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Wakefield 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

21 ward races

21 seats

6 elected below the proportional quota

28.6% 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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	38,561	51.7%	17	81.0%	11	52.4%	+6
Conservative and Unionist Party	20,512	27.5%	3	14.3%	6	28.6%	-3
Liberal Democrats	3,960	5.3%	1	4.8%	1	4.8%	0
Independent	3,727	5.0%	0	0.0%	1	4.8%	-1
Green Party	3,644	4.9%	0	0.0%	1	4.8%	-1
Yorkshire Party	3,228	4.3%	0	0.0%	1	4.8%	-1
FREE	369	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ND	280	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	160	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	102	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	52	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	74,595	100.0%	21	100.0%	21	100.0%	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

Wards in this council

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

Wrenthorpe & Outwood West · 1 seat · won at 39.0% · +11.0 pts below quota
Ossett · 1 seat · won at 42.7% · +7.3 pts below quota
Ackworth North Elmsall & Upton · 1 seat · won at 44.8% · +5.2 pts below quota
Wakefield South · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · +3.3 pts below quota
Wakefield Rural · 1 seat · won at 47.0% · +3.0 pts below quota
Crofton Ryhill & Walton · 1 seat · won at 47.7% · +2.3 pts below quota
Knottingley · 1 seat · won at 50.6% · above quota
Horbury & South Ossett · 1 seat · won at 51.1% · above quota
Pontefract North · 1 seat · won at 52.0% · above quota
Stanley & Outwood East · 1 seat · won at 54.0% · above quota
Pontefract South · 1 seat · won at 54.3% · above quota
Wakefield West · 1 seat · won at 55.5% · above quota
Altofts & Whitwood · 1 seat · won at 56.5% · above quota
Normanton · 1 seat · won at 56.8% · above quota
Featherstone · 1 seat · won at 60.4% · above quota
South Elmsall & South Kirkby · 1 seat · won at 60.6% · above quota
Wakefield North · 1 seat · won at 60.7% · above quota
Airedale & Ferry Fryston · 1 seat · won at 61.4% · above quota
Hemsworth · 1 seat · won at 62.2% · above quota
Castleford Central & Glasshoughton · 1 seat · won at 64.6% · above quota
Wakefield East · 1 seat · won at 69.8% · above quota

Race results

Wrenthorpe & Outwood West · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,123

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sharp N.	Labour Party	1,607	39.0%	Elected
2	Ali W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,032	25.0%
3	Stansby N.	Independent	922	22.4%
4	Thompson O.	Green Party	220	5.3%
5	De Vere N.	Liberal Democrats	182	4.4%
6	Dews D.	Reform UK	160	3.9%

Electorate 13,035 · Ballots cast 4,123 · EC ward code E05001464 · Back to ward index

Ossett · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,253

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Farmer N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,818	42.7%	Elected
2	Khan A.	Labour Party	1,610	37.9%
3	Sargeant T.	Liberal Democrats	333	7.8%
4	Dawson D.	Yorkshire Party	317	7.5%
5	Scott S.	Green Party	175	4.1%

Electorate 12,625 · Ballots cast 4,253 · EC ward code E05001454 · Back to ward index

Ackworth North Elmsall & Upton · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,430

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Garbutt A.	Labour Party	1,537	44.8%	Elected
2	Pointon D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	916	26.7%
3	Marshall G.	Independent	568	16.6%
4	Gabriel J.	Green Party	288	8.4%
5	Higgins C.	FREE	121	3.5%

Electorate 13,393 · Ballots cast 3,430 · EC ward code E05001444 · Back to ward index

Wakefield South · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,935

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,836	46.7%	Elected
2	Belbin P.	Labour Party	1,533	39.0%
3	Cochran D.	Yorkshire Party	212	5.4%
4	Holmes K.	Green Party	203	5.2%
5	Ebbs N.	Liberal Democrats	151	3.8%

Electorate 10,783 · Ballots cast 3,935 · EC ward code E05001462 · Back to ward index

Wakefield Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,996

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Harvey S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,347	47.0%	Elected
2	Bryan J.	Labour Party	1,838	36.8%
3	Herdson D.	Yorkshire Party	428	8.6%
4	Sadler K.	Green Party	314	6.3%
5	Davies L.	FREE	69	1.4%

Electorate 13,717 · Ballots cast 4,996 · EC ward code E05001461 · Back to ward index

Crofton Ryhill & Walton · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,841

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ali U.	Labour Party	1,832	47.7%	Elected
2	Thomas C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,335	34.8%
3	Clayton C.	Liberal Democrats	364	9.5%
4	Newby G.	Green Party	310	8.1%

Electorate 12,457 · Ballots cast 3,841 · EC ward code E05001448 · Back to ward index

Knottingley · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.6 pts Valid ballots 2,974

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Girt R.	Liberal Democrats	1,504	50.6%	Elected
2	Green P.	Labour Party	1,216	40.9%
3	Kirby R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	254	8.5%

Electorate 10,356 · Ballots cast 2,974 · EC ward code E05001452 · Back to ward index

Horbury & South Ossett · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.1 pts Valid ballots 4,347

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nicholls D.	Labour Party	2,222	51.1%	Elected
2	Cruise G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,522	35.0%
3	Goodair M.	Liberal Democrats	289	6.6%
4	Kett R.	Yorkshire Party	183	4.2%
5	Norris R.	Green Party	131	3.0%

