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 - present

[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

Wakefield Council election 2007

[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 Democrat	Mark Goodair	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 Democrat	Douglas Dale	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 Democrat	Mark Goodair	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 Democrat	Mark Goodair	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 Democrat	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