# 2016 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

The 2016 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party and the Conservative Party fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, with UK Independence Party putting forward 11 candidates, 9 Liberal Democrat candidates, 6 Trade Union and Socialist Coalition candidates, 5 Yorkshire First candidates, 3 Green Party candidates and 4 Independent candidates.

## 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 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 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 | 54 | 53 | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Conservative | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UKIP | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Summary

Wakefield Local Election Result 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90.0 | 53.4 | 39,305 | +4.4 |
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 10.0 | 23.3 | 17,171 | -3.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 8478 | -6.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2901 | +3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2577 | +1.5 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1270 | +1.3 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1044 | +0.3 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 855 | -1.5 |
* +/- compared with Wakefield Council election 2015.

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

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martyn Ward | 1631 | 45.7 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | Don Marshall | 776 | 20.5 | −7.7 |
| | UKIP | Nathan Garbutt | 639 | 16.9 | −4.1 |
| | Independent | Steven Pallett | 500 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Yorkshire First | Martin Roberts | 234 | 6.2 | −0.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 855 | 22.6 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3780 | 30.6 | −27.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Les Shaw | 2142 | 82.1 | +12 |
| | Conservative | Amy Swift | 467 | 17.9 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1675 | 52.2 | +12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2609 | 23.5 | −26.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Altofts and Whitwood ward

Altofts and Whitwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Box | 1994 | 58.5 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hill | 668 | 19.6 | −2.4 |
| | Independent | Matthew Jeans | 384 | 11.3 | N/A |
| | Yorkshire First | Steve Crookes | 363 | 10.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1326 | 38.9 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3409 | 27.4 | −30.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Forster | 2133 | 69.0 | +6.3 |
| | UKIP | Dawn Lumb | 718 | 23.2 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Joanne Smart | 241 | 7.8 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1415 | 45.8 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3092 | 27.0 | −25.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Faith Heptinstall | 1968 | 48.8 | +1.2 |
| | UKIP | Steve Ashton | 1003 | 24.9 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Tony Ayoade | 812 | 20.1 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Belcher | 252 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 965 | 23.9 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4035 | 34.4 | −28.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Featherstone ward

Featherstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Tennant-King | 2778 | 82.0 | +22.8 |
| | Conservative | Rodney Williams | 611 | 18.0 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2167 | 64.0 | +26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3389 | 27.6 | −26.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hemsworth ward

Hemsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauline Kitching | 1391 | 44.9 | −25.6 |
| | Independent | Ian Womersley | 1104 | 35.6 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Penny Ashton | 413 | 13.3 | −11.7 |
| | Conservative | John Martin | 190 | 6.1 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 9.3 | −27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3098 | 27.2 | −25.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Horbury and South Ossett ward

Horbury and South Ossett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darren Byford | 1611 | 39 | +6.2 |
| | UKIP | Neil Coleman | 890 | 21.5 | +1 |
| | Conservative | Madalena Mestre | 883 | 21.4 | −12 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 531 | 12.9 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Richard Norris | 216 | 5.2 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 721 | 17.5 | +16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4131 | 35.9 | −27.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Knottingley ward

Knottingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Stokes | 1597 | 61.5 | −15.0 |
| | UKIP | Lewis Thompson | 724 | 27.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 277 | 10.7 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 873 | 33.6 | −19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2598 | 26.4 | −24.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Normanton ward

Normanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Wassell | 2147 | 54.4 | +20.9 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Gilligan | 706 | 24.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1441 | 50.6 | +22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2853 | 23.9 | −28.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ossett ward

Ossett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynn Masterman | 1168 | 27.4 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Jonathon Cook | 1017 | 23.8 | −1.3 |
| | Independent | Tony Richardson | 913 | 21.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Terry Brown | 880 | 20.6 | −16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Sargeant | 290 | 6.8 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 3.6 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4268 | 34.9 | −28.3 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Pontefract North ward

Pontefract North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lorna Malkin | 1601 | 53.3 |
| | UKIP | Joshua Spencer | 762 | 25.4 |
| | Conservative | Chris Hyomes | 470 | 15.7 |
| | Yorkshire First | Arnie Craven | 168 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3001 | 26.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pontefract South

Pontefract South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Celia Loughran | 1917 | 47.2 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Walsh | 1669 | 41.1 | −2.7 |
| | TUSC | John Gill | 271 | 6.7 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Woodlock | 203 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 6.1 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4060 | 35.3 | −25.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michelle Collins | 2802 | 83.9 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Chris I'Anson | 536 | 16.1 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2266 | 67.8 | +22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3338 | 26.1 | −27.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stanley and Outwood East ward

Stanley and Outwood East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Morley | 1873 | 48.6 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Gill Laidler | 950 | 24.6 | −5.2 |
| | UKIP | James Johnston | 831 | 21.5 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dodd | 151 | 3.9 | −1.5 |
| | TUSC | Dave Byrom | 52 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 923 | 24.0 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3857 | 32.0 | −30.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield East ward

Wakefield East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosaline Lund | 2225 | 66.8 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 550 | 16.5 | −6.2 |
| | Green | Jody Gabriel | 315 | 9.5 | +1.1 |
| | TUSC | Mick Griffiths | 243 | 7.3 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1675 | 50.3 | +12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3333 | 30.8 | −20.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield North ward

Wakefield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Rhodes | 1781 | 55.2 | +12.6 |
| | UKIP | Keith Wells | 636 | 19.7 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Allan Couch | 564 | 17.5 | −6.4 |
| | Yorkshire First | Lucy Brown | 246 | 7.6 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1171 | 35.5 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3227 | 30.5 | −24.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield Rural ward

Wakefield Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cynthia Binns | 1978 | 43.8 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Jayne Wilby | 1744 | 38.6 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Finbarr Cronin | 546 | 12.1 | +5.4 |
| | TUSC | Sam Lynch | 246 | 5.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 5.2 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4514 | 34.2 | −30.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Wakefield South ward

Wakefield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Hunt | 1643 | 45.1 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Bain | 1408 | 38.6 | +7.0 |
| | Yorkshire First | Daniel Cochran | 259 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Currie | 248 | 6.8 | +0.9 |
| | TUSC | John Sibbald | 89 | 2.4 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 6.5 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3647 | 36.2 | −26.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wakefield West ward

Wakefield West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hilary Mitchell | 1563 | 49.0 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Dianne Presha | 962 | 30.2 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Brian Else | 324 | 10.2 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Williams | 196 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Neil Taylor | 143 | 4.5 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 601 | 18.8 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3188 | 30.2 | −22.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martyn Johnson | 1831 | 43.9 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Sam Harvey | 1338 | 32.1 | −0.3 |
| | UKIP | Ian Sheldrake | 845 | 20.2 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natasha De Vere | 160 | 3.8 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 11.8 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4174 | 36.4 | −28.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |