2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

The 2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election is currently taking place as of 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wakefield Council. This is on the same day as other local elections. 21 of the 63 seats will be up for election.[1]

Background

Since its first election in 1973, Labour has always controlled Wakefield Council, only falling below 60% of seats on 4 occasions (most recently in 2010).[2] In the 2021 election, Labour lost 6 seats with 45.1% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 6 seats with 37.5%, the Liberal Democrats gained 1 with 3.0%, and independents lost 1 with 2.1%

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour lost 1 seat with 51.7% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 4 with 34.0%, independents lost 1 with 3.9%, and UKIP lost both their seats up for election with 1.1%.

Previous council composition

After 2021 election			Before 2022 election[3]
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	43		Labour	43
	Conservative	17		Conservative	15
	Liberal Democrats	2		Liberal Democrats	2
	Independent	1		Independent	2

Changes:

December 2021: Ian Womersley (independent) joins Labour[4]
March 2022: Akef Akbar leaves Conservatives to sit as an independent[5]
Paul Stockhill leaves Conservatives to sit as an independent
Conservative group leader Nic Stansby leaves Conservatives to sit as an independent.

Results

2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative
	Freedom Alliance
	Green
	Labour
	Liberal Democrats
	Reform UK
	SDP
	TUSC
	Yorkshire
	Independent

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton[6]
Party		Candidate
	Green	Jody Gabriel
	Labour	Allan Garbutt*
	Freedom Alliance	Carol Higgins
	Independent	Gwen Marshall
	Conservative	David Pointon
Majority
Turnout

Airedale and Ferry Fryston

Airedale and Ferry Fryston[6]
Party		Candidate
	Liberal Democrats	Leah Birdsall
	Conservative	Richard Evans
	Independent	Neil Kennedy
	Labour	Kathryn Scott*
Majority
Turnout

Altofts and Whitwood

Altofts and Whitwood[6]
Party		Candidate
	Liberal Democrats	Leanne Hall
	Labour	Jacquie Speight*
	Independent	John Thomas
	Conservative	Barbara Wright
Majority
Turnout

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton

Denise Jeffery is the incumbent Leader of the Council going into the election.

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton[6]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Denise Jeffery*
	Yorkshire	Paul Phelps
	Conservative	Joanne Smart
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Walton
Majority
Turnout

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton[6]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Usman Ali
	Liberal Democrats	Connor Clayton
	Green	Garry Newby
	Conservative	Chad Thomas
Majority
Turnout

Featherstone

Dick Taylor sat as a Labour councillor, however, stood as an independent following his de-selection by the local party.

Featherstone[6]
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Dick Taylor
	Conservative	John Taylor
	Labour	Steve Vickers
Majority
Turnout

Hemsworth

Featherstone[6]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Melanie Jones
	Green	Lyn Morton
	Conservative	Eamonn Mullins
Majority
Turnout

Horbury and South Ossett

Horbury and South Ossett[6]
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Gill Cruise*
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Goodair
	Yorkshire	Ryan Kett
	Labour	Deborah Nicholls
	Green	Richard Norris
Majority
Turnout

Knottingley

Knottingley[6]
Party		Candidate
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Girt
	Labour	Paul Green
	Conservative	Roger Kirby
Majority
Turnout

Normanton

Isabel Owen was the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire under Mark Burns-Williamson.

Normanton[6]
Party		Candidate
	Green	John Clayton
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Goodall
	Conservative	James Hardwick
	Labour	Isabel Owen
	Independent	Cliff Parsons
Majority
Turnout

Ossett

Ossett[6]
Party		Candidate
	Yorkshire	Deborah Dawson
	Conservative	Nick Farmer*
	Labour	Armaan Khan
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Sargeant
	Green	Stephen Scott
Majority
Turnout

Pontefract North

Pontefract North[6]
Party		Candidate
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Atha
	Yorkshire	Chris Dawson
	Conservative	Christopher Hyomes
	Labour	Clive Tennant*
	Green	Emma Tingle
Majority
Turnout

Pontefract South

Pontefract South[6]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	George Ayre*
	Yorkshire	James Craven
	Conservative	Stephanie Fishwick
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Hayes
	SDP	Trevor Lake
Majority
Turnout

South Elmsall and South Kirkby

South Elmsall and South Kirkby[6]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Stan Bates
	Green	Stefan Ludewig
	Conservative	Pepe Ruzvidzo
	Independent	Nikky Stevens
Majority
Turnout

Stanley and Outwood East

Lynn Masterman is a former Labour councillor for Ossett ward before losing in the 2021 election.

Stanley and Outwood East[6]
Party		Candidate
	Green	Richard Copeland
	Conservative	Gideon Harvey
	Yorkshire	Brent Hawksley
	Labour	Lynn Masterman
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Pollack
Majority
Turnout

Wakefield East

Wakefield East[6]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Yubi Ayub
	Freedom Alliance	Michael Dodgson
	TUSC	Michael Griffiths
	Conservative	Nick Hannam
	Green	Janet MacKintosh
Majority
Turnout

Wakefield North

Wakefield North[6]
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Naeem Formuli
	Yorkshire	Andy Mack
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Macqueen
	Labour	David Pickersgill
	Green	Dan Russell
Majority
Turnout

Wakefield Rural

Wakefield Rural[6]
Party		Candidate
	Labour	Jordan Bryan
	Freedom Alliance	Lien Davies
	Conservative	Samantha Harvey*
	Yorkshire	David Herdson
	Green	Karen Sadler
Majority
Turnout

Wakefield South

Wakefield South[6]
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Nadeem Ahmed*
	Labour	Paul Belbin
	Yorkshire	Dan Cochran
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Ebbs
	Green	Krys Holmes
Majority
Turnout

Wakefield West

Wakefield West[6]
Party		Candidate
	Yorkshire	Richard Bentley
	Green	Lewis Elliott
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Girt-Wilson
	Freedom Alliance	Gaynor Haycock
	Labour	Kevin Swift*
	Conservative	Laura Weldon
Majority
Turnout

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Nic Stansby was the Leader of the Conservative group before being de-selected by her local branch.

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West[6]
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Waj Ali
	Reform UK	David Dews
	Labour	Nadiah Sharp
	Independent	Nic Stansby*
	Green	Oliver Thompson
	Liberal Democrats	Natasha de Vere
Majority
Turnout

References

"Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
"City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 24. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
"Your Councillors by Party". wakefield.gov. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
Spereall, David (20 December 2021). "'It's the right move for me': Hemsworth councillor Ian Womersley joins Labour Party". www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
Spereall, David (15 March 2022). "'I can't be held on a leash': Tory councillor, who called Boris Johnson an 'idiot', leaves Conservative Party". www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
"STATEMENT AS TO PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Wakefield Council. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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[1] "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[2] "City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 24. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[3] "Your Councillors by Party". wakefield.gov. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[4] Spereall, David (20 December 2021). "'It's the right move for me': Hemsworth councillor Ian Womersley joins Labour Party". www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[5] Spereall, David (15 March 2022). "'I can't be held on a leash': Tory councillor, who called Boris Johnson an 'idiot', leaves Conservative Party". www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[nomin-6] "STATEMENT AS TO PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Wakefield Council. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

Council elections in West Yorkshire
Mayor	2021
Bradford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Calderdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Kirklees	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
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Wakefield	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
West Yorkshire CC	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
West Riding CC	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
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