2011 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
The 2011 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council with an increased majority.[1] After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Current Council (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour | 32 | 34 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 23 | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lib Dems | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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2011 local election results in Wakefield
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 17 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 81 | 55.8 | 49,995 | +12.8 | |
Conservative | 4 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 19 | 29.9 | 26,752 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5.0 | 4,439 | -7 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3.5 | 3,105 | -3.5 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2,821 | +3 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 831 | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 759 | -8 | |
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 305 |
- 0.7% of ballots were spoilt
Ward results
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Askew | 2,484 | 52.2 | +14.6 | |
Conservative | Don Marshall | 1,643 | 34.6 | +4.7 | |
BNP | Ian Kitchen | 318 | 6.7 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Arthur | 285 | 6.0 | -7 | |
Majority | 841 | 17.7 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,755 | 37.5 | -25.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Yvonne Crewe | 2,611 | 80.1 | +24.4 | |
Conservative | Mellisa Wan Omer | 627 | 19.2 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 1,984 | 60.9 | +22.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,258 | 28.2 | -23.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Altofts and Whitwood ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Heather Hudson | 2,582 | 64.1 | +17.9 | |
Conservative | Steven Beeton | 1,009 | 25.1 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 404 | 10.0 | -10.9 | |
Majority | 1,573 | 39.1 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,027 | 32.2 | -27.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Wallis | 2,641 | 74.2 | +11.1 | |
UKIP | Alison Bullivant | 477 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 426 | 12 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 2,164 | 60.8 | +16.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,558 | 54.5 | -24.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen Cummings | 2,954 | 61.2 | +21.3 | |
Conservative | Jane Brown | 1,446 | 30.0 | +1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Pilkington | 403 | 8.3 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 1,508 | 31.2 | +20.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,827 | 39.7 | -25.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Featherstone ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Isherwood | 2,707 | 62.3 | +6.3 | |
Independent | Steve Vickers | 1,093 | 25.1 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | June Harrison | 516 | 11.9 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 1,614 | 37.1 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,347 | 34.4 | -21.8 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Hemsworth ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glyn Lloyd | 2,322 | 59.5 | +4.8 | |
Independent | Raymond Warren | 1,078 | 27.6 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Philip Davies | 471 | 12.1 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 1,244 | 31.9 | -2.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,902 | 32.9 | -23.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Horbury and South Ossett ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Holmes | 2,433 | 48.7 | +12.4 | |
Conservative | Alyson Ripley | 2,048 | 41.0 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 473 | 9.5 | -9.3 | |
Majority | 385 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,998 | 41.4 | -25.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Knottingley ward
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 |
Normanton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Dagger | 2,266 | 63.9 | +16.9 | |
Conservative | Jean Molloy | 649 | 18.3 | -2.2 | |
UKIP | Bryan Barkley | 613 | 17.3 | +17.3 | |
Majority | 1,617 | 45.6 | +19.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,546 | 28.5 | -25.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ossett ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angela Taylor | 2,178 | 43.1 | +8 | |
Labour | Tony Richardson | 2,039 | 40.3 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 801 | 15.8 | -12 | |
Majority | 139 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 5,055 | 39.7 | -26.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Pontefract North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pat Garbutt | 2,261 | 59.8 | +14.2 | |
Conservative | Chris Speight | 894 | 23.6 | -0.2 | |
UKIP | Justin Hudson | 403 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
Green | Rennie Smith | 205 | 5.4 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 1,367 | 36.1 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,784 | 31.2 | -24.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pontefract South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Dean | 2,734 | 53.5 | +17.1 | |
Conservative | Philip Booth | 2,341 | 45.8 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 393 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 5,114 | 42.5 | -20.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steven Tulley | 3,613 | 77.6 | +30.8 | |
Conservative | Christian IAnson | 563 | 12.1 | +2.1 | |
BNP | Darren Lumb | 441 | 9.5 | -4.1 | |
Majority | 3,050 | 65.5 | +47.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,656 | 34.7 | -19.7 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Stanley and Outwood East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Hudson | 2,478 | 55.3 | +17.8 | |
Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 1,611 | 36.0 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dodd | 360 | 8.0 | -11.6 | |
Majority | 867 | 19.3 | +14.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,481 | 37.1 | -28.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ron Halliday | 2,497 | 63.0 | +13.5 | |
Conservative | Anthony Bracewell | 786 | 19.8 | -0.7 | |
Socialist Alternative | Michael Griffiths | 355 | 9.0 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rob Bell | 294 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 1,711 | 43.2 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,964 | 33.6 | -19.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Isherwood | 2,096 | 57.2 | +15 | |
Conservative | Gareth Hunt | 915 | 25 | -4.7 | |
UKIP | Keith Wells | 379 | 10.3 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dale Doug | 259 | 7.1 | -10.1 | |
Majority | 1,181 | 32.2 | +19.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,667 | 32.8 | -24.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield Rural ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Sanders | 2,384 | 44.0 | -0.6 | |
Labour | John Newsome | 2,310 | 42.6 | +11.5 | |
Green | Miriam Hawkins | 418 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dennis Cronin | 271 | 5.0 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 74 | 1.4 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,421 | 40.3 | -28.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wakefield South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Monica Graham | 2,545 | 54.7 | +16.5 | |
Labour | Nick Brown | 1,610 | 34.6 | +10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nuthall | 469 | 10.1 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 935 | 20.1 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,655 | 43.4 | -23.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wakefield West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bill Sanders | 1,569 | 40.1 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Hilary Mitchell | 1,521 | 38.9 | +3.6 | |
Independent | Norman Tate | 448 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Green | Brian Else | 208 | 5.3 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Morgan | 140 | 3.6 | -10.7 | |
Majority | 48 | 1.2 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,908 | 34.5 | -21.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charlie Keith | 2,033 | 44.4 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Hunt | 1,638 | 35.8 | -10.1 | |
UKIP | David Dews | 613 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sean McHale | 280 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 395 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,574 | 39.4 | -25.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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