Wakefield Metropolitan District Council elections

One third of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England is elected each year for 3 years, followed by one year without an election. 63 councillors are elected with 3 from each of the 21 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973–present

Council elections

By-election results

1993-2001

Wakefield Central By-Election 18 June 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Richardson	988	49.3	-22.8
	Conservative		661	33.0	+15.4
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Goodair	356	17.8	+7.4
Majority			327	16.3
Turnout			2,005	17.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Pontefract South By-Election 7 October 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		833	55.0	+2.7
	Conservative		511	37.7	-1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Douglas Dale	171	11.3	-1.0
Majority			322	17.3
Turnout			1,515	14.1
	Labour hold		Swing

2001-2009

Pontefract South By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		3,013	51.8	+3.2
	Conservative		2,004	34.5	-5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Goodair	797	13.7	+2.1
Majority			1,009	17.3
Turnout			5,814	54.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Horbury By-Election 4 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		848	42.7	+10.3
	Conservative		605	30.4	-14.6
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Goodair	405	20.4	-2.2
	Independent		69	3.5	+3.5
	Independent		60	3.0	+3.0
Majority			243	12.3
Turnout			1,987	16.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Horbury and South Ossett By-Election 21 April 2005^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Watts	1,156	38.2	+9.4
	Conservative	Glenn Armitage	1,110	36.6	+10.2
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Goodair	764	25.2	+4.4
Majority			46	1.6
Turnout			3,030	26.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2009-2017

Airedale and Ferry Fryston By-Election 21 January 2010^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Les Shaw	1,330	49.9	+3.2
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Kirby	603	22.6	+8.3
	BNP	Stephen Rogerson	353	13.3	-7.7
	Conservative	Carl Milner	275	10.3	-7.7
	Independent	Jason Smart	102	3.8	+3.8
Majority			727	27.3
Turnout			2,663	23.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Horbury and South Ossett By-Election 7 July 2011^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Holmes	1,776	51.4	+2.2%
	Conservative	Richard Wakefield	1061	30.7	-10.5%
	UKIP	David Dews	232	6.7	+6.7%
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Goodair	200	5.8	-3.7%
	Independent	Norman Tate	93	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Mark Harrop	88	2.5	+2.5
Majority			715	20.7
Turnout			3, 454	28.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Castleford and Glasshoughton By-Election 21 February 2013^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Forster	1,567	76.7
	UKIP	Nathan Garbutt	349	17.1
	Conservative	Anne-Marie Glover	95	4.6
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Goodair	33	1.6
Majority			1218	60.0
Turnout			2,044	16.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Horbury and South Ossett By-Election 28 November 2013^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rory Bickerton	1,061	40.3	-0.2%
	UKIP	Graham Jesty	856	32.5	+22.5
	Conservative	Angela Howell	504	19.1	-3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Goodair	212	8.1	-0.2
Majority			205	7.8
Turnout			2, 633	20.77
	Labour hold		Swing

Pontefract North By-Election 24 September 2015^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lorna Malkin	909
	UKIP	Nathan Garbutt	453
	Conservative	Anthony Hill	299
	Yorkshire First	Lucy Brown	124
	Liberal Democrat	Daniel Woodlock	86
	TUSC	Daniel Dearden	24
Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

References

↑ "How the Council Works". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
↑ "Wakefield". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
↑ "Wakefield council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
↑ "Horbury and South Ossett No 8 ward by-election 21 April 2005 - result" (PDF). www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
1 2 "Labour victory in key Wakefield by-election". BBC News Online. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
↑ http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/News/PressReleases/news/pr3084.htm
↑ http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/Elections/HorburyandSouthOssettNo8WardBy-Election.htm
↑ http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/elections/current-elections/pontefract-north

By-election results

External links

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Council elections in West Yorkshire

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Leeds City Council	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

West Yorkshire County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

West Riding County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Metropolitan districts of England

Districts	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

Councils	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

Local elections	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

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