2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
January 01, 1970
The 2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.
^. Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
^. Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
^. Wakefield Council. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
January 01, 1970
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The 2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire England One third of the council was up for election 2012 local election results in Wakefield Contents 1 Council Make up 2 Election result 3 Ward results 3 1 Ackworth North Elmsall and Upton ward 3 2 Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward 3 3 Altofts and Whitwood ward 3 4 Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward 3 5 Crofton Ryhill and Walton ward 3 6 Featherstone ward 3 7 Hemsworth ward 3 8 Horbury and South Ossett ward 3 9 Knottingley ward 3 10 Normanton ward 3 11 Ossett ward 3 12 Pontefract North ward 3 13 Pontefract South 3 14 South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward 3 15 Stanley and Outwood East ward 3 16 Wakefield East ward 3 17 Wakefield North ward 3 18 Wakefield Rural ward 3 19 Wakefield South ward 3 20 Wakefield West ward 3 21 Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward 4 ReferencesCouncil Make up editThe make up of the Council after the election was Party political make up of Wakefield Council Party Seats Current Council 2012 2010 1 2011 2 2012 3 Labour 33 40 52 Conservative 24 20 11 Independent 5 3 0 Lib Dems 1 0 0 Election result editWakefield Local Election Result 2012 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 20 12 0 12 95 56 2 41 147 0 4 Conservative 1 0 9 9 5 23 6 17 251 6 3 UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 5 804 4 8 Independent 0 0 3 3 0 6 5 4 746 3 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 424 1 7 Green 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 801 0 2 English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 594 0 8 TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 76 0 2 compared with Wakefield Council election 2011 Ward results editAckworth North Elmsall and Upton ward edit Ackworth North Elmsall and Upton Party Candidate Votes Labour Martyn Ward 2 128 62 4 10 2 Conservative Don Marshall 1 282 37 6 3 Majority 846 24 8 7 1 Turnout 3 410 26 9 10 6 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward edit Airedale and Ferry Fryston Party Candidate Votes Labour Les Shaw 1 977 73 3 6 8 UKIP Arnie Craven 556 20 4 20 4 Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer 171 6 3 12 9 Majority 1 441 52 9 8 Turnout 2 724 23 5 4 7 Labour hold Swing Altofts and Whitwood ward edit Altofts and Whitwood Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Box 2 009 61 6 2 5 UKIP David Armitage 783 24 24 Conservative Steven Beeton 470 14 4 10 7 Majority 1 226 37 6 1 5 Turnout 3 262 25 8 6 4 Labour hold Swing Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward edit Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Party Candidate Votes Labour Mark Burns Williamson 2 306 76 3 2 1 UKIP Alison Bullivant 482 15 9 2 5 Conservative Eamonn Mullins 235 7 8 4 2 Majority 1 824 60 3 0 5 Turnout 3 023 24 8 Labour hold Swing Crofton Ryhill and Walton ward edit Crofton Ryhill and Walton Party Candidate Votes Labour Faith Hepptinstall 2 582 67 3 6 1 Conservative Allan Couch 1 253 32 7 2 7 Majority 1 329 34 7 3 5 Turnout 3 835 31 6 8 1 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Featherstone ward edit Featherstone Party Candidate Votes Labour June Cliffe 2 649 83 7 21 4 Conservative Charles Scholes 516 16 3 4 4 Majority 2 133 67 4 30 3 Turnout 3 165 34 8 9 6 Labour hold Swing Hemsworth ward edit Hemsworth Party Candidate Votes Labour Shaun Hodson 1 779 57 5 2 Independent Jim Kenyon 1 075 34 8 7 2 Conservative Philip Davies 238 7 7 4 3 Majority 704 22 8 9 1 Turnout 3 092 25 7 7 2 Labour gain from Independent Swing Horbury and South Ossett ward edit Horbury and South Ossett Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Hemingway 1 660 40 5 8 2 Conservative Richard Wakefield 934 22 8 18 2 Independent Graham Jesty 732 17 9 17 9 UKIP Anthony Lumb 429 10 5 10 5 Liberal Democrats Mark Goodair 340 8 3 1 2 Majority 726 17 7 10 Turnout 