# 2011 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

The 2011 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District 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. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party political make-up of Wakefield Council :
| Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) |
| Party | 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) | Current Council (2011) |
| Labour | 32 | 34 | 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Conservative | 23 | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lib Dems | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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 Democrats | 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 | |
* 0.7% of ballots were spoilt

## Ward results
### Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton :
| Party | 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 Democrats | David Arthur | 285 | 6.0 | −7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 841 | 17.7 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,755 | 37.5 | −25.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yvonne Crewe | 2,611 | 80.1 | +24.4 |
| | Conservative | Mellisa Wan Omer | 627 | 19.2 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,984 | 60.9 | +22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,258 | 28.2 | −23.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Heather Hudson | 2,582 | 64.1 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | Steven Beeton | 1,009 | 25.1 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 404 | 10.0 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,573 | 39.1 | +14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,027 | 32.2 | −27.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,164 | 60.8 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,558 | 54.5 | −24.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Cummings | 2,954 | 61.2 | +21.3 |
| | Conservative | Jane Brown | 1,446 | 30.0 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Pilkington | 403 | 8.3 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,508 | 31.2 | +20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,827 | 39.7 | −25.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Featherstone ward

Featherstone :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,614 | 37.1 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,347 | 34.4 | −21.8 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,244 | 31.9 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,902 | 32.9 | −23.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Holmes | 2,433 | 48.7 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | Alyson Ripley | 2,048 | 41.0 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 473 | 9.5 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,998 | 41.4 | −25.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Knottingley ward

Knottingley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,319 | 41.8 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,135 | 29.5 | −22.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Normanton ward

Normanton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,617 | 45.6 | +19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,546 | 28.5 | −25.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ossett ward

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

### Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,367 | 36.1 | +14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,784 | 31.2 | −24.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pontefract South ward

Pontefract South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Dean | 2,734 | 53.5 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | Philip Booth | 2,341 | 45.8 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,114 | 42.5 | −20.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,050 | 65.5 | +47.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,656 | 34.7 | −19.7 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Hudson | 2,478 | 55.3 | +17.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 1,611 | 36.0 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dodd | 360 | 8.0 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 867 | 19.3 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,481 | 37.1 | −28.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East :
| Party | 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 Democrats | Rob Bell | 294 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,711 | 43.2 | +14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,964 | 33.6 | −19.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North :
| Party | 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 Democrats | Dale Doug | 259 | 7.1 | −10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,181 | 32.2 | +19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,667 | 32.8 | −24.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural :
| Party | 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 Democrats | Dennis Cronin | 271 | 5.0 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 1.4 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,421 | 40.3 | −28.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Monica Graham | 2,545 | 54.7 | +16.5 |
| | Labour | Nick Brown | 1,610 | 34.6 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nuthall | 469 | 10.1 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 935 | 20.1 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,655 | 43.4 | −23.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West :
| Party | 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 Democrats | Susan Morgan | 140 | 3.6 | −10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 1.2 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,908 | 34.5 | −21.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West :
| Party | 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 Democrats | Sean McHale | 280 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,574 | 39.4 | −25.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |