The 2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in the 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 as follows.
Party | Seats | Current Council (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 | 2008 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour | 40 | 32 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 16 | 23 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lib Dems | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- Labour 33 (+1)
- Conservative 24 (+1)
- Independent 5 (-1)
- Liberal Democrat 1 (-1)[1]
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 14 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 67 | 43.4 | 64,138 | +8% | |
Conservative | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 33 | 28.8 | 42,587 | -5% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11.6 | 17,185 | +3% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13,247 | +1% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6.7 | 9,846 | -7% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 508 | -1% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 235 | ±0% | |
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 159 | ±0% |
Ward results edit
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Allan Garbutt | 3,001 | 37.6 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | Don Marshall | 2,434 | 30.5 | -12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brendan Power | 1,034 | 13.0 | -5.5 | |
Independent | John Evans | 745 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
BNP | Ian Kitchen | 722 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 567 | 7.1 | +12 | ||
Turnout | 7,973 | 63 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +6% |
Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Broom | 3,305 | 55.7 | +9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Kirby | 1,009 | 17.0 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Mellisa Wan Omer | 715 | 12.1 | -5.9 | |
BNP | Stephen Rogerson | 668 | 11.3 | -9.6 | |
Independent | Jason Smart | 220 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 2,296 | 38.7 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,930 | 51.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.2% |
Altofts and Whitwood ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darran Travis | 3,385 | 46.2 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | David Rudge | 1,561 | 21.3 | -1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 1533 | 20.9 | -2.6 | |
BNP | Adam Frazer | 818 | 11.2 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 1,824 | 24.9 | +11 | ||
Turnout | 7,327 | 59.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denise Jeffery | 4,146 | 63.1 | ||
Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 1,209 | 18.4 | ||
BNP | Rita Robinson | 1,147 | 17.5 | ||
Majority | 2,937 | 44.7 | |||
Turnout | 6,573 | 54.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Manifield | 3,166 | 39.9 | ||
Conservative | Ian Sanders | 2,305 | 29.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Thompson | 1,262 | 15.9 | ||
BNP | Dean Crossland | 846 | 10.6 | ||
Independent | Barry Murphy | 345 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 861 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,944 | 65.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Featherstone ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dick Taylor | 3,970 | 56.0 | ||
Independent | Roy Bickerton | 1,466 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative | Michael Ledgard | 923 | 13.0 | ||
Independent | James Goodfellow | 668 | 9.4 | ||
Majority | 2,504 | 35.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,090 | 56.2 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Hemsworth ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Pickin | 3,630 | 54.7 | ||
Independent | Raymond Warren | 1,341 | 20.2 | ||
Conservative | Philip Davies | 942 | 14.2 | ||
BNP | Ian Kitchen | 646 | 10.6 | ||
Majority | 2,289 | 34.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,633 | 56.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Horbury and South Ossett ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Hick | 3,034 | 37.6 | ||
Labour | Brian Holmes | 2,932 | 36.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 1,517 | 18.8 | ||
BNP | Michael Bailey | 558 | 6.9 | ||
Majority | 102 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 8,070 | 67.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Knottingley ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Ellis | 3,092 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | Jon Wadey | 1,379 | 24.9 | ||
BNP | Norman Tate | 1,012 | 18.3 | ||
Majority | 1,713 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,528 | 52.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Normanton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elaine Blezard | 3,139 | 47.0 | ||
Conservative | Jean Molloy | 1,370 | 20.5 | ||
Independent | Graeme Milner | 1,231 | 18.4 | ||
BNP | Philip Downton | 885 | 13.3 | ||
Majority | 1,769 | 26.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,674 | 53.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ossett ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Bunney | 2,933 | 35.1 | ||
Labour | Tony Richardson | 2,401 | 28.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Hunter | 2,327 | 27.8 | ||
BNP | Ian Senior | 685 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 532 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,368 | 66.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Pontefract North ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Tennant | 3,051 | 45.6 | ||
Conservative | Carl Milner | 1,594 | 23.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Doug Dale | 1,008 | 15.1 | ||
Independent | Bob Evison | 279 | 4.2 | ||
Green | Rennie Smith | 150 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 1,457 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,692 | 55.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pontefract South ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoff Walsh | 2,978 | 39.1 | ||
Labour | Jack Kershaw | 2,773 | 36.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Rush | 1,333 | 17.5 | ||
Independent | Matt Haddleton | 275 | 3.6 | ||
Green | Neil Frankland | 150 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 205 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,612 | 63 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Laurie Harrison | 3,433 | 46.8 | ||
Independent | Fred Hilton | 2,129 | 29.0 | ||
BNP | Linda Westwood | 1,000 | 13.6 | ||
Conservative | Christian IAnson | 734 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 1,304 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,334 | 54.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stanley and Outwood East ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacqui Williams | 2,936 | 37.5 | ||
Conservative | Richard Wakefield | 2,578 | 32.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 1,539 | 19.6 | ||
BNP | Keith Sharp | 761 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | 358 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,838 | 65.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield East ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Olivia Rowley | 3,109 | 49.5 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Bracewell | 1,287 | 20.5 | ||
BNP | Robert Arnold | 567 | 9.0 | ||
Socialist Alternative | Michael Griffiths | 159 | 10.7 | ||
Majority | 1,822 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 6,284 | 53.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield North ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tracey Hardwick | 2,703 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | Gareth Hunt | 1,904 | 29.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Moxon | 1,101 | 17.2 | ||
BNP | Grant Rowe | 449 | 7.0 | ||
UKIP | Keith Wells | 235 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 799 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,412 | 57.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wakefield Rural ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | June Drysdale | 4,107 | 44.6 | ||
Labour | John Newsome | 2,859 | 31.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 1,507 | 16.4 | ||
BNP | Ian Light | 700 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 1,248 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,203 | 69 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wakefield South ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nadeem Ahmed | 2,710 | 38.2 | -1.6 | |
Labour | Charlie Keith | 1,703 | 24.0 | ||
Independent | Norman Hazell | 1,147 | 16.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nuthall | 1,106 | 15.6 | ||
BNP | Elizabeth Downton | 416 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 1,007 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,097 | 66.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wakefield West ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Stone | 2,432 | 38.1 | ||
Labour | Hilary Mitchell | 2,252 | 35.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Morgan | 909 | 14.3 | ||
BNP | Neville Poynton | 559 | 8.8 | +0.3 | |
Green | Brian Else | 208 | 3.8 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 180 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,378 | 56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Betty Liles | 3,398 | 45.9 | ||
Labour | Martyn Johnson | 3,152 | 42.5 | ||
BNP | Graham Thewlis-Hardy | 808 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 246 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,411 | 64.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Local election results 2010". Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2021.