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The2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members ofWakefield Council inWest Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day asother local elections across England. There were 21 of the 63 seats up for election, being the usual third of the council.[2]
Labour retained its majority on the council.[3][4]
Labour increased its majority by taking four seats from the Conservatives. After the election Labour had 49 councillors. The Conservatives lost all four seats they were defending, leaving them with seven seats. The Liberal Democrats held the one seat they were defending in Knottingley, leaving them with three councillors overall after the election. Both the independent councillors who were standing re-election were defeated, leaving four independent councillors after the election.[5]
| 2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 20 |  6 | 95.2 | 29 | 49 | 77.8 | 34,304 | 52.7 | +1.0 | |
| Conservative | 0 |  4 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 11.1 | 14,153 | 21.7 | -5.8 | |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 6.3 | 5,415 | 8.3 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 |  | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 4.8 | 3,300 | 5.1 | -0.2 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,663 | 7.2 | +2.3 | |
| Yorkshire | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,563 | 3.9 | -0.4 | |
| Reform | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 446 | 0.7 | +0.5 | |
| TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 165 | 0.3 | +0.2 | |
| SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 84 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
An asterisk (*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.Changes with 2019.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jessica Carrington* | 1,516 | 47.5 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | Chad Jordan Thomas | 579 | 18.1 | −0.2 | |
| Independent | Gwen Marshall | 550 | 17.2 | +9.3 | |
| Reform | Arthur Jerome Miles | 293 | 8.8 | New | |
| Green | Jody Paul Gabriel | 267 | 8.4 | New | |
| Majority | 937 | 29.4 | +12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,221 | 23.9 | −3.4 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 28 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
Comparison for the Wakefield District Independents for this ward are comparing to the Independent candidate in 2019 due to them being of the same grouping, but now formalising this arrangement. However, as a by-election was held in 2021, this seat remains a Labour hold rather than a Labour gain.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Les Shaw | 1,061 | 48.6 | +6.3 | |
| Wakefield District Independents | Neil Kennedy | 711 | 32.5 | −12.7 | |
| Conservative | Keith Hudson | 258 | 11.8 | −0.7 | |
| Green | John Paul Ingham | 88 | 4.0 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Heaps | 67 | 3.1 | ||
| Majority | 350 | 16.1 | +13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,192 | 19 | −3.4 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
Comparison for the Wakefield District Independents for this ward are comparing to the Democrats and Veterans candidate in 2019.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jo Hepworth* | 1,748 | 52.8 | +13.4 | |
| Wakefield District Independents | John Thomas | 804 | 24.3 | +17.8 | |
| Conservative | Amy Louise Swift | 518 | 15.7 | −1.1 | |
| Green | Katherine Clare Dodd | 238 | 7.2 | New | |
| Majority | 944 | 28.5 | +21.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,308 | 23.0 | −1.8 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Wallis* | 1,657 | 62.1 | +19.4 | |
| Yorkshire | Paul Phelps | 435 | 16.3 | −6.1 | |
| Conservative | Joanne Grace Smart | 368 | 13.8 | −5.7 | |
| Green | Stephen James Brennan | 114 | 4.3 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Walton | 95 | 3.6 | New | |
| Majority | 1,222 | 45.8 | +30.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,669 | 21.3 | −4.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen Anne Cummings* | 2,032 | 58.6 | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | Connor James Clayton | 904 | 26.1 | −6.2 | |
| Yorkshire | Daniel Cochran | 280 | 8.1 | New | |
| Green | Garry Newby | 250 | 7.2 | New | |
| Majority | 1,128 | 32.5 | +15.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,466 | 28.1 | +0.5 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Leslie Isherwood* | 2,057 | 73.1 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | James Robert Hardwick | 475 | 16.9 | −12.1 | |
| Green | Ashton Victor Howick | 281 | 10.0 | New | |
| Majority | 1,582 | 56.2 | +14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,813 | 21.5 | +2.1 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 18 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jakob Matthew Williamson | 1,310 | 56.3 | +18.8 | |
| Green | Lyn Morton | 704 | 30.3 | +24.0 | |
| Conservative | Liz Cowton | 313 | 13.5 | +6.9 | |
| Majority | 606 | 26.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,327 | 19.3 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
| Labourgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gwen Page | 1,796 | 50.3 | +17.5 | |
| Conservative | Simon John Fishwick* | 1,303 | 36.5 | −2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Andrew Goodair | 283 | 7.9 | −3.0 | |
| Green | Richard Hargreaves Norris | 192 | 5.4 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 493 | 13.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,574 | 30.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 18 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| 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 Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Armaan Khan | 1,258 | 47.1 | +1.5 | |