4 095 33 9 7 5 Labour gain from Independent Swing Knottingley ward edit Knottingley Party Candidate Votes Labour Graham Stokes 1 788 69 7 12 2 UKIP Clinton Rhodes 494 19 3 8 6 Conservative Jon Wadey 282 11 4 7 Majority 1 294 50 5 8 7 Turnout 2 564 23 8 5 7 Labour hold Swing Normanton ward edit Normanton Party Candidate Votes Labour Alan Wassell 1 775 62 9 1 UKIP Bryan Barkley 712 25 2 7 9 Conservative Emma Jane Lisle 337 11 9 6 4 Majority 1 063 37 6 8 Turnout 2 824 22 3 6 2 Labour hold Swing Ossett ward edit Ossett Party Candidate Votes Labour Tony Richardson 1 991 49 2 8 9 Conservative Terry Brown 1 453 35 9 7 2 Liberal Democrats David Smith 606 15 0 8 Majority 538 13 3 Turnout 4 050 31 9 7 8 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Pontefract North ward edit Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Paula Sherriff 1 649 47 9 11 9 Independent Jack Kershaw 769 22 3 22 3 Conservative Hannah Crowther 481 14 9 6 UKIP Nathan Garbutt 368 10 7 0 Green Rennie Smith 103 3 0 2 4 TUSC Daniel Dearden 76 2 2 2 2 Majority 880 25 5 10 6 Turnout 3 446 28 1 3 1 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Pontefract South edit Pontefract South Party Candidate Votes Labour Celia Loughran 2 222 50 4 3 1 Conservative Mark Crowther 1 617 36 7 9 1 UKIP Terence Edward Uttley 446 10 1 10 1 Liberal Democrats Doug Dale 122 2 8 10 1 Majority 605 13 7 6 Turnout 4 407 36 6 5 9 Labour gain from Conservative Swing South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward edit South Elmsall and South Kirkby Party Candidate Votes Labour Michelle Collins 2 071 56 1 21 5 Independent Wilf Benson 1 425 38 6 38 6 Conservative Christian IAnson 197 5 3 6 8 Majority 646 17 5 48 Turnout 3 693 27 4 Labour gain from Independent Swing Stanley and Outwood East ward edit Stanley and Outwood East Party Candidate Votes Labour Matthew Morley 2 135 61 4 6 1 Conservative James Kildea 971 27 9 8 1 Liberal Democrats Margaret Dodd 370 10 6 2 6 Majority 1 164 33 5 14 2 Turnout 3 476 28 4 8 7 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Wakefield East ward edit Wakefield East Party Candidate Votes Labour Ros Lund 1 741 50 9 13 5 Independent Choudry Ikram 659 19 3 19 3 Conservative Anthony Bracewell 596 17 4 2 4 TUSC Michael Griffiths 327 9 9 0 9 Independent Safia Ilyas 86 2 5 2 5 Majority 1 082 31 6 43 2 11 6 Turnout 3 419 28 6 33 6 5 Labour hold Swing Wakefield North ward edit Wakefield North Party Candidate Votes Labour Elizabeth Rhodes 1 901 61 0 10 1 UKIP Keith Wells 594 19 1 8 8 Conservative Dianne Presha 451 14 5 10 5 Liberal Democrats Rob Bell 170 5 5 1 6 Majority 1 307 41 9 9 7 Turnout 3 116 27 6 5 2 Labour hold Swing Wakefield Rural ward edit Wakefield Rural Party Candidate Votes Labour Lawrence Kirkpatrick 2 003 43 5 0 9 Conservative Tom Fletcher 1 778 38 6 5 4 Green Miriam Hawkins 472 10 2 2 5 Liberal Democrats Dennis Cronin 354 7 7 2 7 Majority 225 4 9 6 3 Turnout 4 607 34 6 3 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Wakefield South ward edit Wakefield South Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Hopkins 1 851 47 8 6 9 Labour Javed Iqbal 1 562 40 3 5 7 Liberal Democrats Stephen Nuthall 462 11 9 1 8 Majority 289 7 5 12 6 Turnout 3 875 36 1 7 3 Conservative hold Swing Wakefield West ward edit Wakefield West Party Candidate Votes Labour Hilary Mitchell 1 456 43 1 4 2 Conservative Philip Booth 1 101 32 6 7 5 English Democrat Norman Tate 594 17 6 17 6 Green Brian Else 226 6 7 1 4 Majority 355 10 5 Turnout 3 377 29 5 5 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward edit Wrenthorpe and Outwood West Party Candidate Votes Labour Martyn Johnson 1 743 46 9 2 3 Conservative Anne Marie Glover 1 037 27 9 7 9 UKIP David Dews 940 25 3 11 9 Majority 706 19 10 4 Turnout 3 720 31 8 7 6 Labour gain from Conservative SwingReferences edit Local election results 2010 Wakefield Council Archived from the original on 9 May 2011 Retrieved 23 April 2012 District Council Election Results 2011 Wakefield Council Archived from the original on 2 April 2012 Retrieved 23 April 2012 Local election results 2012 Wakefield Council Archived from the original on 3 September 2012 Retrieved 5 May 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election amp oldid 1222185750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
