Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election, 2016

2016 local election results in Wakefield

The 2016 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 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 the Conservative Party fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, with UK Independence Party putting forward 11 candidates, 9 Liberal Democrat candidates, 6 Trade Union and Socialist Coalition candidates, 5 Yorkshire First candidates, 3 Green Party candidates and 4 Independent candidates.^[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 (2014)
Party	2014^[3]	2015^[4]	2016^[5]	Current Council (2014)
Labour	54	53	53
Conservative	6	6	7
UKIP	2	2	2
Independent	1	2	1

Ward results

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martyn Ward	1631	45.7	-2.6
	Conservative	Don Marshall	776	20.5	-7.2
	UKIP	Nathan Garbutt	639	16.9	-3.1
	Yorkshire First	Martin Roberts	234	6.2	-0.4
	Independent	Steven Pallett	500	13.2	N/A
Majority			855	22.6	+4.6
Turnout			3780	30.6	-27.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Les Shaw	2142	82.1	+12
	Conservative	Amy Swift	467	17.9	+0.0
Majority			1675	52.2	+12
Turnout			2609	23.5	-26.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Box	1994	58.5	+3.2
	Yorkshire First	Steve Crookes	363	10.6	N/A
	Conservative	Anthony Hill	668	22.0	-2.4
	Independent	Matthew Jeans	384	11.3	N/A
Majority			1326	38.9	+6.4
Turnout			3409	27.4	-30.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Forster	2133	69.0	+6.3
	UKIP	Dawn Lumb	718	23.2	-1.6
	Conservative	Joanne Smart	241	7.8	-4.7
Majority			1415	45.8	+7.9
Turnout			3092	27.0	-25.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Faith Heptinstall	1968	48.8	+1.2
	UKIP	Steve Ashton	1003	24.9	-2.8%
	Conservative	Tony Ayoade	812	20.1	-4.7
	Liberal Democrat	Adam Belcher	252	6.2	N/A
Majority			965	23.9	+4.0
Turnout			4035	34.4	-28.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Featherstone ward

Featherstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Tennant-King	2778	82.0	+22.8
	Conservative	Rodney Williams	611	18.0	+4.5
Majority			2167	64.0	+26.6
Turnout			3389	27.6	-26.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauline Kitching	1391	44.9	-16.6
	UKIP	Penny Ashton	413	13.3	-11.7
	Conservative	John Martin	190	6.1	-7.3
	Independent	Ian Womersley	1104	35.6	N/A
Majority			287	9.3	-27.2
Turnout			3098	27.2	-25.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Madalena Mestre	883	21.4	-12.0
	Labour	Darren Byford	1611	39.0	+6.2
	UKIP	Neil Coleman	890	21.5	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Goodair	531	12.9	+4.3
	Green	Richard Norris	216	5.2	+1.3
Majority			721	17.5	+16.9
Turnout			4131	35.9	-27.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Knottingley ward

Knottingley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Stokes	1597	61.5	-15.0
	Conservative	Eamonn Mullins	277	10.7	-12.8
	UKIP	Lewis Thompson	724	27.9	N/A
Majority			873	33.6	-19.4
Turnout			2598	26.4	-24.3
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
↑ Council, Wakefield Metropolitan District. "District (Local) election". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
↑ http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/elections/previous-election-results-electorate-statistics/local-election-results/local-election-results-2014
↑ http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/elections/previous-election-results-electorate-statistics/local-election-results/local
↑ http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/elections/current-elections/local

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