2007 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

2007 UK local government election September 2019 November 2013 thumb|right|300px|2007 local election results in Wakefield 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/db.stm Wakefield 11 December 2009 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 40 Conservative 16 Independent 4 Liberal Democrat 3 http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news?articleid=2855983 Election: Deputy leader ousted but Labour maintain control 11 December 2009 4 May 2007 Wakefield Express Candidates 21 seats were contested in the election with both Labour and Conservatives standing in all of the seats. Candidates line up for May 3 local elections Yorkshire Evening Post 10 April 2007 0963-2255 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. Election result The results saw Labour lose 2 seats to the Conservatives in Horbury and South Ossett and Wrenthorpe and Outwood West wards. Reshuffle at Wakefield as No 2 loses seat Yorkshire Evening Post 5 May 2007 0963-2255 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. However Labour gained a seat in Normanton from independent, Graeme Milner, and remained in control of the council. Overall turnout was 31.62%. http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/PreviousElectionResults/Local+Elections/elections2007_results.htm Local Election Results May 2007 11 December 2009 Wakefield Council Following the election, Denise Jeffrey, was appointed the new deputy leader in a reshuffle of the cabinet. Cabinet reshuffle at Wakefield Council Yorkshire Evening Post 15 May 2007 0963-2255 Wakefield local election result 2007 Labour Party (UK) 12 1 2 -1 57.1 39.0 30,623 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) 6 2 0 +2 28.6 30.0 23,494 +0.9 Independent (politician) 2 0 1 -1 9.5 10.2 8,035 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.8 10.1 7,956 +0.7 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.3 6,498 -2.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 1,116 +0.3 British Voice 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 324 +0.4 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 240 +0.0 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 148 +0.0 Ward results Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/content/articles/2007/04/17/local_elections_2007_wakefield_feature.shtml Local Elections 2007: Wakefield 12 December 2009 BBC Online Labour Party (UK) Jean Martin 1,407 37.2 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Molloy 1,124 29.7 -1.6 Independent (politician) John Evans 708 18.7 +4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Oliver Wadsworth 544 14.4 +1.2 283 7.5 -2.8 3,783 Labour Party (UK) Airedale and Ferry Fryston Labour Party (UK) Yvonne Crewe 1,689 57.2 -0.8 British National Party Stephen Rogerson 553 18.7 -6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Eamonn Mullins 374 12.7 -4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Kirby 337 11.4 +11.4 1,136 38.5 +5.4 2,953 Labour Party (UK) Altofts and Whitwood Labour Party (UK) Heather Hudson 1,563 48.2 -1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Burch 619 19.1 +2.6 British National Party Dawn Byrom 546 16.8 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Tom Dixon 513 15.8 +1.6 944 29.1 -0.8 3,241 Labour Party (UK) Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Labour Party (UK) Tony Wallis 2,077 63.4 +10.6 British National Party Rita Robinson 745 22.7 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Ayoade 453 13.8 +4.5 1,332 40.7 +12.5 3,275 Labour Party (UK) Crofton, Ryhill and Walton Labour Party (UK) Maureen Cummings 2,029 46.1 +10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Hick 1,500 34.1 +6.0 British National Party Dean Crossland 873 19.8 +0.2 529 12.0 +4.2 4,402 Labour Party (UK) Featherstone Independent (politician) Pauline Guy 1,828 41.5 -8.6 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Tennant-King 1,698 38.5 -3.0 British National Party Michael Wain 392 8.9 +8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brendan Power 260 5.9 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Scholes 232 5.3 -2.1 130 3.0 -4.6 4,410 Independent (politician) Hemsworth Labour Party (UK) Wayne Jenkins 1,547 51.8 -14.3 Independent (politician) John Helliwell 993 33.3 +33.3 Conservative Party (UK) Christian l'Anson 446 14.9 -19.0 554 18.5 -13.7 2,986 Labour Party (UK) Horbury and South Ossett Conservative Party (UK) Alyson Ripley 1,822 42.7 +8.4 Labour Party (UK) Brian