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Local Election Results 2008

Wakefield

One-third of council up for election.

Thanks to Andy Stidwell for help with this page.

BrVoice = British Voice

Other results for Wakefield: 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
By-elections for Wakefield (may be incomplete): 21st April 2005 (Horbury & South Ossett) — 21st January 2010 (Airedale & Ferry Fryston) — 7th July 2011 (Horbury & South Ossett) — 21st February 2013 (Castleford C. & Glasshoughton) — 28th November 2013 (Horbury & South Ossett) — 24th September 2015 (Pontefract N.) — 12th October 2017 (Stanley & Outwood E.) — 23rd November 2017 (Wakefield W.)

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Consolidated results — Wakefield 2008

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 28177 35.0% 11
Labour 27965 34.7% 8
Independent 8812 10.9% 3
Liberal Democrat 7319 9.1% 0
British National Party 6567 8.2% 0
Green Party 1024 1.3% 0
Socialist Alternative 352 0.4% 0
UK Independence Party 145 0.2% 0
British Voice 142 0.2% 0

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton [C gain from Lab]

Richard Molloy C 1653 43.2%
Allan Garbutt Lab 1466 38.3%
David Arthur LD 709 18.5%

Airedale and Ferry Fryston

Graham Phelps Lab 1401 46.7%
Stephen Rogerson BNP 628 20.9%
Mellisa wan Omer C 540 18.0%
Paul Kirby LD 430 14.3%

Altofts and Whitwood

Peter Box Lab 1316 37.4%
Michael Burch LD 827 23.5%
Gordon Tennant C 793 22.5%
Dawn Byrom BNP 585 16.6%

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton

Mark Burns-Williamson Lab 1775 54.1%
Rita Robinson BNP 854 26.1%
Eamonn Mullins C 649 19.8%

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton [C gain from Lab]

Susan Lodge C 1783 40.4%
Albert Manifield Lab 1730 39.2%
Dean Crossland BNP 902 20.4%

Featherstone

Kay Binnersley Ind 1974 45.8%
Dick Taylor Lab 1872 43.4%
Michael Ledgard C 464 10.8%

Hemsworth (2) [Ind gain from Lab]

Ian Womersley Ind 1695 45.2%
Glyn Lloyd Lab 1288 34.3%
Sandra Pickin Lab 1203
John Evans Ind 663
Maurice Kent Ind 503
Jeanette Womack BNP 400 10.7%
Christian I'Anson C 371 9.9%
Rebecca Mullins C 329

Horbury and South Ossett [C gain from Lab]

Graham Jesty C 1845 40.1%
Janet Holmes Lab 1657 36.0%
Susan Armitage Ind 576 12.5%
David Rowland LD 522 11.3%

Knottingley

Graham Stokes Lab 1417 56.7%
Tom Dixon C 1081 43.3%

Normanton

Barry Smith Lab 1037 31.8%
Richard Wakefield C 784 24.0%
Graeme Milner Ind 699 21.4%
Adam Frazer BNP 520 15.9%
Jack Smith LD 221 6.8%

Ossett [C gain from LD]

Terry Brown C 1709 37.9%
Mark Goodair LD 1694 37.6%
David Watts Lab 1105 24.5%

Pontefract North [C gain from Lab]

Philip Thomas C 1352 40.8%
Jack Kershaw Lab 1323 39.9%
Bob Evison Ind 398 12.0%
Rennie Smith Grn 240 7.2%

Pontefract South [C gain from Lab]

Mark Crowther C 2340 48.8%
Trevor Izon Lab 1801 37.6%
Chris Rush LD 650 13.6%

South Elmsall and South Kirkby [Ind gain from Lab]

Wilf Benson Ind 2248 56.5%
Mollie Wright Lab 1342 33.7%
Allan Crouch C 389 9.8%

Stanley and Outwood East [C gain from Lab]

Simon Wilson C 1392 36.9%
Charles Keith Lab 1112 29.5%
David Evans LD 661 17.5%
Loraine Frazer BNP 608 16.1%

Wakefield East

Ros Lund Lab 1478 44.8%
Mark Pickard C 1022 31.0%
Robert Arnold BNP 447 13.5%
Michael Griffiths SocAlt 352 10.7%

Wakefield North

Elizabeth Rhodes Lab 1177 34.7%
Graham Ridler C 1140 33.6%
Andrew Tennant LD 468 13.8%
Graham Thewlis-Hardy BNP 458 13.5%
Keith Wells UKIP 145 4.3%

Wakefield Rural

John Colley C 2837 62.0%
Tony Richardson Lab 1108 24.2%
Miriam Hawkins Grn 628 13.7%

Wakefield South

David Hopkins C 1725 40.0%
Norman Hazell Ind 1222 28.4%
Simon Young Lab 672 15.6%
Stephen Nuthall LD 369 8.6%
John Aveyard BNP 321 7.4%

Wakefield West

Mike Walker C 2479 60.2%
Matthew Morley Lab 738 17.9%
Neville Poynton BNP 348 8.5%
Susan Morgan LD 252 6.1%
Brian Else Grn 156 3.8%
Norman Tate BrVoice 142 3.5%

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Annemarie Glover C 1829 45.8%
Martyn Johnson Lab 1150 28.8%
Margaret Dodd LD 516 12.9%
Grant Rowe BNP 496 12.4%

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