The ward is one of 21 in the Wakefield district, and has been held by Labour since the current boundaries were formed for the 2004 Council election. As of 2015, the electorate stands at 12,495 of which 94.4% identify as "White British" and 69.3% of who identify as Christian.[1][2]
Like all wards in the Wakefield district, Pontefract North has 3 councillors, whom are elected on a 4-year-rota. This means elections for new councillors are held for three years running, with one year every four years having no elections.
The current councillors are Clive Tennant, Patricia Garbutt and Lorna Malkin, all of whom are Labour.[4]
^Council, Wakefield Metropolitan District. "Pontefract North by-election result". www.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^"Wakefield Council - Vote 2004". BBC News. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
April 12, 2024
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Pontefract North is an electoral ward of the City of Wakefield district used for elections to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council 1 Pontefract NorthPontefract NorthLocation within West YorkshireMetropolitan boroughCity of WakefieldMetropolitan countyWest YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPoliceWest YorkshireFireWest YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentNormanton Pontefract and CastlefordList of places UK England Yorkshire 53 40 N 1 16 W 53 67 N 1 26 W 53 67 1 26Contents 1 Overview 2 Representation 3 Councillors 4 Election Results 5 ReferencesOverview editThe ward is one of 21 in the Wakefield district and has been held by Labour since the current boundaries were formed for the 2004 Council election As of 2015 the electorate stands at 12 495 of which 94 4 identify as White British and 69 3 of who identify as Christian 1 2 Notable landmarks in the ward include Pontefract Racecourse Pontefract Castle and Valeo Confectionery with the main areas being Monkhill and Pontefract Town centre 3 Representation editLike all wards in the Wakefield district Pontefract North has 3 councillors whom are elected on a 4 year rota This means elections for new councillors are held for three years running with one year every four years having no elections The current councillors are Clive Tennant Patricia Garbutt and Lorna Malkin all of whom are Labour 4 The last time a Conservative councillor represented the ward was Philip Thomas who elected in the 2008 Council election however he ran for re election as an independent as was subsequently defeated in the 2011 election by Paula Sherriff who would later serve as the Member of Parliament MP for Dewsbury between 2015 and 2019 5 Councillors editElection Councillor Councillor Councillor1996 Fredrick Hodgson Lab Jack Kershaw Lab Frank Ward Lab 199819992000 David Grason Lab 20022003 Clive Tennant Lab 2004 new boundaries Patricia Garbutt Lab 200620072008 Philip Thomas Cons 201020112012 Paula Sherriff Lab 201420152015 by election Lorna Malkin Lab 20162018201920212022Election Results edit2021 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Lorna Malkin 1 653 46 1 4 7Conservative Chris Hyomes 1 120 31 2 11 8Yorkshire Ryan Kett 628 17 5 21 7Green Emma Tingle 183 5 1 5 1Majority 533 14 9 12 7Turnout 3 584 25 4 3 3Labour hold2019 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Patricia Garbutt 1214 41 4 18 8Yorkshire Steven Crookes 1148 39 2 29 9Conservative Chris Hyomes 570 24 9 5 5Majority 66 2 2 20 3Turnout 2932 22 1 0 4Rejected ballots 54Labour hold Swing2018 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Clive Tennant 1724 60 2 6 9Conservative Chris Hyomes 714 24 9 9 2Yorkshire Arnie Craven 266 9 3 3 7Green Rennie Smith 162 5 7 N AMajority 1010 35 3 7 2Turnout 2866 22 5 3 6Rejected ballots 3Labour hold Swing2016 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Lorna Malkin 1601 53 3UKIP Joshua Spencer 762 25 4Conservative Chris Hyomes 470 15 7Yorkshire First Arnie Craven 168 5 6Majority 839 27 9Turnout 3001 26 1Labour hold Swing2015 By election Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Lorna Malkin 909 48 0 3 7UKIP Nathan Garbutt 453 23 9 2 3Conservative Anthony David Hill 299 15 8 5 1Yorkshire First Lucy Brown 124 6 5 N ALiberal Democrats Daniel Woodlock 86 4 5 N ATUSC Daniel Dearden 24 1 3 0 2Turnout 1895Labour