# 2000 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

The 2000 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 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 kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 55
* Conservative 6
* Liberal Democrat 1
* Independent 1

## Election result

Wakefield Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 16 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 76.2 | 51.2 | 26,687 |
| Conservative | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 19.0 | 32.0 | 16,673 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 5,695 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4.2 | 2,209 |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 851 |

## Ward results

Castleford Ferry Fryston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Phelps | 1,068 | 58.4 |
| | Independent | John Bird | 614 | 33.6 |
| | Conservative | Madge Richards | 148 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 454 | 24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,830 | 19.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Castleford Glasshoughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Wallis | 1,383 | 76.5 |
| | Conservative | Charles Scholes | 278 | 15.4 |
| | Socialist Labour | Angela Herbert | 148 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,105 | 61.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,809 | 17.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Castleford Whitwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Darran Travis | 1,498 | 77.3 |
| | Conservative | Norma Crossely | 300 | 15.5 |
| | Socialist Labour | Zane Carpenter | 140 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,198 | 61.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,938 | 20.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Crofton & Ackworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Chris Heinitz | 1,212 | 48.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Ledgard | 707 | 28.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James McDougall | 573 | 23.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 505 | 20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,492 | 21.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Featherstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Bond | 1,329 | 54.4 |
| | Featherstone Labour 1st | Stephen Vickers | 798 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative | Brigid Hopkins | 318 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,445 | 22.8 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Hemsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Albert Manifield | 1,280 | 74.8 |
| | Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 432 | 25.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 848 | 49.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,712 | 16.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Horbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Smith | 1,416 | 45.0 |
| | Labour | Philip McNeil | 1,020 | 32.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 710 | 22.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,146 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Knottingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Glenn Burton | 1,338 | 71.5 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Allerton | 533 | 28.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 805 | 43.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,871 | 17.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Normanton & Sharlston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John McGowan | 1,405 | 61.3 |
| | Conservative | Neil Webster | 452 | 19.7 |
| | Socialist Labour | Thomas Appleyard | 436 | 19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 953 | 41.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,293 | 19.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ossett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alec Metcalfe | 1,135 | 36.3 |
| | Labour | Aynur Rigby | 1,103 | 35.2 |
| | Conservative | Jane Brown | 893 | 28.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,131 | 25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Pontefract North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Grason | 1,453 | 71.1 |
| | Conservative | June Drysdale | 590 | 28.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 863 | 42.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,043 | 16.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Pontefract South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Dean | 1,250 | 48.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Molloy | 1,023 | 39.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Arthur | 297 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,570 | 24.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
South Elmsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dean Taylor | 1,290 | 70.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Hall | 534 | 29.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 41.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,824 | 16.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
South Kirkby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Laurie Harrison | 1,286 | 63.1 |
| | Independent Labour | Eric Tunstall | 530 | 26.0 |
| | Conservative | John Alexander | 223 | 10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 37.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,039 | 19.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Stanley & Altofts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clive Hudson | 1,354 | 48.6 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Sheen | 783 | 28.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 651 | 23.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,788 | 20.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Stanley & Wrenthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Philip Dobson | 1,435 | 45.1 |
| | Conservative | Christian Hazell | 1,181 | 37.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dodd | 566 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,182 | 21.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Wakefield Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Walker | 1,183 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | Janet Deighton | 1,179 | 42.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Morgan | 303 | 10.9 |
| | Socialist Labour | Paul Turek | 127 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,792 | 24.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Wakefield East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Mitchell | 1,503 | 54.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Harvey | 716 | 25.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Dale | 329 | 11.9 |
| | Save our Services | Michael Griffiths | 220 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | 28.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,768 | 22.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Wakefield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Melvyn Taylor | 1,253 | 52.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Mitchell | 786 | 32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Dale | 351 | 14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 467 | 19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,390 | 21.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Wakefield Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bryan Denson | 1,606 | 51.7 |
| | Labour | Maureen Cummings | 1,134 | 36.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Neale | 368 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,108 | 24.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Wakefield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Hazell | 2,571 | 65.2 |
| | Labour | John Garrod | 914 | 23.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nuthall | 412 | 10.4 |
| | Independent | Stephen Selby | 47 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,657 | 42.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,944 | 32.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |