUSC candidates and 6 Liberal Democrat candidates. Also standing were 2 Yorkshire First representatives, and one Independent.
Council Make-up The make up of the Council following the election was:
Party political make-up of Wakefield Council Party Seats Current Council (2014) 2012[2] 2014 2015[3] Labour 52 54 53 Conservative 11 6 6 UKIP 0 2 2 Independent 0 1 2
Summary Wakefield Local Election Result 2015 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 17 1 1 0 81 49.0 71,701 +1.4 Conservative 4 1 1 0 19 26.5 38,812 +4.6 UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 17.9 26,218 -4.4 Green 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 3744 +1.1 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2973 -0.7 TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1627 -0.7 Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 653 +0.4 Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 580 -2.0
+/- compared with Wakefield Council election 2014. Ward results [4]
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jessica Carrington 3437 45.7 +2.5 Conservative Don Marshall 2081 27.7 +5.5 UKIP Mick Tetlow 1507 20.0 -14.6 Yorkshire First Martin Roberts 493 6.6 N/A Majority 1356 18.0 +9.4 Turnout 7518 58.5 +28.3 Labour hold Swing
Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward Airedale and Ferry Fryston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Yvonne Crewe 4103 70.1 +15.7 Conservative Amy Swift 1047 17.9 +8.8 Green Simon Addy 706 12.1 N/A Majority 3056 52.2 +34.3 Turnout 5856 50.1 +25.1 Labour hold Swing
Altofts and Whitwood ward Altofts and Whitwood Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jo Hepworth 4168 55.3 +5.9 UKIP Geoffrey Johnston 1715 22.8 -13.8 Conservative Anthony Hill 1655 22.0 +7.9 Majority 2453 32.5 +19.7 Turnout 7538 57.4 +29.7 Labour hold Swing
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tony Wallis 4015 62.7 +7.8 UKIP Dawn Lumb 1590 24.8 -12.6 Conservative Eamonn Mullins 798 12.5 +4.8 Majority 2425 37.9 +20.4 Turnout 6403 52.4 +25.6 Labour hold Swing
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward Crofton, Ryhill and Walton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Maureen Cummings 3625 47.6 +8.2 UKIP Steve Ashton 2109 27.7 -7.7% Conservative Madalena Mestre 1886 24.8 +5.0 Majority 1516 19.9 +15.9 Turnout 7620 62.6 +28.5 Labour hold Swing
Featherstone ward Featherstone Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Graham Isherwood 4111 59.2 -21.4 UKIP David Sea-Borne 1512 21.8 N/A Conservative Rodney Williams 934 13.5 -5.9 Independent Karen Palmer 382 5.5 N/A Majority 2599 37.4 -23.8 Turnout 6939 53.7 +27.7 Labour hold Swing
Hemsworth ward Hemsworth Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Glyn Lloyd 3856 61.5 +7.6 UKIP Penny Ashton 1568 25.0 -11.6 Conservative Philip Davies 842 13.4 +3.9 Majority 2288 36.5 +19.2 Turnout 6266 52.3 +26.2 Labour hold Swing
Horbury and South Ossett ward Horbury and South Ossett Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Margaret Holwell 2557 33.4 +12.2 Labour Rory Bickerton 2512 32.8 -8.5 UKIP Bob Dixon 1570 20.5 -10.0 Liberal Democrats Mark Goodair 660 8.6 +3.2 Green Richard Norris 299 3.9 N/A TUSC John Vasey 65 0.8 -0.7 Majority 45 0.6 -10.2 Turnout 7663 63.3 +30.6 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Knottingley ward Knottingley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Glen Burton 4070 76.5 -1.4 Conservative Rebecca Norris 1253 23.5 +1.4 Majority 2817 53.0 -2.8 Turnout 5323 50.7 +26.5 Labour hold Swing
Normanton ward Normanton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Dagger 3585 54.4 -20.2 UKIP Colin Wroe 1752 26.6 N/A Conservative Jean Molloy 1251 19.0 -6.4 Majority 1833 27.8 -21.4 Turnout 6588 52.1 +28.5 Labour hold Swing