hold Swing The by election follows the resignation of Paula Sheriff who was elected the MP for Dewsbury 6 2015 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Pat Garbutt 3398 51 7 3 1UKIP Nathan Garbutt 1422 21 6 14 0Conservative Chris Speight 1375 20 9 7 2Green Rennie Smith 286 4 3 N ATUSC Daniel Dearden 97 1 5 0 6Majority 1976 30 1 17 1Turnout 6578 54 0 25 7Labour hold Swing2014 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Clive Tennant 1645 48 6 0 7UKIP Nathan Garbutt 1205 35 6 24 9Conservative Amy Swift 463 13 7 0 3TUSC Daniel Dearden 71 2 1 0 1Majority 440 13 0 12 6Turnout 3384 28 3 0 2Labour hold Swing2012 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Paula Sherriff 1 649 47 9 11 9Independent Jack Kershaw 769 22 3 22 3Conservative Hannah Crowther 481 14 9 6UKIP Nathan Garbutt 368 10 7 0Green Rennie Smith 103 3 0 2 4TUSC Daniel Dearden 76 2 2 2 2Majority 880 25 5 10 6Turnout 3 446 28 1 3 1Labour gain from Conservative Swing2011 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Pat Garbutt 2 261 59 8 14 2Conservative Chris Speight 894 23 6 0 2UKIP Justin Hudson 403 10 7 10 7Green Rennie Smith 205 5 4 3 2Majority 1 367 36 1 14 3Turnout 3 784 31 2 24 4Labour hold Swing2010 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Clive Tennant 3 051 45 6Conservative Carl Milner 1 594 23 8Liberal Democrats Doug Dale 1 008 15 1Independent Bob Evison 279 4 2Green Rennie Smith 150 2 2Majority 1 457 21 8Turnout 6 692 55 6Labour hold Swing2008 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Conservative Philip Thomas 1 352 40 8 6 4Labour Jack Kershaw 1 323 39 9 12 9Independent Bob Evison 398 12 0 12 0Green Rennie Smith 240 7 2 7 2Majority 29 0 9Turnout 3 313Conservative gain from Labour Swing2007 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Patricia Garbutt 1 695 52 8 9 2Conservative Philip Thomas 1 517 47 2 9 2Majority 178 5 6 18 4Turnout 3 212Labour hold Swing2006 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Clive Tennant 1 757 62 0Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer 1 077 38 0Majority 680 24 0Turnout 2 834Labour hold Swing2004 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Kershaw 2 008Labour Patricia Garbutt 1 716Labour Clive Tennant 1 599UKIP Stephanie Wilder 994UKIP Howard Burdon 848Conservative Geoffrey Walsh 838Conservative Eamonn Mullins 838Conservative Catherine Campbell Reitzik 783Socialist Alternative John Gill 232Turnout 9 856 35 6 The 2004 election was the first one with the new boundaries As such all three seats were up for election 7 2003 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Clive Tennant 1 443 58 2 10 0Conservative Richard Molloy 536 21 6 1 6UKIP Howard Burdon 352 14 2 14 2Socialist Alternative John Gill 149 6 0 1 1Majority 907 36 6 8 4Turnout 2 480 19 7 1 3Labour hold Swing2002 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Kershaw 1 875 68 2 2 9Conservative Richard Molloy 638 23 2 5 7Socialist Alternative John Gill 134 4 9 4 9Socialist Labour Zane Carpenter 103 3 7 3 7Majority 1 237 45 0 2 8Turnout 2 750 21 0 4 2Labour hold Swing2000 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour David Grason 1 453 71 1Conservative June Drysdale 590 28 9Majority 863 42 2Turnout 2 043 16 8Labour hold Swing1999 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Frank Ward 1 757 81 9Conservative June Drysdale 385 17 9Majority 1 327Turnout 2 149Labour hold Swing1998 Pontefract North Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Kershaw 1 870 83 1Conservative June Drysdale 372 14 5Majority 1 498Turnout 1 498 19 24Labour hold SwingReferences edit a b Wakefield Observatory 2015 Wakefield Ward Profile Selection Pontefract North Ward PDF Seat Details www electoralcalculus co uk Retrieved 10 January 2020 Pontefract North MapIt mapit mysociety org Retrieved 10 January 2020 Your Councillors WMDC 10 January 2020 Retrieved 10 January 2020 Dewsbury parliamentary constituency Election 2019 BBC Retrieved 10 January 2020 Council Wakefield Metropolitan District Pontefract North by election result www wakefield gov uk Retrieved 11 January 2020 Wakefield Council Vote 2004 BBC News 12 June 2004 Retrieved 11 January 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pontefract North amp oldid 1128165098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
