Local election results - 2018
Wakefield Council remains in overall Labour control.
Turnout: 26.86%
Councillors changes when compared with 2014
| Party | Elected in 2018 | Total Councillors | Change (+/-) |
| Labour | 16 | 52 | -1 |
| Conservative | 5 | 11 | +4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Labour
- held 15 of 17 defended seats
- lost two seats to the Conservatives
- gained one seat from an Independent
The Conservatives
- held their defended seat
- gained two seats from Labour, one seat from UKIP and one seat from an Independent
UKIP
- lost their defended seat
Independents
- lost both defended seats, one to Labour and one to The Conservatives
The make-up of the Council is:
- Labour 52 seats
- Conservative 11 seats
- UKIP 0 seats
- Independent 0 seats
All results are now in and shown below.
| Ward | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton | 3,273 | 25.3% |
| Airedale and Ferry Fryston | 2,192 | 18.9% |
| Altofts and Whitwood | 3,180 | 23.9% |
| Castleford Central and Glasshoughton | 2,721 | 22.4% |
| Crofton, Ryhill and Walton | 3,633 | 29.7% |
| Featherstone | 2,992 | 22.7% |
| Hemsworth | 2,768 | 23.3% |
| Horbury and South Ossett | 4,018 | 33.6% |
| Knottingley | 2,161 | 20.7% |
| Normanton | 2,531 | 20.3% |
| Ossett | 4,178 | 33.2% |
| Pontefract North | 2,869 | 22.5% |
| Pontefract South | 3,857 | 31.9% |
| South Elmsall and South Kirkby | 3,191 | 23.4% |
| Stanley and Outwood East | 3,499 | 27.8% |
| Wakefield East | 2,969 | 26.0% |
| Wakefield North | 3,073 | 26.3% |
| Wakefield Rural | 4,851 | 35.1% |
| Wakefield South | 3,904 | 37.0% |
| Wakefield West | 2,872 | 26.1% |
| Wrenthorpe and Outwood West | 3,841 | 31.4% |
| Total | 68,573 | 26.8% |
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| DAVIES, Philip Maxwell | Conservative Party Candidate | 817 | 25.0 |
| GARBUTT, Allan William (Elected) | Labour Party | 1383 | 42.3 |
| MACQUEEN, Joan Mary | Liberal Democrats | 119 | 3.6 |
| MARSHALL, Gwen | Independent | 461 | 14.1 |
| ROBERTS, Martin Paul | The Yorkshire Party | 286 | 8.8 |
| SCOGINGS, George Richard | Green Party | 202 | 6.2 |
| Majority | 566 | 17.3 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 5 | ||
| % turnout | 25.3 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,268 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Airedale and Ferry Fryston | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| MULLINS, Eamonn Malachy | The Conservative Party Candidate | 520 | 23.8 |
| SCOTT, Kathryn (Elected) | Labour Party | 1662 | 76.2 |
| Majority | 1,142 | 52.4 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 10 | ||
| % turnout | 18.9 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,182 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Altofts and Whitwood | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| CROOKES, Steven Eric | The Yorkshire Party | 320 | 10.1 |
| HILL, Anthony David | The Conservative Party Candidate | 888 | 28.0 |
| SPEIGHT, Jacquie (Elected) | Labour Party | 1823 | 57.5 |
| THOMAS, John Robert | Democrats and Veterans Party | 140 | 4.4 |
| Majority | 935 | 29.5 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 9 | ||
| % turnout | 23.9 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,171 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Castleford Central and Glasshoughton | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| JEFFERY, Denise Margaret (Elected) | Labour Party | 1652 | 60.9 |
| PHELPS, Paul | The Yorkshire Party | 684 | 25.2 |
| SMART, Joanne Grace | Conservative Party Candidate | 377 | 13.9 |
| Majority | 968 | 35.7 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 8 | ||
| % turnout | 22.4 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,713 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crofton, Ryhill and Walton | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| BELCHER, Adam | Liberal Democrats | 396 | 10.9 |
| LODGE, Susan Jane | The Conservative Party Candidate | 1268 | 35.0 |
| MANIFIELD, Albert (Elected) | Labour Party | 1958 | 54.1 |
| Majority | 690 | 19.1 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 11 | ||
| % turnout | 29.7 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,622 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| DOLBY, Diane | The Conservative Party Candidate | 716 | 24.2 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Ernest (Elected) | Labour Party | 2238 | 75.8 |
| Majority | 1,522 | 51.6 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 38 | ||
| % turnout | 22.7 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,954 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemsworth | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| BROWN, Terry | The Conservative Party Candidate | 241 | 8.7 |
| PICKIN, Sandra (Elected) | Labour Party | 1512 | 54.7 |
| WOMERSLEY, Ian | Independent | 1012 | 36.6 |
| Majority | 500 | 18.1 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 3 | ||
| % turnout | 23.3 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,765 | ||
| Conservative gain | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Horbury and South Ossett | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| CRUISE, Gillian Ann (Elected) | Conservative Party Candidate | 1790 | 44.7 |
| GOODAIR, Mark Andrew | Liberal Democrats | 432 | 10.8 |
| JONES, Melanie | Labour Party | 1583 | 39.5 |
| NORRIS, Richard Hargreaves | Green Party | 202 | 5.0 |
| Majority | 207 | 5.2 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 11 | ||
| % turnout | 33.6 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,007 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Knottingley | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| ELLIS, Harry (Elected) | Labour Party | 1419 | 66.6 |
| SPENCER, Joshua Daniel-Adrian | The Conservative Party Candidate | 713 | 33.4 |
| Majority | 706 | 33.2 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 29 | ||
| % turnout | 20.7 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,132 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Normanton | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| BLEZARD, Susan Elaine (Elected) | Labour Party | 1777 | 70.8 |