Ossett ward Ossett Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Angela Taylor 2977 36.6 +9.0 Labour Don Hitchen 2302 28.3 -2.4 UKIP Jonathan Cook 2058 25.3 -8.2 Liberal Democrats Tony Sargeant 457 5.6 -1.3 Green Lesley Kimber 342 4.2 N/A Majority 675 8.3 +5.5 Turnout 8136 63.2 +29.5 Conservative hold Swing
Pontefract North ward Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pat Garbutt 3398 51.7 +3.1 UKIP Nathan Garbutt 1422 21.6 -14.0 Conservative Chris Speight 1375 20.9 +7.2 Green Rennie Smith 286 4.3 N/A TUSC Daniel Dearden 97 1.5 -0.6 Majority 1976 30.1 +17.1 Turnout 6578 54.0 +25.7 Labour hold Swing
Pontefract South Pontefract South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Jones 3577 49.1 +7.3 Conservative Geoff Walsh 3196 43.8 +9.9 TUSC John Gill 518 7.1 +5.5 Majority 381 5.3 -2.6 Turnout 7291 61.1 +25.6 Labour hold Swing
South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward South Elmsall and South Kirkby Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Steve Tulley 4889 68.3 +26.7 UKIP Jim Kenyon 1672 23.3 N/A Conservative Charles Scholes 601 8.4 +1.0 Majority 3217 45.0 +35.6 Turnout 7162 53.2 +26.4 Labour hold Swing
Stanley and Outwood East ward Stanley and Outwood East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Clive Hudson 3351 42.3 -10.0 Conservative Rachel Malyk 2358 29.8 -1.7 UKIP James Johnston 1651 20.9 N/A Liberal Democrats Margaret Dodd 427 5.4 -2.4 TUSC Dave Byrom 129 1.6 -6.8 Majority 993 12.5 -8.3 Turnout 7916 62.7 +31.7 Labour hold Swing
Wakefield East ward Wakefield East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Stuart Heptinstall 3714 60.5 +8.3 Conservative Richard Wakefield 1396 22.7 +7.0 Green Jody Gabriel 518 8.4 N/A TUSC Mick Griffiths 313 5.1 +1.5 Independent Steve Gilks 198 3.2 N/A Majority 2318 37.8 +14.1 Turnout 6139 51.7 +21.3 Labour hold Swing
Wakefield North ward Wakefield North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Margaret Isherwood 2666 42.6 -1.4 Conservative Annemarie Glover 1495 23.9 +7.3 UKIP Keith Wells 1319 21.1 -8.9 Green Stuart Boothman 395 6.3 N/A TUSC Adrian O'Malley 216 3.5 -0.6 Yorkshire First Lucy Brown 161 2.6 N/A Majority 1171 18.7 +4.7 Turnout 6252 55.4 +24.9 Labour hold Swing
Wakefield Rural ward Wakefield Rural Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ian Sanders 3318 38.3 +0.9 Labour Jayne Wilby 2614 29.6 -9.5 UKIP Ruth Sheard 1743 19.8 N/A Liberal Democrats Finbarr Cronin 590 6.7 +0.3 Green Miriam Hawkins 405 4.6 -8.9 TUSC Sam Lynch 91 1.0 -2.7 Majority 767 8.7 +7.0 Turnout 8824 64.3 +31.8 Conservative hold Swing
Wakefield South ward Wakefield South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Monica Graham 3577 53.3 +13.6 Labour Darren Byford 2121 31.6 +11.7 Green Mark Pedlar 495 7.4 N/A Liberal Democrats David Currie 395 5.9 +1.0 TUSC John Sibbald 129 1.9 +0.5 Majority 1456 21.7 +11.9 Turnout 6717 62.8 +23.6 Conservative hold Swing
Wakefield West ward Wakefield West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ryan Case 2521 42.5 -3.8 Conservative Richard Hunt 1714 28.9 +1.7 UKIP Ian Johnston 1324 22.3 N/A Green Brian Else 298 5.0 -10.5 TUSC Neil Taylor 69 1.2 -4.6 Majority 807 13.6 -5.5 Turnout 5926 52.5 +23.4 Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward Wrenthorpe and Outwood West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Charlie Keith 3066 39.7 +6.6 Conservative Dean Ryan 2501 32.4 +9.1 UKIP Brian Moorhouse 1706 22.1 -16.5 Liberal Democrats David Arthur 444 5.8 +0.9 Majority 565 7.3 +1.8 Turnout 7717 64.4 +30.3 Labour hold Swing
References ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission . Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015 . ^ "District Council Election Results 2011". wakefield.gov.uk . Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2015 . ^ "Local Election Results 2014". wakefield.gov.uk . Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2015 . ^ "District (Local) election - Wakefield Council". wakefield.gov.uk . Archived from the original on 12 August 2015.