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Wakefield 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

21 ward races

22 seats

13 elected below the proportional quota

59.1% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 21 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 22 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	37,139	45.2%	13	59.1%	11	50.0%	+2
Conservative and Unionist Party	30,807	37.5%	8	36.4%	9	40.9%	-1
Green Party	5,307	6.5%	0	0.0%	1	4.5%	-1
Yorkshire Party	3,643	4.4%	0	0.0%	1	4.5%	-1
Liberal Democrats	2,484	3.0%	1	4.5%	0	0.0%	+1
Independent	1,601	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	309	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	246	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	220	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ND	144	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Workers Party of Britain	123	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	118	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FBM	101	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	82,242	100.0%	22	100.0%	22	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Ackworth North Elmsall & Upton · 1 seat · won at 36.6% · +13.4 pts below quota
Airedale & Ferry Fryston · 2 seats · won at 24.8% · +8.6 pts below quota
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West · 1 seat · won at 43.5% · +6.5 pts below quota
Hemsworth · 1 seat · won at 44.0% · +6.0 pts below quota
Pontefract South · 1 seat · won at 44.7% · +5.3 pts below quota
Crofton Ryhill & Walton · 1 seat · won at 45.5% · +4.5 pts below quota
Wakefield East · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · +4.2 pts below quota
Pontefract North · 1 seat · won at 46.1% · +3.9 pts below quota
Wakefield North · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
Altofts & Whitwood · 1 seat · won at 47.5% · +2.5 pts below quota
Horbury & South Ossett · 1 seat · won at 48.1% · +1.9 pts below quota
Wakefield West · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · +0.8 pts below quota
Stanley & Outwood East · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
Wakefield South · 1 seat · won at 50.2% · above quota
Normanton · 1 seat · won at 51.8% · above quota
Ossett · 1 seat · won at 53.8% · above quota
Knottingley · 1 seat · won at 54.2% · above quota
Wakefield Rural · 1 seat · won at 58.8% · above quota
Featherstone · 1 seat · won at 60.7% · above quota
South Elmsall & South Kirkby · 1 seat · won at 60.8% · above quota
Castleford Central & Glasshoughton · 1 seat · won at 62.4% · above quota

Race results

Ackworth North Elmsall & Upton · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,053

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Massey R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,483	36.6%	Elected
2	Bates S.	Labour Party	1,427	35.2%
3	Dawson C.	Yorkshire Party	447	11.0%
4	Howden C.T.	Liberal Democrats	281	6.9%
5	Gabriel J.P.	Green Party	271	6.7%
6	Marshall G.	ND	144	3.6%

Electorate 13,392 · Ballots cast 4,053 · EC ward code E05001444 · Back to ward index

Airedale & Ferry Fryston · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,506

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ferguson J.	Labour Party	1,190	26.4%	Elected
2	Shaw L.	Labour Party	1,116	24.8%	Elected
3	Evans R.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	567	12.6%
4	Kennedy N.O.	Independent	522	11.6%
5	Mullins E.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	480	10.7%
6	Kennedy I.M.	Independent	367	8.1%
7	Ingham J.P.	Green Party	144	3.2%
8	Russell D.M.	Green Party	120	2.7%

Electorate 11,673 · Ballots cast 4,506 · EC ward code E05001445 · Back to ward index

Wrenthorpe & Outwood West · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,426

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Glover A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,925	43.5%	Elected
2	Johnson M.	Labour Party	1,745	39.4%
3	Bentley R.M.	Yorkshire Party	339	7.7%
4	Thompson O.	Green Party	282	6.4%
5	Dews D.A.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	135	3.1%

Electorate 13,165 · Ballots cast 4,426 · EC ward code E05001464 · Back to ward index

Hemsworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,989

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kitching P.A.	Labour Party	1,314	44.0%	Elected
2	Kenyon J.	Independent	647	21.6%
3	Pointon D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	586	19.6%
4	Morton L.	Green Party	342	11.4%
5	Ali W.	Reform UK	100	3.3%

Electorate 12,083 · Ballots cast 2,989 · EC ward code E05001450 · Back to ward index

Pontefract South · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,122

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hames T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,842	44.7%	Elected
2	Jones M.	Labour Party	1,712	41.5%
3	Peasant T.	Yorkshire Party	390	9.5%
4	Dodd K.C.	Green Party	178	4.3%

Electorate 12,020 · Ballots cast 4,122 · EC ward code E05001456 · Back to ward index

Crofton Ryhill & Walton · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,365

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stockhill P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,985	45.5%	Elected
2	Hepinstall F.	Labour Party	1,906	43.7%
3	Dickinson C.M.	Green Party	474	10.9%

Electorate 12,503 · Ballots cast 4,365 · EC ward code E05001448 · Back to ward index

Wakefield East · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,804

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Akbar A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,741	45.8%	Elected
2	Antcliff H.K.	Labour Party	1,693	44.5%
3	Mackintosh J.	Green Party	252	6.6%
4	Griffiths M.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	118	3.1%

Electorate 11,684 · Ballots cast 3,804 · EC ward code E05001459 · Back to ward index

Pontefract North · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,584

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Malkin L.J.	Labour Party	1,653	46.1%	Elected
2	Hyomes C.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,120	31.3%
3	Kett R.D.	Yorkshire Party	628	17.5%
4	Tingle E.K.	Green Party	183	5.1%

Electorate 14,098 · Ballots cast 3,584 · EC ward code E05001455 · Back to ward index

Wakefield North · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,643

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rhodes E.	Labour Party	1,707	46.9%	Elected
2	Formuli N.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,203	33.0%
3	Elliott L.C.	Green Party	320	8.8%
4	Mack A.	Yorkshire Party	263	7.2%
5	Wells K.F.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	85	2.3%
6	Murphy R.	Independent	65	1.8%

Electorate 12,192 · Ballots cast 3,643 · EC ward code E05001460 · Back to ward index

Altofts & Whitwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,990

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Farrar J.	Labour Party	1,896	47.5%	Elected
2	Hill A.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,522	38.1%
3	Beckett B.S.	Green Party	283	7.1%
4	Thomas J.R.	Reform UK	209	5.2%
5	Carpenter Z.C.	Workers Party of Britain	80	2.0%

Electorate 14,204 · Ballots cast 3,990 · EC ward code E05001446 · Back to ward index

Horbury & South Ossett · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,634

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Byford D.	Labour Party	2,231	48.1%	Elected
2	Allum J.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,070	44.7%
3	Goodair M.A.	Liberal Democrats	174	3.8%
4	Norris R.H.	Green Party	159	3.4%

Electorate 11,990 · Ballots cast 4,634 · EC ward code E05001451 · Back to ward index

Wakefield West · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,422

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mitchell H.G.	Labour Party	1,682	49.2%	Elected
2	Weldon L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,382	40.4%
3	Sadler K.	Green Party	257	7.5%
4	Thornton J.	FBM	101	3.0%

Electorate 11,194 · Ballots cast 3,422 · EC ward code E05001463 · Back to ward index

Stanley & Outwood East · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.1 pts Valid ballots 4,452

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Morley M.	Labour Party	2,232	50.1%	Elected
2	Fishwick S.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,599	35.9%
3	Hawksley B.A.	Yorkshire Party	316	7.1%
4	Copeland R.D.	Green Party	204	4.6%
5	Dodd M.	Liberal Democrats	101	2.3%

Electorate 12,972 · Ballots cast 4,452 · EC ward code E05001458 · Back to ward index

Wakefield South · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.2 pts Valid ballots 4,242

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hunt R.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,129	50.2%	Elected
2	Belbin P.W.	Labour Party	1,557	36.7%
3	Holmes K.T.	Green Party	289	6.8%
4	Cochran D.	Yorkshire Party	267	6.3%

Electorate 10,756 · Ballots cast 4,242 · EC ward code E05001462 · Back to ward index

Normanton · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.8 pts Valid ballots 3,449

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Medford J.	Labour Party	1,785	51.8%	Elected
2	Hudson K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,069	31.0%
3	Parsons C.	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	246	7.1%
4	Dewey-Nager G.A.	Green Party	214	6.2%
5	Hayes S.	Liberal Democrats	92	2.7%
6	Whalley-Reid M.	Workers Party of Britain	43	1.2%

Electorate 12,720 · Ballots cast 3,449 · EC ward code E05001453 · Back to ward index

Ossett · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.8 pts Valid ballots 4,455

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Homewood T.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,395	53.8%	Elected
2	Masterman L.	Labour Party	1,729	38.8%
3	Scott S.	Green Party	220	4.9%
4	Pollack M.	Liberal Democrats	111	2.5%

Electorate 12,740 · Ballots cast 4,455 · EC ward code E05001454 · Back to ward index

Knottingley · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.2 pts Valid ballots 2,997

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hayes A.S.	Liberal Democrats	1,624	54.2%	Elected
2	Cross K.J.	Labour Party	867	28.9%
3	Plumbley H.A.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	415	13.8%
4	Newby G.	Green Party	91	3.0%

Electorate 10,491 · Ballots cast 2,997 · EC ward code E05001452 · Back to ward index

Wakefield Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.8 pts Valid ballots 4,998

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Binns C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,939	58.8%	Elected
2	Wood P.A.	Labour Party	1,499	30.0%
3	Myles C.E.	Green Party	560	11.2%

Electorate 13,917 · Ballots cast 4,998 · EC ward code E05001461 · Back to ward index

Featherstone · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.7 pts Valid ballots 3,468

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Tennant-King M.L.	Labour Party	2,104	60.7%	Elected
2	Pointon A.M.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	802	23.1%
3	Craven J.	Yorkshire Party	292	8.4%
4	Love R.A.	Green Party	169	4.9%
5	Ebbs N.J.	Liberal Democrats	101	2.9%

Electorate 13,201 · Ballots cast 3,468 · EC ward code E05001449 · Back to ward index

South Elmsall & South Kirkby · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.8 pts Valid ballots 3,291

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Collins M.L.	Labour Party	2,002	60.8%	Elected
2	Thomas C.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	822	25.0%
3	Mansfield S.	Yorkshire Party	312	9.5%
4	Ludewig S.A.	Green Party	155	4.7%

Electorate 13,826 · Ballots cast 3,291 · EC ward code E05001457 · Back to ward index

Castleford Central & Glasshoughton · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.4 pts Valid ballots 3,352

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Forster R.A.	Labour Party	2,092	62.4%	Elected
2	Smart J.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	731	21.8%
3	Phelps P.	Yorkshire Party	389	11.6%
4	Horne A.M.	Green Party	140	4.2%

Electorate 12,692 · Ballots cast 3,352 · EC ward code E05001447 · Back to ward index