Local election results 2016: Wakefield

THE Conservatives picked up a seat in Wakefield as Labour council leader Peter Box successfully defended his seat.The Tories took Wakefield Rural from Labour which in turn took Ossett at the expense of an independent councillor.Coun Box said: 'I am always a very nervous candidate. We have a very good majority so I'm really pleased.'I am obviously sad that we lost one seat in Wakefield Rural but we have gained a seat in Ossett so our majority remains the same.'I think that is a reflection of what we have tried to do over the last few years, continuing to invest in the district and its people and trying to provide frontline services. We will continue to do that over the next few years.Newly elected Ossett councillor Lynne Masterman dedicated her victory to her agent Peter Savage who died earlier this week.She said: 'I feel fantastic to have gained the seat and I am dedicating it to Peter Savage.'Peter was my agent and he was the driving force behind the campaign from day one.'Ms Masterman decided to stand after her son Luke was diagnosed with illness.She said: 'I just saw that our NHS, which had done so much to help him, was being sold off piecemeal and I wanted to do something about it. I wanted to stand up and not stand by.':Cynthia Binns took the Wakfield Rural seat for the Tories after Labour councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick retired.

Wakefield

Lab Hold

ACKWORTH, NORTH ELMSALL AND UPTON

Nathan Garbutt (UKIP) 639

Don Marshall (Con) 776

Steven Pallett (Ind) 500

Martin Roberts (Yorkshire First) 234

Martyn Ward (Lab)* 1,631

AIREDALE AND FERRY FRYSTON

Les Shaw (Lab)* 2,142

Amy Swift (Con) 467

ALTOFTS AND WHITWOOD

Peter Box (Lab)* 1,675

Steve Crookes (Yorkshire First) 363

Anthony Hill (Con) 668

Matthew Jeans (Ind) 384

CASTLEFORD CENTRAL AND GLASSHOUGHTON

Richard Forster (Lab)* 2,133

Dawn Lumb (UKIP) 718

Joanne Smart (Con) 241

CROFTON, RYHILL AND WALTON

Steve Ashton (UKIP) 1,003

Tony Ayoade (Con) 812

Adam Belcher (Lib Dem) 25

Faith Heptinstall (Lab)* 1,968

FEATHERSTONE

Maureen Tennant-King (Lab)* 2,778

Rodney Williams (Con) 611

HEMSWORTH

Penny Ashton (UKIP) 413

Pauline Kitching (Lab)* 1,391

John Martin (Con) 190

Ian Womersley (Ind) 1,104

HORBURY AND SOUTH OSSETT

Darren Byford (Lab)* 1,611

Neil Coleman (UKIP) 890

Madalena Coutinho Mestre (Con) 883

Mark Goodair (Lib Dem) 531

Richard Norris (Green) 216

KNOTTINGLEY

Eamonn Mullins (Con) 277

Graham Stokes (Lab)* 1,597

Lewis Thompson (UKIP) 724

NORMANTON

Mathew Gilligan (Con) 706

Alan Wassell (Lab)* 2,147

OSSETT

Terry Brown (Con) 880

Jonathan Cook (UKIP) 1,017

Lynn Masterman (Lab)* 1,168

Tony Richardson (Ind) 913

Tony Sargeant (Lib Dem) 290

PONTEFRACT NORTH

Arnie Craven (Yorkshire First) 168

Chris Hyomes (Con) 470

Lorna Malkin (Lab)* 1,601

Josh Spencer (UKIP) 762

PONTEFRACT SOUTH

John Gill (Trade Un Soc Co) 271

Celia Loughran (Lab)* 1,917

Geoff Walsh (Con) 1,669

Dan Woodlock (Lib Dem) 203

SOUTH ELMSALL AND SOUTH KIRKBY

Michelle Collins (Lab)* 2,802

Chris I’Anson (Con) 536

STANLEY AND OUTWOOD EAST

Dave Byrom (Trade Un Soc Co) 52

Margaret Dodd (Lib Dem) 151

James Johnston (UKIP) 831

Gill Laidler (Con) 950

Matthew Morley (Lab)* 1,873

WAKEFIELD EAST

Jody Gabriel (Green) 315

Mick Griffiths (Trade Un Soc Co) 243

Rosaline Lund (Lab)* 2,225

Richard Wakefield (Con) 550

WAKEFIELD NORTH

Lucy Brown (Yorkshire First) 246

Allan Couch (Con) 564

Elizabeth Rhodes (Lab)* 1,781

Keith Wells (UKIP) 636

WAKEFIELD RURAL

Cynthia Binns (Con)* 1,978

Denis Cronin (Lib Dem) 546

Samuel Lynch (Trade Un Soc Co) 246

Jayne Wilby (Lab) 1,744

WAKEFIELD SOUTH

Ian Bain (Lab) 1,408

Daniel Cochran (Yorkshire First) 259

David Currie (Lib Dem) 248

Richard Hunt (Con)* 1,643

John Sibbald (Trade Un Soc Co) 89

WAKEFIELD WEST

Brian Else (Green) 324

Louise Kasatkin (Trade Un Soc Co) 143

Hilary Mitchell (Lab)* 1,563

Dianne Presha (Con) 962

Peter Williams (Lib Dem) 196

WRENTHORPE AND OUTWOOD WEST

Natasha De Vere (Lib Dem) 160

Sam Harvey (Con) 1,338

Martyn Johnson (Lab)* 1,831

Ian Sheldrake (UKIP) 845