Electorate 11,760 · Ballots cast 4,347 · EC ward code E05001451 · Back to ward index

Pontefract North · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.0 pts Valid ballots 3,306

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Tennant C.	Labour Party	1,718	52.0%	Elected
2	Hyomes C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	655	19.8%
3	Dawson C.	Yorkshire Party	562	17.0%
4	Tingle E.	Green Party	255	7.7%
5	Atha S.	Liberal Democrats	116	3.5%

Electorate 14,251 · Ballots cast 3,306 · EC ward code E05001455 · Back to ward index

Stanley & Outwood East · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.0 pts Valid ballots 3,959

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Masterman L.	Labour Party	2,139	54.0%	Elected
2	Harvey G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,122	28.3%
3	Hawksley B.	Yorkshire Party	326	8.2%
4	Copeland R.	Green Party	226	5.7%
5	Pollack M.	Liberal Democrats	146	3.7%

Electorate 13,033 · Ballots cast 3,959 · EC ward code E05001458 · Back to ward index

Pontefract South · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.3 pts Valid ballots 3,834

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ayre G.	Labour Party	2,082	54.3%	Elected
2	Fishwick S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,305	34.0%
3	Craven J.	Yorkshire Party	262	6.8%
4	Hayes S.	Liberal Democrats	133	3.5%
5	Lake T.	Social Democratic Party	52	1.4%

Electorate 11,890 · Ballots cast 3,834 · EC ward code E05001456 · Back to ward index

Wakefield West · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.5 pts Valid ballots 3,189

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Swift K.	Labour Party	1,770	55.5%	Elected
2	Weldon L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	905	28.4%
3	Bentley R.	Yorkshire Party	245	7.7%
4	Elliott L.	Green Party	157	4.9%
5	Girt-Wilson C.	Liberal Democrats	61	1.9%
6	Haycock G.	FREE	51	1.6%

Electorate 11,222 · Ballots cast 3,189 · EC ward code E05001463 · Back to ward index

Altofts & Whitwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.5 pts Valid ballots 3,634

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Speight J.	Labour Party	2,053	56.5%	Elected
2	Wright B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	809	22.3%
3	Thomas J.	Independent	613	16.9%
4	Hall L.	Liberal Democrats	159	4.4%

Electorate 14,218 · Ballots cast 3,634 · EC ward code E05001446 · Back to ward index

Normanton · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.8 pts Valid ballots 3,056

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Owen I.	Labour Party	1,735	56.8%	Elected
2	Hardwick J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	697	22.8%
3	Parsons C.	ND	280	9.2%
4	Goodall D.	Liberal Democrats	183	6.0%
5	Clayton J.	Green Party	161	5.3%

Electorate 12,818 · Ballots cast 3,056 · EC ward code E05001453 · Back to ward index

Featherstone · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.4 pts Valid ballots 3,314

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Vickers S.	Labour Party	2,000	60.4%	Elected
2	Taylor D.	Independent	717	21.6%
3	Taylor J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	597	18.0%

Electorate 13,141 · Ballots cast 3,314 · EC ward code E05001449 · Back to ward index

South Elmsall & South Kirkby · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.6 pts Valid ballots 3,056

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bates S.	Labour Party	1,851	60.6%	Elected
2	Stevens N.	Independent	596	19.5%
3	Ruzvidzo P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	445	14.6%
4	Ludewig S.	Green Party	164	5.4%

Electorate 13,602 · Ballots cast 3,056 · EC ward code E05001457 · Back to ward index

Wakefield North · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.7 pts Valid ballots 3,523

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pickersgill D.	Labour Party	2,139	60.7%	Elected
2	Formuli N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	817	23.2%
3	Mack A.	Yorkshire Party	222	6.3%
4	Russell D.	Green Party	199	5.6%
5	MacQueen J.	Liberal Democrats	146	4.1%

Electorate 12,037 · Ballots cast 3,523 · EC ward code E05001460 · Back to ward index

Airedale & Ferry Fryston · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.4 pts Valid ballots 2,481

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Scott K.	Labour Party	1,524	61.4%	Elected
2	Evans R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	541	21.8%
3	Kennedy N.	Independent	311	12.5%
4	Birdsall L.	Liberal Democrats	105	4.2%

Electorate 11,604 · Ballots cast 2,481 · EC ward code E05001445 · Back to ward index

Hemsworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.2 pts Valid ballots 2,817

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones M.	Labour Party	1,752	62.2%	Elected
2	Morton L.	Green Party	604	21.4%
3	Mullins E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	461	16.4%

Electorate 11,989 · Ballots cast 2,817 · EC ward code E05001450 · Back to ward index

Castleford Central & Glasshoughton · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.6 pts Valid ballots 2,941

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jeffery D.	Labour Party	1,900	64.6%	Elected
2	Smart J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	482	16.4%
3	Phelps P.	Yorkshire Party	471	16.0%
4	Walton J.	Liberal Democrats	88	3.0%

Electorate 12,531 · Ballots cast 2,941 · EC ward code E05001447 · Back to ward index

Wakefield East · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.8 pts Valid ballots 3,586

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ayub Y.	Labour Party	2,503	69.8%	Elected
2	Hannam N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	616	17.2%
3	Mackintosh Kent J.	Green Party	237	6.6%
4	Dodgson M.	FREE	128	3.6%
5	Griffiths M.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	102	2.8%

Electorate 11,621 · Ballots cast 3,586 · EC ward code E05001459 · Back to ward index