# 2015 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

The 2015 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party and Conservatives fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, with UKIP putting forward 17 candidates. There were 9 Green candidates, 9 TUSC candidates and 6 Liberal Democrat candidates. Also standing were 2 Yorkshire First representatives, and one Independent.

## Council Make-up

The make up of the Council following the election was:
Party political make-up of Wakefield Council :
| Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) |
| Party | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) |
| Labour | 52 | 54 | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Conservative | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UKIP | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Summary

Wakefield Local Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 49.0 | 71,701 | +1.4 |
| Conservative | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 26.5 | 38,812 | +4.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.9 | 26,218 | -4.4 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 3744 | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2973 | -0.7 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1627 | -0.7 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 653 | +0.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 580 | -2.0 |
* +/- compared with Wakefield Council election 2014.

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

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jessica Carrington | 3437 | 45.7 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Don Marshall | 2081 | 27.7 | +5.5 |
| | UKIP | Mick Tetlow | 1507 | 20.0 | −14.6 |
| | Yorkshire First | Martin Roberts | 493 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1356 | 18.0 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7518 | 58.5 | +28.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yvonne Crewe | 4103 | 70.1 | +15.7 |
| | Conservative | Amy Swift | 1047 | 17.9 | +8.8 |
| | Green | Simon Addy | 706 | 12.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3056 | 52.2 | +34.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5856 | 50.1 | +25.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jo Hepworth | 4168 | 55.3 | +5.9 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Johnston | 1715 | 22.8 | −13.8 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hill | 1655 | 22.0 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2453 | 32.5 | +19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7538 | 57.4 | +29.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Wallis | 4015 | 62.7 | +7.8 |
| | UKIP | Dawn Lumb | 1590 | 24.8 | −12.6 |
| | Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 798 | 12.5 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2425 | 37.9 | +20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6403 | 52.4 | +25.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Cummings | 3625 | 47.6 | +8.2 |
| | UKIP | Steve Ashton | 2109 | 27.7 | −7.7% |
| | Conservative | Madalena Mestre | 1886 | 24.8 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1516 | 19.9 | +15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7620 | 62.6 | +28.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Featherstone ward

Featherstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Isherwood | 4111 | 59.2 | −21.4 |
| | UKIP | David Sea-Borne | 1512 | 21.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Rodney Williams | 934 | 13.5 | −5.9 |
| | Independent | Karen Palmer | 382 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2599 | 37.4 | −23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6939 | 53.7 | +27.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glyn Lloyd | 3856 | 61.5 | +7.6 |
| | UKIP | Penny Ashton | 1568 | 25.0 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative | Philip Davies | 842 | 13.4 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2288 | 36.5 | +19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6266 | 52.3 | +26.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Holwell | 2557 | 33.4 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Rory Bickerton | 2512 | 32.8 | −8.5 |
| | UKIP | Bob Dixon | 1570 | 20.5 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 660 | 8.6 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Richard Norris | 299 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | TUSC | John Vasey | 65 | 0.8 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 0.6 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7663 | 63.3 | +30.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Knottingley ward

Knottingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glen Burton | 4070 | 76.5 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Norris | 1253 | 23.5 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2817 | 53.0 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5323 | 50.7 | +26.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Normanton ward

Normanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Dagger | 3585 | 54.4 | −20.2 |
| | UKIP | Colin Wroe | 1752 | 26.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jean Molloy | 1251 | 19.0 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1833 | 27.8 | −21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6588 | 52.1 | +28.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ossett ward

Ossett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Taylor | 2977 | 36.6 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Don Hitchen | 2302 | 28.3 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Cook | 2058 | 25.3 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Sargeant | 457 | 5.6 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Lesley Kimber | 342 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 8.3 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8136 | 63.2 | +29.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pat Garbutt | 3398 | 51.7 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | Nathan Garbutt | 1422 | 21.6 | −14.0 |
| | Conservative | Chris Speight | 1375 | 20.9 | +7.2 |
| | Green | Rennie Smith | 286 | 4.3 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Daniel Dearden | 97 | 1.5 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1976 | 30.1 | +17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6578 | 54.0 | +25.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pontefract South

Pontefract South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jones | 3577 | 49.1 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Walsh | 3196 | 43.8 | +9.9 |
| | TUSC | John Gill | 518 | 7.1 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | 5.3 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7291 | 61.1 | +25.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Tulley | 4889 | 68.3 | +26.7 |
| | UKIP | Jim Kenyon | 1672 | 23.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charles Scholes | 601 | 8.4 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3217 | 45.0 | +35.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7162 | 53.2 | +26.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Hudson | 3351 | 42.3 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Malyk | 2358 | 29.8 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | James Johnston | 1651 | 20.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dodd | 427 | 5.4 | −2.4 |
| | TUSC | Dave Byrom | 129 | 1.6 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 | 12.5 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7916 | 62.7 | +31.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stuart Heptinstall | 3714 | 60.5 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 1396 | 22.7 | +7.0 |
| | Green | Jody Gabriel | 518 | 8.4 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Mick Griffiths | 313 | 5.1 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Steve Gilks | 198 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2318 | 37.8 | +14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6139 | 51.7 | +21.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Isherwood | 2666 | 42.6 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Annemarie Glover | 1495 | 23.9 | +7.3 |
| | UKIP | Keith Wells | 1319 | 21.1 | −8.9 |
| | Green | Stuart Boothman | 395 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Adrian O'Malley | 216 | 3.5 | −0.6 |
| | Yorkshire First | Lucy Brown | 161 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1171 | 18.7 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6252 | 55.4 | +24.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Sanders | 3318 | 38.3 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Jayne Wilby | 2614 | 29.6 | −9.5 |
| | UKIP | Ruth Sheard | 1743 | 19.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Finbarr Cronin | 590 | 6.7 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Miriam Hawkins | 405 | 4.6 | −8.9 |
| | TUSC | Sam Lynch | 91 | 1.0 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 767 | 8.7 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8824 | 64.3 | +31.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Monica Graham | 3577 | 53.3 | +13.6 |
| | Labour | Darren Byford | 2121 | 31.6 | +11.7 |
| | Green | Mark Pedlar | 495 | 7.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Currie | 395 | 5.9 | +1.0 |
| | TUSC | John Sibbald | 129 | 1.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1456 | 21.7 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6717 | 62.8 | +23.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ryan Case | 2521 | 42.5 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hunt | 1714 | 28.9 | +1.7 |
| | UKIP | Ian Johnston | 1324 | 22.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Brian Else | 298 | 5.0 | −10.5 |
| | TUSC | Neil Taylor | 69 | 1.2 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 807 | 13.6 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5926 | 52.5 | +23.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charlie Keith | 3066 | 39.7 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Dean Ryan | 2501 | 32.4 | +9.1 |
| | UKIP | Brian Moorhouse | 1706 | 22.1 | −16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Arthur | 444 | 5.8 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 565 | 7.3 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7717 | 64.4 | +30.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |