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Wakefield 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

21 ward races
22 seats
4 elected below the proportional quota
18.2% of seats below quota
8 unfairly awarded seats
36.4% of seats unfairly awarded

Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →

If votes were counted by party

Across the 21 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 22 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party36,87554.5%2195.5%1463.6%+7
Conservative Party12,82819.0%00.0%418.2%-4
Green Party7,31210.8%00.0%29.1%-2
WAKE and D3,6025.3%00.0%14.5%-1
Yorkshire Party3,0454.5%00.0%14.5%-1
Liberal Democrats2,1253.1%14.5%00.0%+1
Reform UK9241.4%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition4400.7%00.0%00.0%0
Independent3040.4%00.0%00.0%0
Heritage Party1690.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total67,624100.0%22100.0%22100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2024 election (current) and immediately before it (2023). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2024 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2024)
Previous (2023)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Wakefield South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,639

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Saleem, S.Labour Party1,32636.4%−13.6 ptsElected
2Hardwick, J.Conservative Party1,27034.9%
3Dodd, K.Green Party65217.9%
4Cochran, D.Yorkshire Party39110.7%

Electorate 10,881 · EC ward code E05001462 · Back to ward index

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,932

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Fraser, B.Labour Party1,55839.6%−10.4 ptsElected
2Stansby, N.WAKE and D98124.9%
3Ali, W.Conservative Party46211.7%
4Dews, D.Reform UK45911.7%
5Hawksley, B.Yorkshire Party2085.3%
6Russell, D.Green Party1914.9%
7Walton, J.Liberal Democrats731.9%

Electorate 12,973 · EC ward code E05001464 · Back to ward index

Wakefield Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,201

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Nicholls, A.Labour Party1,71040.7%−9.3 ptsElected
2Sanders, I.Conservative Party1,36332.4%
3Herdson, D.Yorkshire Party64015.2%
4Sadler, K.Green Party3197.6%
5Lord, M.Liberal Democrats1694.0%

Electorate 13,707 · EC ward code E05001461 · Back to ward index

Ossett · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,787

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Smith, D.Labour Party1,89049.9%−0.1 ptsElected
2Clough, K.Conservative Party87923.2%
3Senior, S.Reform UK46512.3%
4Biltcliffe, S.Yorkshire Party2165.7%
5Sargeant, T.Liberal Democrats1844.9%
6Scott, S.Green Party1534.0%

Electorate 12,549 · EC ward code E05001454 · Back to ward index

Wakefield North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. 0.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,224

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Rhodes, E.Labour Party1,61350.0%0.0 ptsElected
2Howick, A.Green Party73322.7%
3Woolmer, T.Conservative Party46014.3%
4Mack, A.Yorkshire Party34710.8%
5Griffiths, T.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition712.2%

Electorate 12,323 · EC ward code E05001460 · Back to ward index

Airedale and Ferry Fryston · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,221

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Ferguson, J.Labour Party1,13551.1%+1.1 ptsElected
2Kennedy, N.WAKE and D80036.0%
3Mullins, E.Conservative Party1717.7%
4Ingham, J.Green Party1155.2%

Electorate 11,607 · EC ward code E05001445 · Back to ward index

Altofts and Whitwood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,196

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Pritchard, J.Labour Party1,68452.7%+2.7 ptsElected
2Thomas, J.WAKE and D82825.9%
3Forster, P.Conservative Party45114.1%
4Holmes, K.Green Party2337.3%

Electorate 14,531 · EC ward code E05001446 · Back to ward index

Wakefield West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,776

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Mitchell, H.Labour Party1,47553.1%+3.1 ptsElected
2Higson, J.Conservative Party63622.9%
3Towle, L.Green Party38313.8%
4Stretton, S.Heritage Party1696.1%
5Hayes, S.Liberal Democrats1134.1%

Electorate 11,372 · EC ward code E05001463 · Back to ward index

Wakefield East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,237

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Walton, N.Labour Party1,75454.2%+4.2 ptsElected
2Mackintosh, J.Green Party85726.5%
3Formuli, N.Conservative Party47714.7%
4Griffiths, M.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1494.6%