| Wakefield District Independents | Cliff Parsons | 520 | 19.5 | −21.0 | |
| Conservative | Laura Weldon | 494 | 18.5 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel James Ebbs | 225 | 8.4 | New | |
| Green | John Robert Clayton | 175 | 6.5 | New | |
| Majority | 738 | 27.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,672 | 20.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Olivia Maria Rowley | 1,531 | 45.5 | +6.3 | |
| Independent | Deano Kitchen | 670 | 19.9 | New | |
| Yorkshire | Simon David Watson Britcliffe | 484 | 14.4 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Sargeant | 473 | 14.0 | +6.8 | |
| Green | Stephen Scott | 210 | 6.2 | −4.9 | |
| Majority | 861 | 25.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,368 | 27.0 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 29 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hannah Ruth Appleyard | 1,832 | 62.7 | +21.3 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Robert Hyomes | 464 | 15.9 | −3.5 | |
| Yorkshire | Christopher Dawson | 375 | 12.8 | −26.4 | |
| Green | Emma Kay Tingle | 151 | 5.2 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leah Birdsall | 101 | 3.5 | New | |
| Majority | 1,368 | 46.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,923 | 20.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Arthur Mayhew | 1,658 | 50.0 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Arnie Craven | 1244 | 37.5 | −2.7 | |
| Green | Oliver Luke Watkins | 164 | 5.0 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Hayes | 163 | 4.9 | −8.5 | |
| SDP | Trevor Lake | 84 | 2.5 | New | |
| Majority | 414 | 12.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,313 | 28 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 20 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steve Tulley* | 2,091 | 79.8 | +4.2 | |
| Green | Stefan Arnold Ludewig | 265 | 10.1 | New | |
| Conservative | Perpertua Ruzvidzo | 265 | 10.1 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 1826 | 69.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,621 | 19.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jack Spencer Hemingway* | 2,018 | 55.8 | +11.0 | |
| Conservative | Kully Sanghera | 733 | 20.3 | −4.2 | |
| Wakefield District Independents | Jenny Prest | 336 | 9.3 | New | |
| Yorkshire | Brent Andrew Hawksley | 273 | 7.5 | New | |
| Green | Richard David Copeland | 223 | 6.2 | New | |
| TUSC | Darren Joseph Lumber | 36 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 1,285 | 35.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,619 | 27.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stuart Heptinstall* | 1,815 | 52.5 | −4.4 | |
| Conservative | Muhammad Ansar Hayat | 1,175 | 34.0 | +21.8 | |
| Independent | Matt Wilson | 216 | 6.2 | New | |
| Green | Janet Mackintosh | 183 | 5.3 | −3.6 | |
| TUSC | Mick Griffiths | 70 | 2.0 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 640 | 18.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,459 | 29.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Isherwood* | 1,818 | 61.3 | +15.3 | |
| Conservative | Angela Margaret Holwell | 643 | 21.7 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Daniel Mark Russell | 224 | 7.6 | New | |
| Yorkshire | Andy Mack | 222 | 7.5 | −2.6 | |
| TUSC | Tom Griffiths | 59 | 2.0 | New | |
| Majority | 1,175 | 39.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,966 | 24.3 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jordan Phillip Bryan | 1,530 | 37.5 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Ian John Sanders* | 1516 | 37.2 | −7.2 | |
| Yorkshire | David John Rowntree Herdson | 494 | 12.1 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Simon Lord | 300 | 7.4 | −1.1 | |
| Green | Karen Sadler | 240 | 5.9 | −8.3 | |
| Majority | 14 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,080 | 29.9 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Katrina Pentland Frame Law | 1,493 | 42.6 | +14.4 | |
| Conservative | Naeem Formuli | 1,424 | 40.6 | −0.2 | |
| Wakefield District Independents | Karl Johnson* | 298 | 8.5 | −32.3 | |
| Green | Krys Tal Holmes | 291 | 8.3 | New | |
| Majority | 69 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,506 | 32.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | ||||
| Labourgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
Karl Jones had been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party in February 2023 to join the Wakefield District Independents.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Paul Graham* | 1,829 | 64.0 | +15.7 | |
| Conservative | Nick Hannam | 681 | 23.8 | +1.7 | |
| Wakefield District Independents | Christine Mary Gill | 190 | 6.7 | New | |
| Green | Lewis Elliott | 156 | 5.5 | New | |
| Majority | 1,148 | 40.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,856 | 25.3 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charlie Keith* | 1,520 | 40.2 | +6.0 | |
| Wakefield District Independents | Nic Stansby | 1,120 | 29.7 | New | |
| Conservative | Waj Ali | 614 | 16.3 | −16.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Natasha De Vere | 195 | 5.2 | −2.3 | |
| Green | Oliver Thompson | 175 | 4.6 | New | |
| Reform | David Alan Dews | 153 | 4.1 | −13.5 | |
| Majority | 400 | 10.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,777 | 29.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
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