The 2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council elections were held on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.
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Council Make-up
editThe make up of the Council following the election was:
Party | Seats | Current Council (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2011[1] | 2012[2] | 2014[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour | 40 | 52 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 20 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Summary
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 17 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 81 | 47.6 | 35,781 | -8.6 | |
UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 10 | 22.3 | 16,797 | +14.4 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 5 | 21.9 | 16,484 | -1.7 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 2.4 | 1802 | -4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2055 | -0.6 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1257 | +1.7 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1093 | +0.4 |
- +/- compared with Wakefield Council election 2012.
Ward results
editAckworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Allan Garbutt | 1636 | 43.2 | −18.8 | |
UKIP | Anne Arundel | 1312 | 34.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Don Marshall | 841 | 22.2 | −15.4 | |
Majority | 324 | 8.6 | −16.2 | ||
Turnout | 3789 | 30.2 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kathryn Scott | 1564 | 54.4 | −18.9 | |
UKIP | William Proctor | 1049 | 36.5 | +16.1 | |
Conservative | Mellisa Omer | 262 | 9.1 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 515 | 17.9 | −35.0 | ||
Turnout | 2875 | 25.0 | +1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Altofts and Whitwood ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacquie Speight | 1735 | 49.4 | −12.2 | |
UKIP | Tracie Corbett | 1285 | 36.6 | +12.6 | |
Conservative | Anthony Hill | 494 | 14.1 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 450 | 12.8 | −24.8 | ||
Turnout | 3514 | 27.7 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denise Jeffrey | 1775 | 54.9 | −21.4 | |
UKIP | Dawn Lumb | 1211 | 37.4 | +21.5 | |
Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 249 | 7.7 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 564 | 17.5 | −42.9 | ||
Turnout | 3235 | 26.8 | +2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Manifield | 1628 | 39.4 | −27.9 | |
UKIP | Steve Ashton | 1462 | 35.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Allan Couch | 817 | 19.8 | −12.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Pile | 221 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 166 | 4 | −30.6 | ||
Turnout | 4128 | 34.1 | +2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Featherstone ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dick Taylor | 2681 | 80.6 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | Rodney Williams | 647 | 19.4 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 2034 | 61.2 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | 3328 | 26.0 | +1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.1 |
Hemsworth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Pickin | 1651 | 53.9 | −3.6 | |
UKIP | Penny Ashton | 1121 | 36.6 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Phillip Maxwell | 291 | 9.5 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 530 | 17.3 | −5.4 | ||
Turnout | 3063 | 26.1 | +0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Horbury and South Ossett ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janet Holmes | 1622 | 41.3 | +0.8 | |
UKIP | Graham Jesty | 1190 | 30.5 | +20.0 | |
Conservative | Margaret Holwell | 828 | 21.2 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 214 | 5.4 | −2.9 | |
TUSC | John Vasey | 67 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 426 | 10.8 | −6.9 | ||
Turnout | 3927 | 32.7 | −1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Knottingley ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Ellis | 1951 | 77.9 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Rebecca Norris | 555 | 22.1 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 1395 | 55.8 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 2506 | 24.2 | +0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Normanton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elaine Blezard | 2192 | 74.6 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 747 | 25.4 | +13.5 | |
Majority | 1445 | 49.2 | +11.5 | ||
Turnout | 2939 | 23.6 | +1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ossett ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Nick Farmer | 1429 | 33.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Gwen Page | 1306 | 30.7 | −18.5 | |
Conservative | Ian Bunney | 1175 | 27.6 | −8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 294 | 6.9 | −8.1 | |
TUSC | Simon Barraclough | 56 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 123 | 2.8 | −10.5 | ||
Turnout | 4260 | 33.7 | +1.8 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +26.0 |
Pontefract North ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Tennant | 1645 | 48.6 | +0.7 | |
UKIP | Nathan Garbutt | 1205 | 35.6 | +24.9 | |
Conservative | Amy Swift | 463 | 13.7 | −0.3 | |
TUSC | Daniel Dearden | 71 | 2.1 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 440 | 13.0 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 3384 | 28.3 | +0.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Ayre | 1766 | 41.8 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Geoff Walsh | 1434 | 33.9 | −2.8 | |
UKIP | Terence Edward Uttley | 957 | 22.6 | +12.5 | |
TUSC | John Gill | 69 | 33.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 332 | 7.9 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 4226 | 35.5 | −1.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Wilf Benson | 1802 | 51.0 | +12.4 | |
Labour | Laurie Harrison | 1471 | 41.6 | −14.5 | |
Conservative | Christian I'Anson | 263 | 7.4 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 331 | 9.4 | −8.1 | ||
Turnout | 3536 | 26.8 | −0.6 | ||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Stanley and Outwood East ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacqui Williams | 2064 | 52.3 | −9.1 | |
Conservative | Diane Wilson | 1208 | 31.5 | +3.6 | |
TUSC | Dave Byrom | 323 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dodd | 297 | 7.8 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 796 | 20.8 | −12.7 | ||
Turnout | 3832 | 31.0 | +2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield East ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Olivia Maria | 1851 | 52.2 | +1.3 | |
UKIP | Steve Gilks | 1009 | 28.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Haroon Khan | 558 | 15.7 | −1.7 | |
TUSC | Michael Griffiths | 127 | 3.6 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 842 | 23.7 | −7.9 | ||
Turnout | 3545 | 30.4 | 1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield North ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tracey Jane Austin | 1462 | 44.0 | −17.0 | |
UKIP | Keith Frank Wells | 995 | 30.0 | +10.9 | |
Conservative | Sophie Bracewell | 551 | 16.6 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Sargeant | 179 | 5.4 | −0.1 | |
TUSC | Adrian O'Malley | 135 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 467 | 14.0 | −27.9 | ||
Turnout | 3322 | 30.5 | +2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield Rural ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Edward | 1707 | 39.1 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Madalena Mestre | 1632 | 37.4 | −1.2 | |
Green | Miriam Hawkins | 589 | 13.5 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Finbarr Cronin | 279 | 6.4 | −1.3 | |
TUSC | Samuel Lynch | 161 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 75 | 1.7 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 4368 | 32.5 | −1.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wakefield South ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nadeem Ahmed | 1651 | 39.7 | −8.1 | |
Labour | Javed Iqbal | 1243 | 29.9 | −20.4 | |
UKIP | Alan Hazelhurst | 1000 | 24.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Currie | 202 | 4.9 | −7.0 | |
TUSC | John Sibbald | 59 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 408 | 9.8 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 4155 | 39.2 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wakefield West ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Swift | 1506 | 46.3 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Kully Sanghera | 885 | 27.2 | −5.4 | |
Green | Brian Else | 504 | 15.5 | +8.8 | |
TUSC | Neil Taylor | 189 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Morgan | 172 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 621 | 19.1 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 3256 | 29.1 | −0.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | David Dews | 1572 | 38.6 | +13.3 | |
Labour | Dayna O'Brien | 1325 | 33.1 | −13.8 | |
Conservative | Anne-Marie Glover | 933 | 23.3 | −4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Arthur | 197 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 217 | 5.5 | −13.5 | ||
Turnout | 3997 | 34.1 | +2.3 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "www.wakefield.gov.uk: District Council Election Results 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Local election results 2012". Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2014 - Wakefield Council". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2014 - Wakefield Council". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.