# Wakefield Metropolitan District Council elections

One third of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England is elected each year for 3 years, followed by one year without an election. 63 councillors are elected with 3 from each of the 21 wards.

## Council elections

* 1998 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 1999 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2000 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2002 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2003 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2004 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election (whole council elected after boundary changes)
* 2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2007 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2008 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2011 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2015 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2016 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2018 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2019 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
* 2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

## Borough result maps

* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1998-2002

Wakefield Central By-Election 18 June 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Richardson | 988 | 49.3 | −22.8 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Blackburn | 661 | 33.0 | +15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 356 | 17.8 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,005 | 17.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontefract South By-Election 7 October 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 833 | 55.0 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | | 511 | 37.7 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Dale | 171 | 11.3 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,515 | 14.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2001-2009

Pontefract South By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 3,013 | 51.8 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | | 2,004 | 34.5 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 797 | 13.7 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,009 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,814 | 54.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Horbury By-Election 4 October 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 848 | 42.7 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | | 605 | 30.4 | −14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 405 | 20.4 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | | 69 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Independent | | 60 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,987 | 16.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Horbury and South Ossett By-Election 21 April 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Watts | 1,156 | 38.2 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | Glenn Armitage | 1,110 | 36.6 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 764 | 25.2 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,030 | 26.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Airedale and Ferry Fryston By-Election 21 January 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Les Shaw | 1,330 | 49.9 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kirby | 603 | 22.6 | +8.3 |
| | BNP | Stephen Rogerson | 353 | 13.3 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | Carl Milner | 275 | 10.3 | −7.7 |
| | Independent | Jason Smart | 102 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 727 | 27.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,663 | 23.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Horbury and South Ossett By-Election 7 July 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Holmes | 1,776 | 51.4 | +2.2% |
| | Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 1061 | 30.7 | −10.5% |
| | UKIP | David Dews | 232 | 6.7 | +6.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 200 | 5.8 | −3.7% |
| | Independent | Norman Tate | 93 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Mark Harrop | 88 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 715 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3, 454 | 28.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Castleford and Glasshoughton By-Election 21 February 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Forster | 1,567 | 76.7 |
| | UKIP | Nathan Garbutt | 349 | 17.1 |
| | Conservative | Anne-Marie Glover | 95 | 4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 33 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1218 | 60.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,044 | 16.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Horbury and South Ossett By-Election 28 November 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rory Bickerton | 1,061 | 40.3 | −0.2% |
| | UKIP | Graham Jesty | 856 | 32.5 | +22.5 |
| | Conservative | Angela Howell | 504 | 19.1 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 212 | 8.1 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2, 633 | 20.77 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Pontefract North By-Election 24 September 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Lorna Malkin | 909 |
| | UKIP | Nathan Garbutt | 453 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hill | 299 |
| | Yorkshire First | Lucy Brown | 124 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Woodlock | 86 |
| | TUSC | Daniel Dearden | 24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Stanley and Outwood East By-Election 12 October 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Spencer Hemmingway | 1,353 | 51.0 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Nathan Garbutt Moore | 847 | 31.9 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Kate Sinclair | 165 | 6.2 | +2.3 |
| | Yorkshire | Lucy Victoria Brown | 153 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| | UKIP | James Lee Johnston | 136 | 5.1 | −16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | 19.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,655 | 21.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wakefield West By-Election 23 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Paul Graham | 1,118 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Lesley Hunt | 933 | 41.4 |
| | Yorkshire | Paul Phelps | 152 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter John Williams | 46 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2253 | 20.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2022-2026

Featherstone By-Election 12 December 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Scott Haslam | 893 | 42.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howden | 548 | 25.9 |
| | Reform UK | Waj Ali | 463 | 21.8 |
| | Conservative | Pepe Ruzvidzo | 141 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Alexander Wood | 74 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,119 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |