Knottingley (electoral ward)

Knottingley is an electoral ward of the City of Wakefield district used for elections to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.[1]

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Knottingley is located in West Yorkshire
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53°42′18″N 1°14′56″W / 53.705°N 1.249°W / 53.705; -1.249

Overview

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The ward is one of 21 in the Wakefield district and has had the same boundaries since the 2004 Council election. As of 2015, the electorate stands at 12,495 of which 96.2% identify as "White British" and 69.4% of who identify as Christian.[2][3]

Notable parts of the ward include Knottingley and Ferrybridge with notable landmarks including Ferrybridge Power Stations, Kellingley Colliery and Willow Garth Nature Reserve.[2][4]

Representation

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Like all wards in the Wakefield district, Knottingley has 3 councillors, whom are elected on a 4-year-rota. This means elections for new councillors are held for three years running, with one year every four years having no elections.[5]

The current councillors are the Liberal Democrats' Adele Hayes, Peter Girt and Rachel Speak.[6] Knottingley is the only ward with a Liberal Democrat councillor in Wakefield Council since 2011, winning the seat after not standing a candidate in the ward since 2003.[7]

Councillors

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Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
1996 Glenn Burton (Lab) Graham Stokes (Lab) Graham Clarke (Lab)
1998
1999
2000
2002
2003
2004 Patricia Doyle (Lab)
2006
2007
2008
2010 Harry Ellis (Lab)
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019 Thomas Gordon (LD)
2021 Adele Hayes (LD)
2022 Peter Girt (LD)
2023 Rachel Speak (LD)
2024

Election results since 1996

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2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adele Hayes* 1,363 59.5 +0.9
Labour Co-op Theo Biddle 695 30.3 –0.5
Conservative Amy Swift 155 6.8 –0.8
Green Ruth Love 79 3.4 +0.4
Majority 668 29.2 +1.4
Turnout 2,292 21.6 –1.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  0.7
2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rachel Nadine Speak 1,398 58.6 −4.5
Labour Theo Biddle 734 30.8 +9.5
Conservative Eamonn Malachy Mullins 182 7.6 −0.2
Green Ruth Alexandra Love 72 3.0 −4.8
Majority 664 27.8
Turnout 2,386 22.8
Rejected ballots 11
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Girt 1,504 50.6 −3.6
Labour Paul Green 1,216 40.9 +12.0
Conservative Roger Kirby 254 8.5 −5.3
Majority 288 9.7
Turnout 2,974 28.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing  7.8
2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adele Hayes 1,624 54.2 +54.2
Labour Co-op Kerron Cross 867 28.9 −32.6
Conservative Hilary Plumbley 415 13.8 +3.1
Green Garry Newby 91 3.0 +3.0
Majority 757 25.3 −16.5
Turnout 2,997 28.6 −0.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
2019 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gordon 1906 63.1 +63.1
Labour Glenn Burton 642 21.3 −45.3
Green Willow Tolley 237 7.8 +7.8
Conservative Joshua Spencer 235 7.8 −25.6
Majority 1264 41.8 −5.1
Turnout 3020 29.4 +8.7
Rejected ballots 52
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
2018 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Ellis 1419 66.6 +5.1
Conservative Joshua Spencer 713 33.4 +22.7
Majority 999 46.9 +13.3
Turnout 2132 20.7 −5.7
Rejected ballots 29
Labour hold Swing
2016 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Stokes 1597 61.5 −15.0
UKIP Lewis Thompson 724 27.9 N/A
Conservative Eamonn Mullins 277 10.7 −12.8
Majority 873 33.6 −19.4
Turnout 2598 26.4 −24.3
Labour hold Swing
2015 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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
2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party 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
2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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
2011 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glenn Burton 1,803 57.5 +1.6
Conservative Jon Wadey 493 15.7 −9.2
Independent Jack Wright 486 15.5 +15.5
UKIP Nathan Garbutt 336 10.7 +10.7
Majority 1,319 41.8 +10.8
Turnout 3,135 29.5 −22.7
Labour hold Swing
2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Ellis 3,092 55.9
Conservative Jon Wadey 1,379 24.9
BNP Norman Tate 1,012 18.3
Majority 1,713 31.0
Turnout 5,528 52.2
Labour hold Swing
2008 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Stokes 1,417 56.7 −4.8
Conservative Tom Dixon 1,081 43.3 +23.5
Majority 336 13.4 −28.3
Turnout 2,498
Labour hold Swing
2007 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glenn Burton 1,545 61.5 −2.6
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer 498 19.8 −16.1
Independent Nathan Garbutt 470 18.7 +18.7
Majority 1,047 41.7 +13.5
Turnout 2,513
Labour hold Swing
2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Doyle 1,673 64.1
Conservative Nathan Garbutt 937 35.9
Majority 736 28.2
Turnout 2,610
Labour hold Swing
2004 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Stokes 1,946
Labour Glenn Burton 1,734
Labour Patricia Doyle 1,657
Conservative Christopher Burns 892
BNP Mark Burton 831
Conservative Michael Plumbley 695
Conservative Madge Richards 587
Turnout 8,342 35.3

The boundaries were changed in the 2004 election resulting in all three positions becoming vacant.[8]

2003 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Clarke 1,297 60.4 −15.5
Conservative David Howarth 403 18.8 −5.3
Liberal Democrats Carey Chambers 261 12.2 +12.2
UKIP Colin Batty 185 8.6 +8.6
Majority 894 41.6 −10.2
Turnout 2,146 21.2 +0.5
Labour hold Swing
2002 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Stokes 1,667 75.9 +4.4
Conservative David Howarth 530 24.1 −4.4
Majority 1,137 51.8 +8.8
Turnout 2,197 20.7 +2.9
Labour hold Swing
2000 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glenn Burton 1,338 71.5
Conservative Timothy Allerton 533 28.5
Majority 805 43.0
Turnout 1,871 17.8
Labour hold Swing
1999 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Clarke 1,607 81.7
Conservative Allen Powell 361 18.3
Turnout 1,968
Labour hold Swing
1998 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Stokes 1,823 83.35
Conservative Allen Powell 357 16.32
Majority 1,446 20.37
Turnout 2,187
Labour hold Swing
1996 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glenn Burton 2,430 87.6
Conservative Allen Powell 345 12.4
Turnout 2,775
Labour hold Swing

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Wakefield Observatory (2015). "Wakefield Ward Profile - Selection: Pontefract North Ward" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b Wakefield Observatory (2015). "Wakefield Ward Profile - Selection: Knottingley Ward" (PDF). Wakefield Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.
  3. ^ "Seat Details". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Knottingley - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Types of Election". Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Your Councillors". WMDC. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  7. ^ Spereall, David (3 May 2019). "'Disappointing' night for Labour in Wakefield at local elections". Wakefield Express. JPIMedia. OCLC 1058618806.
  8. ^ "Wakefield Council - Vote 2004". BBC News. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2020.