- Wakefield local elections
One third of Wakefield Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Political control
Labour 1973 - present
Council elections
Wakefield Council election 1998 Wakefield Council election 1999 Wakefield Council election 2000 Wakefield Council election 2002 Wakefield Council election 2003 Wakefield Council election 2004 Wakefield Council election 2006 Wakefield Council election 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 988
percentage = 49.3
change = -22.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 661
percentage = 33.0
change = +15.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Goodair
votes = 356
percentage = 17.8
change = +7.4Election box majority
votes = 327
percentage = 16.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,005
percentage = 17.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 833
percentage = 55.0
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 511
percentage = 37.7
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Douglas Dale
votes = 171
percentage = 11.3
change = -1.0Election box majority
votes = 322
percentage = 17.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,515
percentage = 14.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 3,013
percentage = 51.8
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 2,004
percentage = 34.5
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Goodair
votes = 797
percentage = 13.7
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 1,009
percentage = 17.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 5,814
percentage = 54.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 848
percentage = 42.7
change = +10.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 605
percentage = 30.4
change = -14.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Goodair
votes = 405
percentage = 20.4
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 69
percentage = 3.5
change = +3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 60
percentage = 3.0
change = +3.0Election box majority
votes = 243
percentage = 12.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,987
percentage = 16.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Watts
votes = 1,156
percentage = 38.2
change = +9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Glenn Armitage
votes = 1,110
percentage = 36.6
change = +10.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Goodair
votes = 764
percentage = 25.2
change = +4.4Election box majority
votes = 46
percentage = 1.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,030
percentage = 26.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.wakefield.gov.uk Wakefield Council]
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