Holmes 1,623 38.0 +7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Rowland 825 19.3 -1.9 199 4.7 +0.7 4,270 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Knottingley Labour Party (UK) Glenn Burton 1,545 61.5 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Mellisa Wan Omer 498 19.8 -16.1 Independent (politician) Nathan Garbutt 470 18.7 +18.7 1,047 41.7 +13.5 2,513 Labour Party (UK) Normanton Labour Party (UK) David Dagger 1,218 40.0 -3.3 Independent (politician) Graeme Milner 758 24.9 +11.3 British National Party Adam Frazer 488 16.0 -5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Ledgard 353 11.6 -1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jack Smith 230 7.5 -1.1 460 15.1 -7.1 3,047 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Ossett Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Knowles 1,665 36.5 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Armitage 1,162 25.5 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) David Watts 1,109 24.3 -1.7 British National Party Suzy Cass 620 13.6 -4.2 503 11.0 -1.7 4,556 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pontefract North Labour Party (UK) Patricia Garbutt 1,695 52.8 -9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Thomas 1,517 47.2 +9.2 178 5.6 -18.4 3,212 Labour Party (UK) Pontefract South Conservative Party (UK) Philip Booth 2,241 49.8 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) Bill O'Brien 1,685 37.4 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Rush 575 12.8 +12.8 556 12.4 +11.4 4,501 Conservative Party (UK) South Elmsall and South Kirkby Independent (politician) Harold Mills 2,042 55.0 +55.0 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Evans 1,280 34.5 -38.8 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Scholes 390 10.5 -16.2 762 20.5 3,712 Independent (politician) Stanley and Outwood East Labour Party (UK) Clive Hudson 1,338 35.9 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Wilson 1,130 30.3 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Evans 679 18.2 -0.8 British National Party Glenn Fothergill 581 15.6 -5.3 208 5.6 -1.4 3,728 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield East Labour Party (UK) Ron Halliday 1,603 46.6 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Holwell 773 22.5 +3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ather Mohammed 426 12.4 -3.1 British National Party Robert Arnold 399 11.6 -3.5 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Michael Griffiths 240 7.0 +0.4 830 24.1 -1.5 3,441 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield North Labour Party (UK) Margaret Isherwood 1,262 36.6 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Nick Pickles 957 27.8 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Goodair 612 17.8 +0.0 British National Party Graham Thewlis-Hardy 405 11.8 -5.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Keith Wells 148 4.3 +0.6 Independent (politician) Mark Harrop 61 1.8 +1.8 305 8.8 -7.9 3,445 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield Rural Conservative Party (UK) Bryan Denson 2,373 52.4 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Martyn Johnson 1,210 26.7 -4.4 Green Party of England and Wales John Lumb 642 14.2 -3.6 Independent (politician) Michael Greensmith 300 6.6 +6.6 1,163 25.7 +5.7 4,525 Conservative Party (UK) Wakefield South Conservative Party (UK) Monica Graham 1,817 41.6 +12.2 Independent (politician) Norman Hazell 875 20.1 -8.9 Labour Party (UK) Charles Keith 756 17.3 +0.6 British National Party Neville Poynton 402 9.2 -4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Nuthall 316 7.2 -4.4 Green Party of England and Wales Miriam Hawkins 197 4.5 +4.5 942 21.5 +21.1 4,363 Conservative Party (UK) Wakefield West Conservative Party (UK) Bill Sanders 2,202 54.9 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Javed Iqbal 845 21.1 -9.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Morgan 366 9.1 -3.2 British Voice Norman Tate 324 8.1 +8.1 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Else 277 6.9 +6.9 1,357 33.8 +7.3 4,014 Conservative Party (UK) Wrenthorpe and Outwood West Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hunt 1,617 39.9 -6.4 Labour Party (UK) Philip Dobson 1,444 35.6 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Dodd 502 12.4 +12.4 British National Party Grant Rowe 494 12.2 -6.1 173 4.3 -6.6 4,057 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:2007 English local elections 2007 Category:2000s in West Yorkshire