Wakefield Council election, 2011

The 2011 Wakefield Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of City of Wakefield Metropolitan 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 political make-up of Wakefield Council
   Party Seats Current Council (2011)
2008 2010 2011
  Labour 32 34 39                                                                                                                    
  Conservative 23 23 21                                                                                                                    
  Independent 6 5 3                                                                                                                    
  Lib Dems 2 1 0                                                                                                                    

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Election result

Wakefield Local Election Result 2011
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 Democrat 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

Ward results

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
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 Democrat 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

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
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

Altofts and Whitwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Heather Hudson 2,582 64.1 +17.9
Conservative Steven Beeton 1,009 25.1 +3.8
Liberal Democrat 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

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
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

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Cummings 2,954 61.2 +21.3
Conservative Jane Brown 1,446 30.0 +1
Liberal Democrat 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

Featherstone
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

Hemsworth
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

Horbury and South Ossett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Holmes 2,433 48.7 +12.4
Conservative Alyson Ripley 2,048 41.0 +3.4
Liberal Democrat 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

Knottingley
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

Normanton
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

Ossett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Taylor 2,178 43.1 +8
Labour Tony Richardson 2,039 40.3 +11.6
Liberal Democrat David Smith 801 15.8 -12
Majority 139 2.7
Turnout 5,055 39.7 -26.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North
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

Pontefract South
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

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
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

Stanley and Outwood East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Hudson 2,478 55.3 +17.8
Conservative Richard Wakefield 1,611 36.0 +3.1
Liberal Democrat 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

Wakefield East
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 Democrat 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

Wakefield North
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 Democrat 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

Wakefield Rural
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 Democrat 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

Wakefield South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Monica Graham 2,545 54.7 +16.5
Labour Nick Brown 1,610 34.6 +10.6
Liberal Democrat 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

Wakefield West
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 Democrat 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

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
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 Democrat Sean McHale 280 6.1 +6.1
Majority 395 8.6
Turnout 4,574 39.4 -25.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Preceded by
Wakefield Council election, 2010		 Wakefield local elections Succeeded by
Wakefield Council election, 2012
  1. ^ http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/Elections/localelection2011.htm