2019 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election explained
The 2019 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England.[1] The election was held on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party and the Conservative Party fielded a full slate of 21 candidates, as well as 14 Liberal Democrats, 8 Yorkshire Party candidates, 7 UK Independence Party candidates, 6 Green Party candidates, 6 Independent candidates, 1 Socialist Alternative candidate and 1 Democrats and Veteran's Party candidate.[2]
Council make-up
The make up of the Council following the election was:
! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc" | Party | Seats | | Current Council (2019) |
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| 2015[3] | 2016[4] | 2018[5] | 2019[6] |
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| | Labour | 53 | 53 | 52 | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lib Dems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Summary
- +/- compared with Wakefield Council election 2018.
Ward results
[7]
Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward
Around a year after his election, Alex Kear was jailed after arranging to meet with a three-year-old girl for sexual abuse.[8]
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward
Notes and References
- Web site: Information for voters. 4 May 2019.
- Web site: Statement of Persons Nominated. Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. www.wakefield.gov.uk. 4 May 2019.
- Web site: Local Election Results 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160601184734/https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/elections/previous-election-results-electorate-statistics/local-election-results/local-election-results-2014 . 1 June 2016 . Wakefield Council .
- Web site: Local election results 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201050404/https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/elections/previous-election-results-electorate-statistics/local-election-results/local-election-results-2016 . 1 December 2021 . Wakefield Council .
- Web site: Local Election results 2018 . live . Wakefield Council . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201050727/https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/elections/previous-election-results-electorate-statistics/local-election-results/local-elections-2018 . 1 December 2021 .
- Web site: Local elections 2019 – results. Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. www.wakefield.gov.uk. 5 May 2019.
- Web site: Local elections 2019. Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. www.wakefield.gov.uk. 5 May 2019.
- Web site: Paedophile councillor jailed after arranging to meet 'three-year-old girl' for sexual abuse. https://web.archive.org/web/20200822162733/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/alex-kear-paedophile-councillor-meet-child-sex-jailed-a9683276.html . 2020-08-22 . limited . live. 22 August 2020. 3 September 2020.
