Local election results - 2024
Here you can see the results of the 2024 local elections.
Results will be available on this web page on Friday 3 May as they come in.
| Ward | Result | Candidate elected | Votes for candidate | Election turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton | Labour Gain | ROBERTS, Martin Paul (Elected) | 1719 | 22.4% |
| Airedale and Ferry Fryston | Labour Hold | FERGUSON, Jackie (Elected) | 1135 | 19.1% |
| Altofts and Whitwood | Labour Hold | PRITCHARD, Josie (Elected) | 1684 | 21.9% |
| Castleford Central and Glasshoughton | Labour Hold | FORSTER, Richard Anthony (Elected) | 1713 | 21.0% |
| Crofton, Ryhill and Walton | Labour Gain | HEPTINSALL, Faith (Elected) | 1918 | 26.8% |
| Featherstone | Labour Hold | TENNANT-KING, Maureen (Elected) | 2005 | 20.8% |
| Hemsworth | Labour Hold | JONES, Laura (Elected) | 1292 | 17.4% |
| Horbury and South Ossett | Labour Hold | BYFORD, Darren (Elected) | 2409 | 31.6% |
| Knottingley | Liberal Democrat Hold | HAYES, Adele (Elected) | 1363 | 21.6% |
| Normanton | Labour and Co-operative Hold | MEDFORD, Julie (Elected) | 1709 | 37.0% |
| Ossett | Labour Gain | SMITH, Duncan (Elected) | 1890 | 30.1% |
| Pontefract North | Labour Hold | ANTCLIFF, Helen Kirsty (Elected) | 1717 | 20.6% |
| Pontefract South | Labour Gain | CRAIG, Julie (Elected) | 1925 | 28.1% |
| South Elmsall and South Kirkby | Labour Hold | COLLINS, Michelle Louise (Elected) | 1893 | 18.9% |
| Stanley and Outwood East | Labour Hold | MORLEY, Matthew (Elected) | 2432 | 28.3% |
| Wakefield East | Labour Gain | WALTON, Natalie (Elected) | 1754 | 27.4% |
| Wakefield North | Labour Hold | RHODES, Elizabeth (Elected) | 1613 | 25.9% |
| Wakefield Rural | Labour Gain | NICHOLLS, Andy (Elected) | 1710 | 30.5% |
| Wakefield South | Labour Gain | SALEEM, Shabaan Ali (Elected) | 1326 | 33.2% |
| Wakefield West | Labour Hold | MITCHELL, Hilary Gail (Elected) | 1475 | 24.3% |
| Wrenthorpe and Outwood West | Labour Gain | FRASER, Brendan James (Elected) | 1558 | 30.2% |
Ward results
| Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Gain | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| GABRIEL, Jody Paul | Green Party | 663 | 22.2 |
| NYKAMP, Dylan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 611 | 20.4 |
| ROBERTS, Martin Paul (Elected) | Labour Party | 1719 | 57.4 |
| Majority | 1,056 | 35.2 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 59 | ||
| % turnout | 22.4 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,993 | ||
| Airedale and Ferry Fryston | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| FERGUSON, Jackie (Elected) | Labour Party | 1135 | 51.1 |
| INGHAM, John Paul | Green Party | 115 | 5.2 |
| KENNEDY, Neil Owen | Wakefield District Independents Airedale, Ferry Fryston | 800 | 36.0 |
| MULLINS, Eamonn Malachy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 171 | 7.7 |
| Majority | 335 | 15.1 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 12 | ||
| % turnout | 19.1 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,221 | ||
| Altofts and Whitwood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| FORSTER, Peter Sutherland | Conservative and Unionist Party | 451 | 14.1 |
| HOLMES, Krys Tal | Green Party | 233 | 7.3 |
| PRITCHARD, Josie (Elected) | Labour Party | 1684 | 52.7 |
| THOMAS, John | Wakefield District Independents Altofts and Whitwood | 828 | 25.9 |
| Majority | 856 | 26.8 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 14 | ||
| % turnout | 21.9 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,196 | ||
| Castleford Central and Glasshoughton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| BRENNAN, Stephen James | Green Party | 158 | 5.9 |
| FORSTER, Richard Anthony (Elected) | Labour Party | 1713 | 64.1 |
| PHELPS, Paul | Yorkshire Party | 558 | 20.9 |
| SMART, Joanne | Conservative and Unionist Party | 242 | 9.1 |
| Majority | 1,155 | 43.2 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 14 | ||
| % turnout | 21.0 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,671 | ||
| Crofton, Ryhill and Walton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Gain | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| COWTON, Elizabeth Dunn | Conservative and Unionist Party | 971 | 29.5 |
| HEPTINSALL, Faith (Elected) | Labour Party | 1918 | 58.2 |
| NEWBY, Garry | Green Party | 406 | 12.3 |
| Majority | 947 | 28.7 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 64 | ||
