2024 UK local government election
The 2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Wakefield Council, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day.[1] One third of the council was up for election plus a vacancy.
Background
These seats were last contested at the 2021 local election, in which Labour Lost 7 seats, whilst the Conservatives gained 6 seats and the Liberal Democrats gained one seat.[2]
Labour have controlled the council since its formation in 1974.
Election result
The results were announced the day after the election.[3]
2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 21 | 9 | 95.5 | 35 | 56 | 88.9 | 36,875 | 53.9 | +1.2 |
| Conservative | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 4.8 | 12,828 | 18.8 | –2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 4.8 | 2,125 | 3.1 | –2.0 |
| Independent | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 304 | 0.4 | –7.9 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8,312 | 12.2 | +5.0 |
| Wakefield Ind. | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,602 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Yorkshire | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,778 | 4.1 | +0.2 |
| Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 924 | 1.4 | +0.7 |
| TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 440 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
Ward results
The results of the election were announced on 3 May 2024.[4]
Seat gains and losses for each ward are calculated based on the party affiliation of the incumbent councillor as they were directly after the 2023 election. Due to this, they may not match the gains/losses in the election result table or the page's infobox, as some councillors may have switched their party affiliation post-2023 election.
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Martin Roberts | 1,719 | 57.4 | +10.9 |
| Green | Jody Gabriel | 663 | 22.2 | +12.4 |
| Conservative | Dylan Nykamp | 611 | 20.4 | +2.7 |
Majority | 1,056 | 35.2 | +6.1 |
Turnout | 2,993 | 22.4 | –1.5 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.8 | |
Airedale and Ferry Fryston
Airedale and Ferry Fryston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jackie Ferguson* | 1,135 | 51.1 | +2.5 |
| Wakefield Ind. | Neil Kennedy | 800 | 36.0 | +3.5 |
| Conservative | Eamonnn Mullins | 171 | 7.7 | –4.1 |
| Green | John Ingham | 115 | 5.2 | +1.2 |
Majority | 335 | 15.1 | –1.0 |
Turnout | 2,221 | 19.1 | +0.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.5 | |
Altofts and Whitwood
Altofts and Whitwood Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Josie Pritchard* | 1,684 | 52.7 | –0.1 |
| Wakefield Ind. | John Thomas | 828 | 25.9 | +1.6 |
| Conservative | Peter Forster | 451 | 14.1 | –1.6 |
| Green | Krys Holmes | 233 | 7.3 | +0.1 |
Majority | 856 | 26.8 | –1.7 |
Turnout | 3,196 | 21.9 | –1.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Forster* | 1,713 | 64.1 | +2.0 |
| Yorkshire | Paul Phelps | 558 | 20.9 | +4.6 |
| Conservative | Joanne Smart | 242 | 9.1 | –4.7 |
| Green | Stephen Brennan | 158 | 5.9 | +1.6 |
Majority | 1,155 | 43.2 | –2.6 |
Turnout | 2,671 | 21.0 | –0.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Faith Heptinsall | 1,918 | 58.2 | –0.4 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Cowton | 971 | 29.5 | +3.4 |
| Green | Garry Newby | 406 | 12.3 | +5.1 |
Majority | 947 | 28.7 | –3.8 |
Turnout | 3,295 | 26.8 | –1.3 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 1.9 | |
Featherstone
Featherstone Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maureen Tennant-King* | 2,005 | 72.8 | –0.3 |
| Conservative | Anthony Hall | 425 | 15.4 | –1.5 |
| Green | Cynthia Dickson | 324 | 11.8 | +1.8 |
Majority | 1,580 | 57.4 | +1.2 |
Turnout | 2,754 | 20.8 | –0.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
Hemsworth
Hemsworth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Laura Jones | 1,292 | 61.4 | +5.1 |
| Green | Lyn Morton | 382 | 18.2 | –12.1 |
| Conservative | Doreen Smart | 261 | 12.4 | –1.1 |
| TUSC | Michael Johnson | 168 | 8.0 | N/A |
Majority | 910 | 43.2 | +17.2 |
Turnout | 2,103 | 17.4 | –1.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 | |
Horbury and South Ossett
Horbury and South Ossett Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Darren Byford* | 2,409 | 64.9 | +14.6 |
| Conservative | Madalena Coutinho | 618 | 16.7 | –19.8 |
| Independent | Mark Harrop | 304 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 223 | 6.0 | –1.9 |
| Green | Richard Norris | 157 | 4.2 | –1.2 |
Majority | 1,791 | 48.2 | +34.4 |
Turnout | 3,711 | 31.6 | +0.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 17.2 | |
Knottingley
Knottingley 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 | |
Normanton
Normanton (2 seats due to by-election) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Julie Medford* | 1,709 | 71.1 | +24.0 |
| Labour Co-op | Daniel Wilton | 1,303 | 54.2 | +7.1 |
| Wakefield Ind. | Cliff Parsons | 584 | 24.3 | +4.8 |
| Green | John Clayton | 426 | 17.7 | +11.2 |
| Conservative | Chad Thomas | 406 | 16.9 | –1.6 |
| Conservative | Tomas Mestre | 379 | 15.8 | –2.7 |
Turnout | ? | 37.0 | +16.2 |
