Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election, 2012

The 2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Council Make-up

The make up of the Council after the election was:

Party political make-up of Wakefield Council
   Party Seats Current Council (2012)
2010[1] 2011[2] 2012[3]
  Labour 33 40 52                                                                                                                              
  Conservative 24 20 11                                                                                                                              
  Independent 5 3 0                                                                                                                              
  Lib Dems 1 0 0                                                                                                                              

Election result

Wakefield Local Election Result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 20 12 0 +12 95 56.2 41,147 +0.4
  Conservative 1 0 9 -9 5 23.6 17,251 -6.3
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 7.9 5,804 +4.8
  Independent 0 0 3 -3 0 6.5 4,746 +3
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 2,424 -1.7
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 801 +0.2
  English Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 594 +0.8
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 76 -0.2

Results Map

Previous 2008 results
2012 results

Ward results

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martyn Ward 2,128 62.4 +10.2
Conservative Don Marshall 1,282 37.6 +3
Majority 846 24.8 +7.1
Turnout 3,410 26.9 -10.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Shaw 1,977 73.3 -6.8
UKIP Arnie Craven 556 20.4 +20.4
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer 171 6.3 -12.9
Majority 1,441 52.9 -8
Turnout 2,724 23.5 -4.7
Labour hold Swing

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Box 2,009 61.6 -2.5
UKIP David Armitage 783 24 +24
Conservative Steven Beeton 470 14.4 -10.7
Majority 1,226 37.6 -1.5
Turnout 3,262 25.8 -6.4
Labour hold Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Burns-Williamson 2,306 76.3 +2.1
UKIP Alison Bullivant 482 15.9 +2.5
Conservative Eamonn Mullins 235 7.8 -4.2
Majority 1,824 60.3 -0.5
Turnout 3,023 24.8
Labour hold Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Faith Hepptinstall 2,582 67.3 +6.1
Conservative Allan Couch 1,253 32.7 +2.7
Majority 1,329 34.7 +3.5
Turnout 3,835 31.6 -8.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Cliffe 2,649 83.7 +21.4
Conservative Charles Scholes 516 16.3 +4.4
Majority 2,133 67.4 +30.3
Turnout 3,165 34.8 -9.6
Labour hold Swing

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaun Hodson 1,779 57.5 -2
Independent Jim Kenyon 1,075 34.8 +7.2
Conservative Philip Davies 238 7.7 -4.3
Majority 704 22.8 -9.1
Turnout 3,092 25.7 -7.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Hemingway 1,660 40.5 -8.2
Conservative Richard Wakefield 934 22.8 -18.2
Independent Graham Jesty 732 17.9 +17.9
UKIP Anthony Lumb 429 10.5 +10.5
Liberal Democrat Mark Goodair 340 8.3 -1.2
Majority 726 17.7 +10
Turnout 4,095 33.9 -7.5
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Stokes 1,788 69.7 +12.2
UKIP Clinton Rhodes 494 19.3 +8.6
Conservative Jon Wadey 282 11 -4.7
Majority 1,294 50.5 +8.7
Turnout 2,564 23.8 -5.7
Labour hold Swing

Normanton ward

Normanton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Wassell 1,775 62.9 -1
UKIP Bryan Barkley 712 25.2 +7.9
Conservative Emma-Jane Lisle 337 11.9 -6.4
Majority 1,063 37.6 -8
Turnout 2,824 22.3 -6.2
Labour hold Swing

Ossett ward

Ossett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Richardson 1,991 49.2 +8.9
Conservative Terry Brown 1,453 35.9 -7.2
Liberal Democrat David Smith 606 15 -0.8
Majority 538 13.3
Turnout 4,050 31.9 -7.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paula Sherriff 1,649 47.9 -11.9
Independent Jack Kershaw 769 22.3 +22.3
Conservative Hannah Crowther 481 14 -9.6
UKIP Nathan Garbutt 368 10.7 0
Green Rennie Smith 103 3.0 -2.4
TUSC Daniel Dearden 76 2.2 +2.2
Majority 880 25.5 -10.6
Turnout 3,446 28.1 -3.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Pontefract South

Pontefract South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Celia Loughran 2,222 50.4 -3.1
Conservative Mark Crowther 1,617 36.7 -9.1
UKIP Terence Edward Uttley 446 10.1 +10.1
Liberal Democrat Doug Dale 122 2.8 -10.1
Majority 605 13.7 -6
Turnout 4,407 36.6 -5.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michelle Collins 2,071 56.1 -21.5
Independent Wilf Benson 1,425 38.6 +38.6
Conservative Christian IAnson 197 5.3 -6.8
Majority 646 17.5 -48
Turnout 3,693 27.4
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Morley 2,135 61.4 +6.1
Conservative James Kildea 971 27.9 -8.1
Liberal Democrat Margaret Dodd 370 10.6 +2.6
Majority 1,164 33.5 +14.2
Turnout 3,476 28.4 -8.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ros Lund 1,741 50.9 +13.5
Independent Choudry Ikram 659 19.3 +19.3
Conservative Anthony Bracewell 596 17.4 -2.4
TUSC Michael Griffiths 327 9.9 +0.9
Independent Safia Ilyas 86 2.5 +2.5
Majority 1,082 31.6 43.2 -11.6
Turnout 3,419 28.6 33.6 -5
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Rhodes 1,901 61.0 +10.1
UKIP Keith Wells 594 19.1 +8.8
Conservative Dianne Presha 451 14.5 -10.5
Liberal Democrat Rob Bell 170 5.5 -1.6
Majority 1,307 41.9 -9.7
Turnout 3,116 27.6 -5.2
Labour hold Swing

Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lawrence Kirkpatrick 2,003 43.5 +0.9
Conservative Tom Fletcher 1,778 38.6 -5.4
Green Miriam Hawkins 472 10.2 +2.5
Liberal Democrat Dennis Cronin 354 7.7 +2.7
Majority 225 4.9 +6.3
Turnout 4,607 34 -6.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hopkins 1,851 47.8 -6.9
Labour Javed Iqbal 1,562 40.3 +5.7
Liberal Democrat Stephen Nuthall 462 11.9 +1.8
Majority 289 7.5 -12.6
Turnout 3,875 36.1 -7.3
Conservative hold Swing

Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hilary Mitchell 1,456 43.1 +4.2
Conservative Philip Booth 1,101 32.6 -7.5
English Democrats Norman Tate 594 17.6 +17.6
Green Brian Else 226 6.7 +1.4
Majority 355 10.5
Turnout 3,377 29.5 -5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martyn Johnson 1,743 46.9 +2.3
Conservative Anne-Marie Glover 1,037 27.9 -7.9
UKIP David Dews 940 25.3 +11.9
Majority 706 19 +10.4
Turnout 3,720 31.8 -7.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/PreviousElectionResults/Local+Elections/localelection2010.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/Elections/localelection2011.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/Elections/localelection2012.htm
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