2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
2014 UK local government election
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The 2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council elections were held on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Council Make-up
The make up of the Council following the election was:
| Party | Seats | Current Council (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011[1] | 2012[2] | 2014[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour | 40 | 52 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative | 20 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary of Result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 17 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 81 | 47.6 | 35,781 | -8.6 | |
| UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 10 | 22.3 | 16,797 | +14.4 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 5 | 21.9 | 16,484 | -1.7 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 2.4 | 1,802 | -4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2,055 | -0.6 | |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1,257 | +1.7 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1,093 | +0.4 | |
- +/- compared with Wakefield Council election 2012.
Ward results
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward
Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward
Altofts and Whitwood ward
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Albert Manifield | 1628 | 39.4 | −27.9 | |
| UKIP | Steve Ashton | 1462 | 35.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Allan Couch | 817 | 19.8 | −12.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Pile | 221 | 5.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 166 | 4 | −30.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4128 | 34.1 | +2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Featherstone ward
Hemsworth ward
Horbury and South Ossett ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janet Holmes | 1622 | 41.3 | +0.8 | |
| UKIP | Graham Jesty | 1190 | 30.5 | +20.0 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Holwell | 828 | 21.2 | −1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 214 | 5.4 | −2.9 | |
| TUSC | John Vasey | 67 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 426 | 10.8 | −6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3927 | 32.7 | −1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Knottingley ward
Normanton ward
Ossett ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Nick Farmer | 1429 | 33.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Gwen Page | 1306 | 30.7 | −18.5 | |
| Conservative | Ian Bunney | 1175 | 27.6 | −8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 294 | 6.9 | −8.1 | |
| TUSC | Simon Barraclough | 56 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 123 | 2.8 | −10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4260 | 33.7 | +1.8 | ||
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +26.0 | |||
Pontefract North ward
Pontefract South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Ayre | 1766 | 41.8 | −8.6 | |
| Conservative | Geoff Walsh | 1434 | 33.9 | −2.8 | |
| UKIP | Terence Edward Uttley | 957 | 22.6 | +12.5 | |
| TUSC | John Gill | 69 | 33.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 332 | 7.9 | −5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4226 | 35.5 | −1.1 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wilf Benson | 1802 | 51.0 | +12.4 | |
| Labour | Laurie Harrison | 1471 | 41.6 | −14.5 | |
| Conservative | Christian I'Anson | 263 | 7.4 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 331 | 9.4 | −8.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3536 | 26.8 | −0.6 | ||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Stanley and Outwood East ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jacqui Williams | 2064 | 52.3 | −9.1 | |
| Conservative | Diane Wilson | 1208 | 31.5 | +3.6 | |
| TUSC | Dave Byrom | 323 | 8.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dodd | 297 | 7.8 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 796 | 20.8 | −12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3832 | 31.0 | +2.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wakefield East ward
Wakefield North ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tracey Jane Austin | 1462 | 44.0 | −17.0 | |
| UKIP | Keith Frank Wells | 995 | 30.0 | +10.9 | |
| Conservative | Sophie Bracewell | 551 | 16.6 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Sargeant | 179 | 5.4 | −0.1 | |
| TUSC | Adrian O'Malley | 135 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 467 | 14.0 | −27.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3322 | 30.5 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wakefield Rural ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Edward | 1707 | 39.1 | −4.4 | |
| Conservative | Madalena Mestre | 1632 | 37.4 | −1.2 | |
| Green | Miriam Hawkins | 589 | 13.5 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Finbarr Cronin | 279 | 6.4 | −1.3 | |
| TUSC | Samuel Lynch | 161 | 3.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 75 | 1.7 | −3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4368 | 32.5 | −1.5 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Wakefield South ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nadeem Ahmed | 1651 | 39.7 | −8.1 | |
| Labour | Javed Iqbal | 1243 | 29.9 | −20.4 | |
| UKIP | Alan Hazelhurst | 1000 | 24.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Currie | 202 | 4.9 | −7.0 | |
| TUSC | John Sibbald | 59 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 408 | 9.8 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4155 | 39.2 | +3.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wakefield West ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Swift | 1506 | 46.3 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Kully Sanghera | 885 | 27.2 | −5.4 | |
| Green | Brian Else | 504 | 15.5 | +8.8 | |
| TUSC | Neil Taylor | 189 | 5.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Morgan | 172 | 5.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 621 | 19.1 | +8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3256 | 29.1 | −0.4 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | David Dews | 1572 | 38.6 | +13.3 | |
| Labour | Dayna O'Brien | 1325 | 33.1 | −13.8 | |
| Conservative | Anne-Marie Glover | 933 | 23.3 | −4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Arthur | 197 | 4.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 217 | 5.5 | −13.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3997 | 34.1 | +2.3 | ||
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||