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Wakefield 2019

Local elections held 2 May 2019.

21 ward races
21 seats
17 elected below the proportional quota
81.0% 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 Party28,75042.5%1466.7%1047.6%+4
Conservative Party16,67224.6%419.0%628.6%-2
Liberal Democrats6,1199.0%14.8%29.5%-1
UK Independence Party (UKIP)4,9927.4%00.0%14.8%-1
Yorkshire Party4,6866.9%00.0%14.8%-1
Independent4,1796.2%29.5%14.8%+1
Green Party1,9872.9%00.0%00.0%0
DVP2190.3%00.0%00.0%0
SocAlt870.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total67,691100.0%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 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2019)
Previous (2018)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,622

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
1Charlie KeithLabour Party1,24034.2%−15.8 ptsElected
2Henry DrabbleConservative Party1,19833.1%
3David DewsUK Independence Party (UKIP)63917.6%
4Brent HawksleyYorkshire Party2747.6%
5Esther Amis-HughesLiberal Democrats2717.5%

EC ward code E05001464 · Back to ward index

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,520

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
1Jessica CarringtonLabour Party1,22434.8%−15.2 ptsElected
2Martin RobertsYorkshire Party67019.0%
3Phil DaviesConservative Party64518.3%
4John HardmanIndependent41211.7%
5Nick GrayLiberal Democrats2938.3%
6Gwen MarshallIndependent2767.8%

EC ward code E05001444 · Back to ward index

Horbury and South Ossett · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,775

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
1Simon FishwickConservative Party1,47839.2%−10.8 ptsElected
2Melanie JonesLabour Party1,24032.8%
3Mark GoodairLiberal Democrats41310.9%
4Mark HarropIndependent3278.7%
5Richard NorrisGreen Party3178.4%

EC ward code E05001451 · Back to ward index

Altofts and Whitwood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,347

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
1Jo HepworthLabour Party1,31839.4%−10.6 ptsElected
2Laura WalkerYorkshire Party1,08932.5%
3Anthony HillConservative Party56216.8%
4John ThomasDVP2196.5%
5Malcolm PollackLiberal Democrats1594.8%

EC ward code E05001446 · Back to ward index

Wakefield South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,754

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
1Karl JohnsonConservative Party1,53240.8%−9.2 ptsElected
2Pete RosserLabour Party1,06028.2%
3Norman HazellIndependent53914.4%
4Daniel CochranYorkshire Party3208.5%
5David CurrieLiberal Democrats3038.1%

EC ward code E05001462 · Back to ward index

Pontefract North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,932

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
1Patricia GarbuttLabour Party1,21441.4%−8.6 ptsElected
2Steven CrookesYorkshire Party1,14839.2%
3Chris HyomesConservative Party57019.4%

EC ward code E05001455 · Back to ward index

Ossett · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.6% 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. 3,644

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
1Angela TaylorConservative Party1,55142.6%−7.4 ptsElected
2Duncan SmithLabour Party1,42739.2%
3Stephen ScottGreen Party40511.1%
4Tony SargeantLiberal Democrats2617.2%

EC ward code E05001454 · Back to ward index

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,082

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
1Tony WallisLabour Party1,31642.7%−7.3 ptsElected
2Lawrence BurrowsUK Independence Party (UKIP)82826.9%
3Paul PhelpsYorkshire Party68922.4%
4Joanne SmartConservative Party2498.1%

EC ward code E05001447 · Back to ward index

Wakefield Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,048

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
1Ian SandersConservative Party1,79644.4%−5.6 ptsElected
2Kevin BarkerLabour Party1,33533.0%
3Sarah GreenwoodGreen Party57414.2%
4Catherine BudgenLiberal Democrats3438.5%

EC ward code E05001461 · Back to ward index

Stanley and Outwood East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.8% 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. 3,500

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
1Jack HemingwayLabour Party1,56744.8%−5.2 ptsElected
2Gillian LaidlerConservative Party85924.5%
3James JohnstonUK Independence Party (UKIP)77022.0%
4Joan MacqueenLiberal Democrats3048.7%

EC ward code E05001458 · Back to ward index

Airedale and Ferry Fryston · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,578

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
1Alex KearIndependent1,16645.2%−4.8 ptsElected
2Yvonne CreweLabour Party1,09142.3%
3Eamonn MullinsConservative Party32112.5%

EC ward code E05001445 · Back to ward index

Normanton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,901

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
1David DaggerLabour Party1,32245.6%−4.4 ptsElected
2Cliff ParsonsUK Independence Party (UKIP)1,17440.5%
3Luke ThomasConservative Party40514.0%

EC ward code E05001453 · Back to ward index

Wakefield North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.0 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
1Margaret IsherwoodLabour Party1,37746.0%−4.0 ptsElected
2Angela HolwellConservative Party58319.5%
3Keith WellsUK Independence Party (UKIP)51717.3%
4Arnie CravenYorkshire Party30210.1%
5Natasha de VereLiberal Democrats2147.2%

EC ward code E05001460 · Back to ward index

Pontefract South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,361

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
1David JonesLabour Party1,56046.4%−3.6 ptsElected
2Tony HamesConservative Party1,35140.2%
3Salli MartlewLiberal Democrats45013.4%

EC ward code E05001456 · Back to ward index

Wakefield West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,960

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
1Michael GrahamLabour Party1,42948.3%−1.7 ptsElected
2Josie ThorntonUK Independence Party (UKIP)67822.9%
3Tony AyoadeConservative Party65522.1%
4John ClaytonLiberal Democrats1986.7%

EC ward code E05001463 · Back to ward index

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,348

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 CummingsLabour Party1,64549.1%−0.9 ptsElected
2James HardwickConservative Party1,08232.3%
3Adam BelcherLiberal Democrats62118.5%

EC ward code E05001448 · Back to ward index

Hemsworth · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,941

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
1Ian WomersleyIndependent1,45949.6%−0.4 ptsElected
2Glyn LloydLabour Party1,10437.5%
3Nathaniel HarveyConservative Party1946.6%
4Lyn MortonGreen Party1846.3%

EC ward code E05001450 · Back to ward index

Wakefield East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.9% 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. 3,032

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
1Stuart HeptinstallLabour Party1,72556.9%+6.9 ptsElected
2Colin ThorntonUK Independence Party (UKIP)38612.7%
3Dianne PreshaConservative Party37012.2%
4Terence EmminghamGreen Party2708.9%
5Stuart RickYorkshire Party1946.4%
6Mick GriffithsSocAlt872.9%

EC ward code E05001459 · Back to ward index

Knottingley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,020

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
1Thomas GordonLiberal Democrats1,90663.1%+13.1 ptsElected
2Glenn BurtonLabour Party64221.3%
3Willow TolleyGreen Party2377.8%
4Josh SpencerConservative Party2357.8%

EC ward code E05001452 · Back to ward index

Featherstone · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,527

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 IsherwoodLabour Party1,79471.0%+21.0 ptsElected
2Rodney WilliamsConservative Party73329.0%

EC ward code E05001449 · Back to ward index

South Elmsall and South Kirkby · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 75.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,806

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
1Stephen TulleyLabour Party2,12075.6%+25.6 ptsElected
2Michael KeetonLiberal Democrats38313.6%
3Pepe RuzvidzoConservative Party30310.8%

EC ward code E05001457 · Back to ward index