2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
21 of 63 seats on Wakefield Council, plus 1 Vacancy; 32 seats needed for a majority
Leader before election; Denise Jeffery; Labour	Leader after election ; TBD;

The 2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election is scheduled to take place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Wakefield Council, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day.^[1] One third of the council is up for election plus a vacancy.

Background[edit]

These seats were last contested at the 2021 local election, in which Labour Lost 7 seats, whilst the Conservatives gained 6 seats and the Liberal Democrats gained one seat.^[2]

Labour have controlled the council since its formation in 1974.

Results[edit]

List of Council Candidates:^[3][edit]

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton[edit]

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Martin Roberts
	Conservative	Dylan Nykamp
	Green	Jody Gabriel
Majority
Turnout

Airedale and Ferry Fryston[edit]

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Jackie Ferguson*
	Conservative	Eamonn Mullins
	Green	John Ingham
	Wakefield District Independents	Neil Kennedy
Majority
Turnout

Altofts and Whitwood[edit]

Altofts & Whitwood
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Josie Pritchard*
	Conservative	Peter Forster
	Green	Krys Holmes
	Wakefield District Independents	John Thomas
Majority
Turnout

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton[edit]

Castleford Central And Glasshoughton
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Richard Forster*
	Conservative	Joanne Smart
	Green	Stephan Brennan
	Yorkshire	Paul Phelps
Majority
Turnout

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton[edit]

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Faith Heptinstall
	Conservative	Elizabeth Cowton
	Green	Garry Newby
Majority
Turnout

Featherstone[edit]

Featherstone
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Maureen Tennant-King*
	Conservative	Anthony Hill
	Green	Cynthia Dickenson
Majority
Turnout

Hemsworth[edit]

Hemsworth
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Laura Jones
	Conservative	Doreen Smart
	TUSC	Michael James Johnson
	Green	Lyn Morton
Majority
Turnout

Horbury and South Ossett[edit]

Horbury and South Ossett
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Darren Byford*
	Conservative	Madalena Coutinho
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Goodair
	Green	Richard Norris
	Independent	Mark Harrop
Majority
Turnout

Knottingley[edit]

Knottingley
Party		Candidate
	Liberal Democrats	Adele Hayes*
	Conservative	Amy Swift
	Labour	Theo Biddle
	Green	Ruth Love
Majority
Turnout

Normanton(Two Seats)[edit]

Normanton
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Julie Medford*
	Labour	Daniel Wilton
	Wakefield District Independents	Cliff Parsons
	Green	John Clayton
	Conservative	Tomas Mestre
	Conservative	Chad Thomas
Majority
Turnout

Ossett[edit]

Ossett
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Karl Clough
	Labour	Duncan Smith
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Sargeant
	Green	Stephen Scott
	Yorkshire	Simon Biltcliffe
	Reform UK	Sandra Senior
Majority
Turnout

Pontefract North[edit]

Pontefract North
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Helen Antcliff
	Conservative	Jack Crosswaite
	Yorkshire	Chris Dawson
	Green	Emma Tingle
Majority
Turnout

Pontefract South[edit]

Pontefract South
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Julie Craig
	Conservative	Tony Hames*
	Green	Oliver Watkins
Majority
Turnout

South Elmsall and South Kirkby[edit]

South Elmsall and South Kirkby
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Michelle Collins*
	Conservative	Daniel Wrightson
	Green	Stefan Ludewig
Majority
Turnout

Stanley and Outwood East[edit]

Stanley and Outwood East
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Matthew Morley*
	Conservative	Margaret Woolmer
	Green	Richard Copeland
	Wakefield District Independents	Jenny Prest
	TUSC	Darren Lumber
Majority
Turnout

Wakefield East[edit]

Wakefield East
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Natalie Walton
	Conservative	Naeem Formuli
	Green	Janet Mackintosh
	TUSC	Michael Griffiths
Majority
Turnout

Wakefield North[edit]

Wakefield North
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Elizabeth Rhodes*
	Conservative	Tim Woolmer
	Green	Ashton Howick
	Yorkshire	Andy Mack
	TUSC	Tom Griffiths
Majority
Turnout

Wakefield Rural[edit]

Wakefield Rural
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Ian Sanders
	Labour	Andy Nicholls
	Green	Karen Sadler
	Yorkshire	David Herdson
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Lord
Majority
Turnout

Wakefield South[edit]

Wakefield South
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	James Hardwick
	Labour	Shabaan Saleem
	Green	Kate Dodd
	Yorkshire	Daniel Cochran
Majority
Turnout

Wakefield West[edit]

Wakefield West
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Hilary Mitchell*
	Conservative	John Higson
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Hayes
	Green	Laura Towle
	Heritage	Susan Stretton
Majority
Turnout

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West[edit]

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Waj Ali
	Labour	Brendan Fraser
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Walton
	Green	Daniel Russell
	Yorkshire	Brent Hawksley
	Wakefield District Independents	Nic Stansby
	Reform UK	David Dews
Majority
Turnout

References[edit]

^ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
^ "Local elections 2021: Labour lose ground in Wakefield but retain control". BBC News. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
^ "Statements as to Persons Nominated for the District elections - Wakefield Council". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[1] "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[2] "Local elections 2021: Labour lose ground in Wakefield but retain control". BBC News. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[3] "Statements as to Persons Nominated for the District elections - Wakefield Council". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

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