Wakefield local elections

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One third of Wakefield Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Labour 1973 -

[edit] Council elections

Wakefield Council election 1998

Wakefield Council election 1999

Wakefield Council election 2000

Wakefield Council election 2002

Wakefield Council election 2003

Wakefield Council election 2004

Wakefield Council election 2006

[edit] By-election results

Wakefield Central By-Election 18 June 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		988	49.3	-22.8
	Conservative		661	33.0	+15.4
	Liberal Democrats		356	17.8	+7.4
Majority			327	16.3
Turnout			2,005	17.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Pontefract South By-Election 7 October 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		833	55.0	+2.7
	Conservative		511	37.7	-1.7
	Liberal Democrats		171	11.3	-1.0
Majority			322	17.3
Turnout			1,515	14.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Pontefract South By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		3,013	51.8	+3.2
	Conservative		2,004	34.5	-5.3
	Liberal Democrats		797	13.7	+2.1
Majority			1,009	17.3
Turnout			5,814	54.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Horbury By-Election 4 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		848	42.7	+10.3
	Conservative		605	30.4	-14.6
	Liberal Democrats		405	20.4	-2.2
	Independent		69	3.5	+3.5
	Independent		60	3.0	+3.0
Majority			243	12.3
Turnout			1,987	16.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Horbury and South Ossett By-Election 21 April 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Watts	1,156	38.2	+9.4
	Conservative	Glenn Armitage	1,110	36.6	+10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Goodair	764	25.2	+4.4
Majority			46	1.6
Turnout			3,030	26.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

[edit] External links

• Wakefield Council