Local Election Results 2018
Wakefield
One-third of council up for election.
DVP = Democrats and Veterans Party
Yorks = Yorkshire Party
Other results for Wakefield:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
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.)
— 12th December 2024 (Featherstone)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
35344 |
51.7% |
16 |
| Conservative |
23236 |
34.0% |
5 |
| Liberal Democrat |
3297 |
4.8% |
0 |
| Independent |
2633 |
3.9% |
0 |
| Yorkshire Party |
2013 |
2.9% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
766 |
1.1% |
0 |
| Green Party |
749 |
1.1% |
0 |
| Democrats and Veterans Party |
140 |
0.2% |
0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
135 |
0.2% |
0 |
| Allan Garbutt |
Lab |
1383 |
42.3% |
| Philip Davies |
C |
817 |
25.0% |
| Gwen Marshall |
Ind |
461 |
14.1% |
| Martin Roberts |
Yorks |
286 |
8.8% |
| George Scogings |
Grn |
202 |
6.2% |
| Joan Macqueen |
LD |
119 |
3.6% |
| Kathryn Scott |
Lab |
1662 |
76.2% |
| Eamonn Mullins |
C |
520 |
23.8% |
| Jacquie Speight |
Lab |
1823 |
57.5% |
| Anthony Hill |
C |
888 |
28.0% |
| Steve Crookes |
Yorks |
320 |
10.1% |
| John Thomas |
DVP |
140 |
4.4% |
| Denise Jeffery |
Lab |
1652 |
60.9% |
| Paul Phelps |
Yorks |
684 |
25.2% |
| Joanne Smart |
C |
377 |
13.9% |
| Albert Manifield |
Lab |
1958 |
54.1% |
| Susan Lodge |
C |
1268 |
35.0% |
| Adam Belcher |
LD |
396 |
10.9% |
| Richard Taylor |
Lab |
2238 |
75.8% |
| Diane Dolby |
C |
716 |
24.2% |
| Sandra Pickin |
Lab |
1512 |
54.7% |
| Ian Womersley |
Ind |
1012 |
36.6% |
| Terry Brown |
C |
241 |
8.7% |
| Gillian Cruise |
C |
1790 |
44.7% |
| Melanie Jones |
Lab |
1583 |
39.5% |
| Mark Goodair |
LD |
432 |
10.8% |
| Richard Norris |
Grn |
202 |
5.0% |
| Harry Ellis |
Lab |
1419 |
66.6% |
| Joshua Spencer |
C |
713 |
33.4% |
| Susan Blezard |
Lab |
1777 |
70.8% |
| Hilary Plumbley |
C |
733 |
29.2% |
| Nick Farmer |
C |
2124 |
51.0% |
| Kerron Cross |
Lab |
1543 |
37.0% |
| Tony Sargeant |
LD |
499 |
12.0% |
| Clive Tennant |
Lab |
1724 |
60.2% |
| Chris Hyomes |
C |
714 |
24.9% |
| Arnie Craven |
Yorks |
266 |
9.3% |
| Rennie Smith |
Grn |
162 |
5.7% |
| George Ayre |
Lab |
2000 |
52.2% |
| Amy Swift |
C |
1646 |
42.9% |
| Dan Woodlock |
LD |
188 |
4.9% |
| Lynne Whitehouse |
Lab |
1755 |
55.1% |
| Wilf Benson |
Ind |
844 |
26.5% |
| Dianne Presha |
C |
269 |
8.4% |
| Laurie Harrison |
Ind |
233 |
7.3% |
| Jim Kenyon |
Ind |
83 |
2.6% |
| Jacqui Williams |
Lab |
1700 |
48.7% |
| Nathaniel Harvey |
C |
1230 |
35.2% |
| Nicola Sinclair |
LD |
352 |
10.1% |
| James Johnston |
UKIP |
209 |
6.0% |
| Olivia Rowley |
Lab |
1918 |
64.9% |
| Richard Wakefield |
C |
594 |
20.1% |
| Jody Gabriel |
Grn |
183 |
6.2% |
| Mick Griffiths |
TUSC |
135 |
4.6% |
| Margaret Dodd |
LD |
124 |
4.2% |
| Tracey Austin |
Lab |
1660 |
54.2% |
| Antony Calvert |
C |
890 |
29.1% |
| Lucy Brown |
Yorks |
223 |
7.3% |
| Keith Wells |
UKIP |
166 |
5.4% |
| Natasha de Vere |
LD |
121 |
4.0% |
| Samantha Harvey |
C |
2625 |
54.3% |
| Kevin Barker |
Lab |
1781 |
36.8% |
| Denis Cronin |
LD |
431 |
8.9% |
| Nadeem Ahmed |
C |
2209 |
56.7% |
| Gwen Page |
Lab |
1250 |
32.1% |
| Daniel Cochran |
Yorks |
234 |
6.0% |
| David Currie |
LD |
205 |
5.3% |
| Francis Swift |
Lab |
1478 |
51.6% |
| Nathan Garbutt Moore |
C |
1183 |
41.3% |
| John Clayton |
LD |
203 |
7.1% |
| Nic Stansby |
C |
1689 |
44.0% |
| Christine Sharman |
Lab |
1528 |
39.8% |
| David Dews |
UKIP |
391 |
10.2% |
| Esther Amis-Hughes |
LD |
227 |
5.9% |
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