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2007 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

The 2007 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]

2007 local election results in Wakefield

After the election, the composition of the council was

Candidates

21 seats were contested in the election with both Labour and Conservatives standing in all of the seats.[3] Other parties that put up candidates were the Liberal Democrats, British National Party, Green Party, United Kingdom Independence Party, Socialist Alternative party, British Voice party and some independents.[3]

Election result

The results saw Labour lose 2 seats to the Conservatives in Horbury and South Ossett and Wrenthorpe and Outwood West wards.[4] One of the two losses was the deputy leader of the council, Phil Dobson, who was defeated in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West by 173 votes.[4] However Labour gained a seat in Normanton from independent, Graeme Milner, and remained in control of the council.[4] Overall turnout was 31.62%.[5]

Following the election, Denise Jeffrey, was appointed the new deputy leader in a reshuffle of the cabinet.[6]

Wakefield Local Election Result 2007[5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Labour1212-157.139.030,623-2.7%
 Conservative620+228.630.023,494+0.9%
 Independent201-19.510.28,035+2.6%
 Liberal Democrats10004.810.17,956+0.7%
 BNP000008.36,498-2.4%
 Green000001.41,116+0.3%
 British Voice000000.4324+0.4%
 Socialist Alternative000000.3240+0.0%
 UKIP000000.2148+0.0%

Ward results

Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJean Martin1,40737.2-4.4
ConservativeRichard Molloy1,12429.7-1.6
IndependentJohn Evans70818.7+4.9
Liberal DemocratsOliver Wadsworth54414.4+1.2
Majority2837.5-2.8
Turnout3,783
Labour holdSwing
Airedale and Ferry Fryston[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourYvonne Crewe1,68957.2-0.8
BNPStephen Rogerson55318.7-6.2
ConservativeEamonn Mullins37412.7-4.4
Liberal DemocratsPaul Kirby33711.4+11.4
Majority1,13638.5+5.4
Turnout2,953
Labour holdSwing
Altofts and Whitwood[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourHeather Hudson1,56348.2-1.4
Liberal DemocratsMichael Burch61919.1+2.6
BNPDawn Byrom54616.8-2.9
ConservativeTom Dixon51315.8+1.6
Majority94429.1-0.8
Turnout3,241
Labour holdSwing
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourTony Wallis2,07763.4+10.6
BNPRita Robinson74522.7-1.9
ConservativeTony Ayoade45313.8+4.5
Majority1,33240.7+12.5
Turnout3,275
Labour holdSwing
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMaureen Cummings2,02946.1+10.2
ConservativeElizabeth Hick1,50034.1+6.0
BNPDean Crossland87319.8+0.2
Majority52912.0+4.2
Turnout4,402
Labour holdSwing
Featherstone[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentPauline Guy1,82841.5-8.6
LabourMaureen Tennant-King1,69838.5-3.0
BNPMichael Wain3928.9+8.9
Liberal DemocratsBrendan Power2605.9+5.9
ConservativeCharles Scholes2325.3-2.1
Majority1303.0-4.6
Turnout4,410
Independent holdSwing
Hemsworth[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourWayne Jenkins1,54751.8-14.3
IndependentJohn Helliwell99333.3+33.3
ConservativeChristian l'Anson44614.9-19.0
Majority55418.5-13.7
Turnout2,986
Labour holdSwing
Horbury and South Ossett[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAlyson Ripley1,82242.7+8.4
LabourBrian Holmes1,62338.0+7.7
Liberal DemocratsDavid Rowland82519.3-1.9
Majority1994.7+0.7
Turnout4,270
Conservative gain from LabourSwing
Knottingley[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGlenn Burton1,54561.5-2.6
ConservativeMellisa Wan Omer49819.8-16.1
IndependentNathan Garbutt47018.7+18.7
Majority1,04741.7+13.5
Turnout2,513
Labour holdSwing
Normanton[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDavid Dagger1,21840.0-3.3
IndependentGraeme Milner75824.9+11.3
BNPAdam Frazer48816.0-5.1
ConservativeMichael Ledgard35311.6-1.9
Liberal DemocratsJack Smith2307.5-1.1
Majority46015.1-7.1
Turnout3,047
Labour gain from IndependentSwing
Ossett[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsElizabeth Knowles1,66536.5-2.2
ConservativeSusan Armitage1,16225.5+8.0
LabourDavid Watts1,10924.3-1.7
BNPSuzy Cass62013.6-4.2
Majority50311.0-1.7
Turnout4,556
Liberal Democrats holdSwing
Pontefract North[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPatricia Garbutt1,69552.8-9.2
ConservativePhilip Thomas1,51747.2+9.2
Majority1785.6-18.4
Turnout3,212
Labour holdSwing
Pontefract South[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePhilip Booth2,24149.8+7.6
LabourBill O'Brien1,68537.4-3.8
Liberal DemocratsChris Rush57512.8+12.8
Majority55612.4+11.4
Turnout4,501
Conservative holdSwing
South Elmsall and South Kirkby[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentHarold Mills2,04255.0+55.0
LabourMalcolm Evans1,28034.5-38.8
ConservativeSheila Scholes39010.5-16.2
Majority76220.5
Turnout3,712
Independent holdSwing
Stanley and Outwood East[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourClive Hudson1,33835.9+2.4
ConservativeSimon Wilson1,13030.3+3.8
Liberal DemocratsDavid Evans67918.2-0.8
BNPGlenn Fothergill58115.6-5.3
Majority2085.6-1.4
Turnout3,728
Labour holdSwing
Wakefield East[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourRon Halliday1,60346.6+2.4
ConservativeMargaret Holwell77322.5+3.9
Liberal DemocratsAther Mohammed42612.4-3.1
BNPRobert Arnold39911.6-3.5
Socialist AlternativeMichael Griffiths2407.0+0.4
Majority83024.1-1.5
Turnout3,441
Labour holdSwing
Wakefield North[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMargaret Isherwood1,26236.6-2.3
ConservativeNick Pickles95727.8+5.6
Liberal DemocratsMark Goodair61217.8+0.0
BNPGraham Thewlis-Hardy40511.8-5.7
UKIPKeith Wells1484.3+0.6
IndependentMark Harrop611.8+1.8
Majority3058.8-7.9
Turnout3,445
Labour holdSwing
Wakefield Rural[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBryan Denson2,37352.4+1.3
LabourMartyn Johnson1,21026.7-4.4
GreenJohn Lumb64214.2-3.6
IndependentMichael Greensmith3006.6+6.6
Majority1,16325.7+5.7
Turnout4,525
Conservative holdSwing
Wakefield South[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMonica Graham1,81741.6+12.2
IndependentNorman Hazell87520.1-8.9
LabourCharles Keith75617.3+0.6
BNPNeville Poynton4029.2-4.1
Liberal DemocratsStephen Nuthall3167.2-4.4
GreenMiriam Hawkins1974.5+4.5
Majority94221.5+21.1
Turnout4,363
Conservative holdSwing
Wakefield West[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBill Sanders2,20254.9-2.2
LabourJaved Iqbal84521.1-9.5
Liberal DemocratsSusan Morgan3669.1-3.2
British VoiceNorman Tate3248.1+8.1
GreenBrian Else2776.9+6.9
Majority1,35733.8+7.3
Turnout4,014
Conservative holdSwing
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRichard Hunt1,61739.9-6.4
LabourPhilip Dobson1,44435.6+0.2
Liberal DemocratsMargaret Dodd50212.4+12.4
BNPGrant Rowe49412.2-6.1
Majority1734.3-6.6
Turnout4,057
Conservative gain from LabourSwing

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