Electorate 11,714 · EC ward code E05001459 · Back to ward index

Pontefract North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,013

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Antcliff, H.Labour Party1,71757.0%+7.0 ptsElected
2Dawson, C.Yorkshire Party68522.7%
3Crosswaite, J.Conservative Party41813.9%
4Tingle, E.Green Party1936.4%

Electorate 14,564 · EC ward code E05001455 · Back to ward index

Ackworth North Elmsall and Upton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,993

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Roberts, M.Labour Party1,71957.4%+7.4 ptsElected
2Gabriel, J.Green Party66322.2%
3Nykamp, D.Conservative Party61120.4%

Electorate 13,386 · EC ward code E05001444 · Back to ward index

Pontefract South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,331

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Craig, J.Labour Party1,92557.8%+7.8 ptsElected
2Hames, T.Conservative Party1,10233.1%
3Watkins, O.Green Party3049.1%

Electorate 11,851 · EC ward code E05001456 · Back to ward index

Crofton Ryhill and Walton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,295

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Heptinstall, F.Labour Party1,91858.2%+8.2 ptsElected
2Cowton, E.Conservative Party97129.5%
3Newby, G.Green Party40612.3%

Electorate 12,296 · EC ward code E05001448 · Back to ward index

Knottingley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,292

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Hayes, A.Liberal Democrats1,36359.5%+9.5 ptsElected
2Biddle, T.Labour Party69530.3%
3Swift, A.Conservative Party1556.8%
4Love, R.Green Party793.4%

Electorate 10,523 · EC ward code E05001452 · Back to ward index

Hemsworth · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,103

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Jones, L.Labour Party1,29261.4%+11.4 ptsElected
2Morton, L.Green Party38218.2%
3Smart, D.Conservative Party26112.4%
4Johnson, M.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1688.0%

Electorate 12,604 · EC ward code E05001450 · Back to ward index

Stanley and Outwood East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,860

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Morley, M.Labour Party2,43263.0%+13.0 ptsElected
2Woolmer, M.Conservative Party68817.8%
3Prest, J.WAKE and D40910.6%
4Copeland, R.Green Party2797.2%
5Lumber, D.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition521.3%

Electorate 13,545 · EC ward code E05001458 · Back to ward index

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,671

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Forster, R.Labour Party1,71364.1%+14.1 ptsElected
2Phelps, P.Yorkshire Party55820.9%
3Smart, J.Conservative Party2429.1%
4Brennan, S.Green Party1585.9%

Electorate 12,654 · EC ward code E05001447 · Back to ward index

Horbury and South Ossett · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,711

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Byford, D.Labour Party2,40964.9%+14.9 ptsElected
2Coutinho, M.Conservative Party61816.7%
3Harrop, M.Independent3048.2%
4Goodair, M.Liberal Democrats2236.0%
5Norris, R.Green Party1574.2%

Electorate 11,713 · EC ward code E05001451 · Back to ward index

Normanton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 54.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,404

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Medford, J.Labour Party1,70935.6%71.1%+37.8 ptsElected
2Wilton, D.Labour Party1,30327.1%54.2%+20.9 ptsElected
3Parsons, C.WAKE and D58412.1%24.3%
4Clayton, J.Green Party4268.9%17.7%
5Thomas, C.Conservative Party4068.4%16.9%
6Mestre, T.Conservative Party3797.9%15.8%

Electorate 12,930 · EC ward code E05001453 · Back to ward index

Featherstone · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 72.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,754

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Tennant-King, M.Labour Party2,00572.8%+22.8 ptsElected
2Hill, A.Conservative Party42515.4%
3Dickenson, C.Green Party32411.8%

Electorate 13,228 · EC ward code E05001449 · Back to ward index

South Elmsall and South Kirkby · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 73.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +23.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,581

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Collins, M.Labour Party1,89373.3%+23.3 ptsElected
2Wrightson, D.Conservative Party38314.8%
3Ludewig, S.Green Party30511.8%

Electorate 13,663 · EC ward code E05001457 · Back to ward index