| Labour Co-op hold |
| Labour Co-op hold |
Ossett
Ossett Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Duncan Smith | 1,890 | 49.9 | +4.4 |
| Conservative | Karl Clough | 879 | 23.2 | N/A |
| Reform UK | Sandra Senior | 465 | 12.3 | N/A |
| Yorkshire | Simon Biltcliffe | 216 | 5.7 | –8.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Sargeant | 184 | 4.9 | –9.1 |
| Green | Stephen Scott | 153 | 4.0 | –2.2 |
Majority | 1,011 | 26.7 | +1.1 |
Turnout | 3,787 | 30.1 | +3.1 |
| Labour gain from Independent |
Pontefract North
Pontefract North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Helen Antcliff | 1,717 | 57.0 | –5.7 |
| Yorkshire | Chris Dawson | 685 | 22.7 | +9.9 |
| Conservative | Jack Crosswaite | 418 | 13.9 | –2.0 |
| Green | Emma Tingle | 193 | 6.4 | +1.2 |
Majority | 1,032 | 34.3 | –12.5 |
Turnout | 3,013 | 20.6 | +0.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |
Pontefract South
Pontefract South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Julie Craig | 1,925 | 57.8 | +7.8 |
| Conservative | Tony Hames* | 1,102 | 33.1 | –4.4 |
| Green | Oliver Watkins | 304 | 9.1 | +4.1 |
Majority | 823 | 24.7 | +12.2 |
Turnout | 3,331 | 28.1 | +0.1 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.1 | |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby
South Elmsall and South Kirkby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michelle Collins* | 1,893 | 73.3 | –6.5 |
| Conservative | Daniel Wrightson | 383 | 14.8 | +4.7 |
| Green | Stefan Ludewig | 305 | 11.8 | +1.7 |
Majority | 1,510 | 58.5 | –11.2 |
Turnout | 2,581 | 18.9 | –0.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 | |
Stanley and Outwood East
Stanley and Outwood East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Matthew Morley* | 2,432 | 63.0 | +7.2 |
| Conservative | Margaret Woolmer | 688 | 17.8 | –2.5 |
| Wakefield Ind. | Jennt Prest | 409 | 10.6 | +1.3 |
| Green | Richard Copeland | 279 | 7.2 | +1.0 |
| TUSC | Darren Lumber | 52 | 1.3 | +0.3 |
Majority | 1,744 | 45.2 | +9.7 |
Turnout | 3,860 | 28.3 | +0.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 | |
Wakefield East
Wakefield East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Natalie Walton | 1,754 | 54.2 | +1.7 |
| Green | Janet Mackintosh | 857 | 26.5 | +21.2 |
| Conservative | Naeem Formuli | 477 | 14.7 | –19.3 |
| TUSC | Michael Griffiths | 149 | 4.6 | +2.6 |
Majority | 897 | 27.7 | +9.2 |
Turnout | 3,237 | 27.4 | –2.2 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 9.8 | |
Wakefield North
Wakefield North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Elizabeth Rhodes* | 1,613 | 50.0 | –11.3 |
| Green | Ashton Howick | 733 | 22.7 | +15.1 |
| Conservative | Tim Woolmer | 460 | 14.3 | –7.4 |
| Yorkshire | Andy Mack | 347 | 10.8 | +3.3 |
| TUSC | Tom Griffiths | 71 | 2.2 | +0.2 |
Majority | 880 | 27.3 | –12.3 |
Turnout | 3,224 | 25.9 | +1.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 13.2 | |
Wakefield Rural
Wakefield Rural Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Andy Nicholls | 1,710 | 40.7 | +3.2 |
| Conservative | Ian Sanders | 1,363 | 32.4 | –4.8 |
| Yorkshire | David Herdson | 640 | 15.2 | +3.1 |
| Green | Karen Sadler | 319 | 7.6 | +1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Lord | 169 | 4.0 | –3.4 |
Majority | 347 | 8.3 | +8.0 |
Turnout | 4,201 | 30.5 | +0.6 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.0 | |
Wakefield South
Wakefield South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Shabaan Saleem | 1,326 | 36.4 | –6.2 |
| Conservative | James Hardwick | 1,270 | 34.9 | –5.7 |
| Green | Kate Dodd | 652 | 17.9 | +9.6 |
| Yorkshire | Daniel Cochran | 391 | 10.7 | N/A |
Majority | 56 | 1.5 | –0.5 |
Turnout | 3,639 | 33.2 | +0.7 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.3 | |
Wakefield West
Wakefield West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hilary Mitchell* | 1,475 | 53.1 | –10.9 |
| Conservative | John Higson | 636 | 22.9 | –0.9 |
| Green | Laura Towle | 383 | 13.8 | +8.3 |
| Heritage | Susan Stretton | 169 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Hayes | 113 | 4.1 | N/A |
Majority | 839 | 30.2 | +10.0 |
Turnout | 2,776 | 24.3 | –1.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 | |
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brendan Fraser | 1,558 | 39.6 | –0.6 |
| Wakefield Ind. | Nic Stansby | 981 | 24.9 | –4.8 |
| Conservative | Waj Ali | 462 | 11.7 | –4.6 |
| Reform UK | David Dews | 459 | 11.7 | +7.6 |
| Yorkshire | Brent Hawksley | 208 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Green | Daniel Russell | 191 | 4.9 | +0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Walton | 73 | 1.9 | –3.3 |
Majority | 577 | 14.7 | +4.2 |
Turnout | 3,932 | 30.2 | +1.0 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 2.1 | |
References
- ^ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Local elections 2021: Labour lose ground in Wakefield but retain control". BBC News. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ McKune, Kara (3 May 2024). "Local elections 2024: All the Wakefield Council election results as they arrive". Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Local election results - 2024". www.wakefield.gov.uk.