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Wakefield 2016

Local elections held 5 May 2016.

21 ward races
21 seats
11 elected below the proportional quota
52.4% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

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 21 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 Party39,30553.4%1990.5%1361.9%+6
Conservative Party17,17123.3%29.5%523.8%-3
UK Independence Party (UKIP)8,47811.5%00.0%29.5%-2
Independent2,9013.9%00.0%14.8%-1
Liberal Democrats2,5773.5%00.0%00.0%0
Yorks1st1,2701.7%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1,0441.4%00.0%00.0%0
Green Party8551.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total73,601100.0%21100.0%21100.0%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 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2016)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Ossett · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 27.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −22.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,268

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
1Lynn MastermanLabour Party1,16827.4%−22.6 ptsElected
2Jonathan CookUK Independence Party (UKIP)1,01723.8%
3Tony RichardsonIndependent91321.4%
4Terry BrownConservative Party88020.6%
5Tony SargeantLiberal Democrats2906.8%

EC ward code E05001454 · Back to ward index

Horbury and South Ossett · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,131

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
1Darren ByfordLabour Party1,61139.0%−11.0 ptsElected
2Neil ColemanUK Independence Party (UKIP)89021.5%
3Madalena Coutinho MestreConservative Party88321.4%
4Mark GoodairLiberal Democrats53112.9%
5Richard NorrisGreen Party2165.2%

EC ward code E05001451 · Back to ward index

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,780

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
1Martyn WardLabour Party1,63143.1%−6.9 ptsElected
2Don MarshallConservative Party77620.5%
3Nathan GarbuttUK Independence Party (UKIP)63916.9%
4Steven PallettIndependent50013.2%
5Martin RobertsYorks1st2346.2%

EC ward code E05001444 · Back to ward index

Wakefield Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,514

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
1Cynthia BinnsConservative Party1,97843.8%−6.2 ptsElected
2Jayne WilbyLabour Party1,74438.6%
3Denis CroninLiberal Democrats54612.1%
4Samuel LynchTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2465.4%

EC ward code E05001461 · Back to ward index

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,174

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
1Martyn JohnsonLabour Party1,83143.9%−6.1 ptsElected
2Sam HarveyConservative Party1,33832.1%
3Ian SheldrakeUK Independence Party (UKIP)84520.2%
4Natasha de VereLiberal Democrats1603.8%

EC ward code E05001464 · Back to ward index

Hemsworth · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,098

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
1Pauline KitchingLabour Party1,39144.9%−5.1 ptsElected
2Ian WomersleyIndependent1,10435.6%
3Penny AshtonUK Independence Party (UKIP)41313.3%
4John MartinConservative Party1906.1%

EC ward code E05001450 · Back to ward index

Wakefield South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,647

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
1Richard HuntConservative Party1,64345.1%−4.9 ptsElected
2Ian BainLabour Party1,40838.6%
3Daniel CochranYorks1st2597.1%
4David CurrieLiberal Democrats2486.8%
5John SibbaldTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition892.4%

EC ward code E05001462 · Back to ward index

Pontefract South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,060

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
1Celia LoughranLabour Party1,91747.2%−2.8 ptsElected
2Geoff WalshConservative Party1,66941.1%
3John GillTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2716.7%
4Dan WoodlockLiberal Democrats2035.0%

EC ward code E05001456 · Back to ward index

Stanley and Outwood East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,857

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
1Matthew MorleyLabour Party1,87348.6%−1.4 ptsElected
2Gill LaidlerConservative Party95024.6%
3James JohnstonUK Independence Party (UKIP)83121.5%
4Margaret DoddLiberal Democrats1513.9%
5Dave ByromTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition521.3%

EC ward code E05001458 · Back to ward index

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,035

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
1Faith HeptinstallLabour Party1,96848.8%−1.2 ptsElected
2Steve AshtonUK Independence Party (UKIP)1,00324.9%
3Tony AyoadeConservative Party81220.1%
4Adam BelcherLiberal Democrats2526.2%

EC ward code E05001448 · Back to ward index

Wakefield West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,188

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
1Hilary MitchellLabour Party1,56349.0%−1.0 ptsElected
2Dianne PreshaConservative Party96230.2%
3Brian ElseGreen Party32410.2%
4Peter WilliamsLiberal Democrats1966.1%
5Louise KasatkinTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1434.5%

EC ward code E05001463 · Back to ward index

Pontefract North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,001

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
1Lorna MalkinLabour Party1,60153.3%+3.3 ptsElected
2Josh SpencerUK Independence Party (UKIP)76225.4%
3Chris HyomesConservative Party47015.7%
4Arnie CravenYorks1st1685.6%

EC ward code E05001455 · Back to ward index

Wakefield North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,227

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
1Elizabeth RhodesLabour Party1,78155.2%+5.2 ptsElected
2Keith WellsUK Independence Party (UKIP)63619.7%
3Allan CouchConservative Party56417.5%
4Lucy BrownYorks1st2467.6%

EC ward code E05001460 · Back to ward index

Altofts and Whitwood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,409

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
1Peter BoxLabour Party1,99458.5%+8.5 ptsElected
2Anthony HillConservative Party66819.6%
3Matthew JeansIndependent38411.3%
4Steve CrookesYorks1st36310.6%

EC ward code E05001446 · Back to ward index

Knottingley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,598

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
1Graham StokesLabour Party1,59761.5%+11.5 ptsElected
2Lewis ThompsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)72427.9%
3Eamonn MullinsConservative Party27710.7%

EC ward code E05001452 · Back to ward index

Wakefield East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,333

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
1Rosaline LundLabour Party2,22566.8%+16.8 ptsElected
2Richard WakefieldConservative Party55016.5%
3Jody GabrielGreen Party3159.5%
4Mick GriffithsTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2437.3%

EC ward code E05001459 · Back to ward index

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,092

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
1Richard ForsterLabour Party2,13369.0%+19.0 ptsElected
2Dawn LumbUK Independence Party (UKIP)71823.2%
3Joanne SmartConservative Party2417.8%

EC ward code E05001447 · Back to ward index

Normanton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 75.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,853

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
1Alan WassellLabour Party2,14775.3%+25.3 ptsElected
2Mathew GilliganConservative Party70624.7%

EC ward code E05001453 · Back to ward index

Featherstone · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 82.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +32.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,389

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
1Maureen Tennant-KingLabour Party2,77882.0%+32.0 ptsElected
2Rodney WilliamsConservative Party61118.0%

EC ward code E05001449 · Back to ward index

Airedale and Ferry Fryston · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 82.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +32.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,609

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
1Les ShawLabour Party2,14282.1%+32.1 ptsElected
2Amy SwiftConservative Party46717.9%

EC ward code E05001445 · Back to ward index

South Elmsall and South Kirkby · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 83.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,338

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
1Michelle CollinsLabour Party2,80283.9%+33.9 ptsElected
2Chris I'AnsonConservative Party53616.1%

EC ward code E05001457 · Back to ward index