| PLUMBLEY, Hilary Anne Patricia | Conservative Party Candidate | 733 | 29.2 |
| Majority | 1,044 | 41.6 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 21 | ||
| % turnout | 20.3 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,510 | ||
| Conservative gain | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossett | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| CROSS, Kerron James | Labour and Co-operative Party | 1543 | 37.0 |
| FARMER, Nick (Elected) | Conservative Party Candidate | 2124 | 51.0 |
| SARGEANT, Tony | Liberal Democrats | 499 | 12.0 |
| Majority | 581 | 14.0 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 12 | ||
| % turnout | 33.2 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,166 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract North | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| CRAVEN, Arnie | The Yorkshire Party | 266 | 9.3 |
| HYOMES, Chris | Conservative Party Candidate | 714 | 24.9 |
| SMITH, Rennie | Green Party | 162 | 5.7 |
| TENNANT, Clive Malcolm (Elected) | Labour Party | 1724 | 60.2 |
| Majority | 1,010 | 35.3 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 3 | ||
| % turnout | 22.5 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,866 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract South | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| AYRE, George Alexander (Elected) | Labour Party | 2000 | 52.2 |
| SWIFT, Amy Louise | The Conservative Party Candidate | 1646 | 42.9 |
| WOODLOCK, Daniel | Liberal Democrats | 188 | 4.9 |
| Majority | 354 | 9.3 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 23 | ||
| % turnout | 31.9 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,834 | ||
| Labour gain | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elmsall and South Kirkby | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| BENSON, Wilf | Independent | 844 | 26.5 |
| HARRISON, Laurie | Independent | 233 | 7.3 |
| KENYON, Jim | Independent | 83 | 2.6 |
| PRESHA, Dianne Elizabeth | The Conservative Party Candidate | 269 | 8.4 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Lynne (Elected) | Labour Party | 1755 | 55.1 |
| Majority | 911 | 28.6 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 7 | ||
| % turnout | 23.4 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,184 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley and Outwood East | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| HARVEY, Nathaniel Lee | The Conservative Party Candidate | 1230 | 35.2 |
| JOHNSTON, James Lee | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 209 | 6.0 |
| SINCLAIR, Nicola Kate | Liberal Democrats | 352 | 10.1 |
| WILLIAMS, Jacqui (Elected) | Labour Party | 1700 | 48.7 |
| Majority | 470 | 13.5 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 8 | ||
| % turnout | 27.8 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,491 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield East | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| DODD, Margaret | Liberal Democrats | 124 | 4.2 |
| GABRIEL, Jody Paul | Green Party | 183 | 6.2 |
| GRIFFITHS, Michael | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 135 | 4.6 |
| ROWLEY, Olivia Maria (Elected) | Labour Party | 1918 | 64.9 |
| WAKEFIELD, Richard Martin | The Conservative Party Candidate | 594 | 20.1 |
| Majority | 1,324 | 44.8 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 15 | ||
| % turnout | 26.0 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,954 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield North | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| AUSTIN, Tracey Jane (Elected) | Labour Party | 1660 | 54.2 |
| BROWN, Lucy Victoria | The Yorkshire Party | 223 | 7.3 |
| CALVERT, Antony Jaimes | Conservative Party Candidate | 890 | 29.1 |
| DE VERE, Natasha | Liberal Democrats | 121 | 4.0 |
| WELLS, Keith Frank | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 166 | 5.4 |
| Majority | 770 | 25.1 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 13 | ||
| % turnout | 26.3 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,060 | ||
| Conservative gain | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield Rural | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| BARKER, Kevin | Labour Party | 1781 | 36.8 |
| CRONIN, Denis Finbarr | Liberal Democrats | 431 | 8.9 |
| HARVEY, Samantha (Elected) | The Conservative Party Candidate | 2625 | 54.3 |
| Majority | 844 | 17.5 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 14 | ||
| % turnout | 35.1 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,837 | ||
| Conservative hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield South | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| AHMED, Nadeem (Elected) | The Conservative Party Candidate | 2209 | 56.7 |
| COCHRAN, Daniel Mathieson | The Yorkshire Party | 234 | 6.0 |
| CURRIE, David Cameron | Liberal Democrats | 205 | 5.3 |
| PAGE, Gwen | Labour Party | 1250 | 32.1 |
| Majority | 959 | 24.6 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 6 | ||
| % turnout | 37.0 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,898 | ||
| Labour hold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield West | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| CLAYTON, John Robert | Liberal Democrats | 203 | 7.1 |
| GARBUTT MOORE, Nathan | Conservatives | 1183 | 41.3 |
| SWIFT, Francis Kevin (Elected) | Labour Party | 1478 | 51.6 |
| Majority | 295 | 10.3 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 8 | ||
| % turnout | 26.1 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,864 | ||
| Conservative gain | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrenthorpe and Outwood West | |||
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| AMIS-HUGHES, Esther | Liberal Democrats | 227 | 5.9 |
| DEWS, David Alan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 391 | 10.2 |
| SHARMAN, Christine | Labour Party | 1528 | 39.8 |
| STANSBY, Nic (Elected) | The Conservative Party Candidate | 1689 | 44.0 |
| Majority | 161 | 4.2 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 6 | ||
| % turnout | 31.4 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,835 | ||