| % turnout | 26.8 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,295 | ||
| Featherstone | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| DICKENSON, Cynthia Mary | Green Party | 324 | 11.8 |
| HILL, Anthony David | Conservative and Unionist Party | 425 | 15.4 |
| TENNANT-KING, Maureen (Elected) | Labour Party | 2005 | 72.8 |
| Majority | 1,580 | 57.4 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 45 | ||
| % turnout | 20.8 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,754 | ||
| Hemsworth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| JOHNSON, Michael James | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 168 | 8.0 |
| JONES, Laura (Elected) | Labour Party | 1292 | 61.4 |
| MORTON, Lyn | Green Party | 382 | 18.2 |
| SMART, Doreen | Conservative and Unionist Party | 261 | 12.4 |
| Majority | 910 | 43.2 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 21 | ||
| % turnout | 17.4 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,103 | ||
| Horbury and South Ossett | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| BYFORD, Darren (Elected) | Labour Party | 2409 | 64.9 |
| COUTINHO, Madalena | The Conservative Party Candidate | 618 | 16.7 |
| GOODAIR, Mark Andrew | Liberal Democrats | 223 | 6.0 |
| HARROP, Mark | Independent | 304 | 8.2 |
| NORRIS, Richard Hargreaves | Green Party | 157 | 4.2 |
| Majority | 1,791 | 48.2 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 23 | ||
| % turnout | 31.6 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,711 | ||
| Knottingley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| BIDDLE, Theo | Labour and Co-operative Party | 695 | 30.3 |
| HAYES, Adele (Elected) | Liberal Democrats | 1363 | 59.5 |
| LOVE, Ruth Alexandra | Green Party | 79 | 3.4 |
| SWIFT, Amy Louise | Conservative and Unionist Party | 155 | 6.8 |
| Majority | 668 | 29.2 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 17 | ||
| % turnout | 21.6 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,292 | ||
| Normanton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| CLAYTON, John Robert | Green Party | 426 | 8.9 |
| MEDFORD, Julie (Elected) | Labour and Co-operative Party | 1709 | 35.6 |
| MESTRE, Tomas | Conservative and Unionist Party | 379 | 7.9 |
| PARSONS, Cliff | Wakefield & District Independents | 584 | 12.1 |
| THOMAS, Chad Jordan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 406 | 8.4 |
| WILTON, Daniel (Elected) | Labour and Co-operative Party | 1303 | 27.1 |
| Majority | 406 | 8.5 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 14 | ||
| % turnout | 37.0 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,807 | ||
| Ossett | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Gain | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| BILTCLIFFE, Simon David Watson | Yorkshire Party | 216 | 5.7 |
| CLOUGH, Karl Terry | The Conservative Party Candidate | 879 | 23.2 |
| SARGEANT, Tony | Liberal Democrats | 184 | 4.9 |
| SCOTT, Stephen | Green Party | 153 | 4.0 |
| SENIOR, Sandra | Reform UK | 465 | 12.3 |
| SMITH, Duncan (Elected) | Labour Party | 1890 | 49.9 |
| Majority | 1,011 | 26.7 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 15 | ||
| % turnout | 30.1 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,787 | ||
| Pontefract North | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| ANTCLIFF, Helen Kirsty (Elected) | Labour Party | 1717 | 57.0 |
| CROSSWAITE, Jack Lewis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 418 | 13.9 |
| DAWSON, Chris | Yorkshire Party | 685 | 22.7 |
| TINGLE, Emma Kay | Green Party | 193 | 6.4 |
| Majority | 1,032 | 34.3 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 23 | ||
| % turnout | 20.6 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,013 | ||
| Pontefract South | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Gain | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| CRAIG, Julie (Elected) | Labour Party | 1925 | 57.8 |
| HAMES, Tony | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1102 | 33.1 |
| WATKINS, Oliver Luke | Green Party | 304 | 9.1 |
| Majority | 823 | 24.7 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 46 | ||
| % turnout | 28.1 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,331 | ||
| South Elmsall and South Kirkby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| COLLINS, Michelle Louise (Elected) | Labour Party | 1893 | 73.3 |
| LUDEWIG, Stefan Arnold | Green Party | 305 | 11.8 |
| WRIGHTSON, Daniel | Conservative and Unionist Party | 383 | 14.8 |
| Majority | 1,510 | 58.5 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 32 | ||
| % turnout | 18.9 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,581 | ||
| Stanley and Outwood East | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| COPELAND, Richard | Green Party | 279 | 7.2 |
| LUMBER, Darren | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 52 | 1.3 |
| MORLEY, Matthew (Elected) | Labour Party | 2432 | 63.0 |
| PREST, Jenny | Wakefield & District Independents | 409 | 10.6 |
| WOOLMER, Margaret Katherine | Conservative Party Candidate | 688 | 17.8 |
| Majority | 1,744 | 45.2 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 16 | ||
| % turnout | 28.3 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,860 | ||
| Wakefield East | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Gain | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| FORMULI, Naeem Ahmad | Conservative Party Candidate | 477 | 14.7 |
| GRIFFITHS, Michael | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 149 | 4.6 |
| MACKINTOSH, Janet | Green Party | 857 | 26.5 |
| WALTON, Natalie (Elected) | Labour Party | 1754 | 54.2 |
| Majority | 897 | 27.7 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 33 | ||
| % turnout | 27.4 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,237 | ||
| Wakefield North | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| GRIFFITHS, Tom | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 71 | 2.2 |
| HOWICK, Ashton Victor | Green Party | 733 | 22.7 |
| MACK, Andy | Yorkshire Party | 347 | 10.8 |
| RHODES, Elizabeth (Elected) | Labour Party | 1613 | 50.0 |
| WOOLMER, Tim | Conservative Party Candidate | 460 | 14.3 |
| Majority | 880 | 27.3 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 19 | ||
| % turnout | 25.9 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,224 | ||
| Wakefield Rural | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Gain | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| HERDSON, David John Rowntree | Yorkshire Party | 640 | 15.2 |
| LORD, Mark Simon | Liberal Democrats | 169 | 4.0 |
| NICHOLLS, Andy (Elected) | Labour Party | 1710 | 40.7 |
| SADLER, Karen | Green Party | 319 | 7.6 |
| SANDERS, Ian John | The Conservative Party Candidate | 1363 | 32.4 |
| Majority | 347 | 8.3 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 23 | ||
| % turnout | 30.5 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,201 | ||
| Wakefield South | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Gain | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| COCHRAN, Daniel | Yorkshire Party | 391 | 10.7 |
| DODD, Kate | Green Party | 652 | 17.9 |
| HARDWICK, James Robert | The Conservative Party Candidate | 1270 | 34.9 |
| SALEEM, Shabaan Ali (Elected) | Labour Party | 1326 | 36.4 |
| Majority | 56 | 1.5 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 27 | ||
| % turnout | 33.2 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,639 | ||
| Wakefield West | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hold | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| HAYES, Susan | Liberal Democrats | 113 | 4.1 |
| HIGSON, John Stefan | Conservative Party Candidate | 636 | 22.9 |
| MITCHELL, Hilary Gail (Elected) | Labour Party | 1475 | 53.1 |
| STRETTON, Susan | Heritage Party - Freedom. Family. Nation. | 169 | 6.1 |
| TOWLE, Laura | Green Party | 383 | 13.8 |
| Majority | 839 | 30.2 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 19 | ||
| % turnout | 24.3 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,776 | ||
| Wrenthorpe and Outwood West | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Gain | |||
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes for candidate | Vote share % |
| ALI, Waj | Conservative Party Candidate | 462 | 11.7 |
| DEWS, David Alan | Reform UK | 459 | 11.7 |
| FRASER, Brendan James (Elected) | Labour Party | 1558 | 39.6 |
| HAWKSLEY, Brent Andrew | Yorkshire Party | 208 | 5.3 |
| RUSSELL, Daniel Mark | Green Party | 191 | 4.9 |
| STANSBY, Nic | Wakefield & District Independents | 981 | 24.9 |
| WALTON, Janet | Liberal Democrats | 73 | 1.9 |
| Majority | 577 | 14.7 | |
| Spoiled Votes | 13 | ||
| % turnout | 30.2 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,932 | ||