Normanton (electoral ward)

Not to be confused with Normanton (UK Parliament constituency); Normanton, West Yorkshire; or Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (UK Parliament constituency).

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Normanton is an electoral ward of the City of Wakefield district used for elections to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.[1]

Overview

The ward is one of 21 in the Wakefield district, and has been held by Labour since the current boundaries were formed for the 2004 Council election. The predecessor ward was Normanton and Sharlston. As of 2019, the electorate stands at 12,315 of which 92.7% identify as "White British" and 67.9% of who identify as Christian.[1][2]

The ward comprises Normanton, Kirkthorpe, Woodhouse, Warmfield cum Heath and Ashfield with the key landmarks being Normanton railway station, All Saints' Church and Kirkthorpe Hydro.[1]

Representation

Like all wards in the Wakefield district, Normanton has 3 councillors, whom are elected on a 4-year-rota. This means elections for new councillors are held for three years running, with one year every four years having no elections.[3]

The current councillors are Julie Medford, Armaan Khan and Daniel all of whom are Labour.[4]

Councillors

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Barry Smith (Lab) Graeme Milner (Ind) Peter Loosemore (Lab)
2006 Elaine Blezzard (Lab)
2007 David Dagger (Lab)
2008
2010
2011
2012 Alan Wassall (Lab)
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021 Julie Medford (Lab)
2022 Isabel Owen (Lab)
2023 Armaan Khan (Lab)
2024 Daniel Wilton (Lab)

Ward results

2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Armaan Khan 1,258 47.1 +1.5
Wakefield District Independents Cliff Parsons 520 19.5 −21.0
Conservative Laura Weldon 494 18.5 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel James Ebbs 225 8.4 New
Green John Robert Clayton 175 6.5 New
Majority 738 27.6
Turnout 2,672 20.8
Rejected ballots 13
Labour hold Swing
2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isabel Owen 1,735 56.8 +5.0
Conservative James Hardwick 697 22.8 −8.2
Independent Cliff Parsons 280 9.2 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Deborah Goodall 183 6.0 +3.3
Green John Clayton 161 5.3 −0.9
Majority 1,038 34.0
Turnout 3,056 23.8
Labour hold Swing Increase6.6

Isabel Owen was the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire under Mark Burns-Williamson.

2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Medford 1,785 51.8 +6.2
Conservative Keith Hudson 1,069 31.0 −9.5
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom (UK) Cliff Parsons 246 7.1 +7.1
Green Gillian Dewey-Nager 214 6.2 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Susan Hayes 92 2.7 +2.7
Workers Party Marcus Whalley-Reid 43 1.2 +1.2
Majority 716 20.8 +15.7
Turnout 3,449 27.1 +3.7
Labour hold

Labour's Julie Medford held the seat after the death of the former councillor Alan Wassell.

2019 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Dagger 1322 45.6 −25.2
UKIP Cliff Parsons 1174 40.5 +40.5
Conservative Luke Thomas 405 14.0 −15.2
Majority 148 5.1 −36.5
Turnout 2901 23.4 +3.1
Rejected ballots 37
Labour hold Swing
2018 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour (Susan) Elaine Blezard 1777 70.8 −4.5
Conservative Hilary Plumber 733 29.2 +4.5
Majority 1044 41.6 −9
Turnout 2510 20.3 −3.6
Rejected ballots 21
Labour hold Swing
2016 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Wassell 2147 54.4 +20.9
Conservative Matthew Gilligan 706 24.7 +5.7
Majority 1441 50.6 +22.8
Turnout 2853 23.9 −28.2
Labour hold Swing
2015 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Dagger 3585 54.4 −20.2
UKIP Colin Wroe 1752 26.6 N/A
Conservative Jean Molloy 1251 19.0 −6.4
Majority 1833 27.8 −21.4
Turnout 6588 52.1 +28.5
Labour hold Swing
2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Blezard 2192 74.6 +11.7
Conservative Richard Wakefield 747 25.4 +13.5
Majority 1445 49.2 +11.5
Turnout 2939 23.6 +1.3
Labour hold Swing
2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Wassell 1,775 62.9 −1
UKIP Bryan Barkley 712 25.2 +7.9
Conservative Emma-Jane Lisle 337 11.9 −6.4
Majority 1,063 37.6 −8
Turnout 2,824 22.3 −6.2
Labour hold Swing
2011 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Dagger 2,266 63.9 +16.9
Conservative Jean Molloy 649 18.3 −2.2
UKIP Bryan Barkley 613 17.3 +17.3
Majority 1,617 45.6 +19.1
Turnout 3,546 28.5 −25.1
Labour hold Swing
2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Blezard 3,139 47.0
Conservative Jean Molloy 1,370 20.5
Independent Graeme Milner 1,231 18.4
BNP Philip Downton 885 13.3
Majority 1,769 26.5
Turnout 6,674 53.6
Labour hold Swing
2008 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Smith 1,037 31.8 −8.2
Conservative Richard Wakefield 784 24.0 +12.4
Independent Graeme Milner 699 21.4 −3.5
BNP Adam Frazer 520 15.9 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Jack Smith 221 6.8 −0.7
Majority 253 7.8 −7.3
Turnout 3,261
Labour hold Swing
2007 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Dagger 1,218 40.0 −3.3
Independent Graeme Milner 758 24.9 +11.3
BNP Adam Frazer 488 16.0 −5.1
Conservative Michael Ledgard 353 11.6 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Jack Smith 230 7.5 −1.1
Majority 460 15.1 −7.1
Turnout 3,047
Labour gain from Independent Swing
2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour (Susan) Elaine Blezard 1,370 43.3
BNP Adam Frazer 667 21.1
Independent William Wood 432 13.6
Conservative Tony Ayoade 426 13.5
Liberal Democrats Jack Smith 272 8.6
Majority 703 22.2
Turnout 3,167
Labour hold Swing
2004 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Smith 2,105
Independent Graeme Milner 1,694
Labour Peter Loosemore 1,627
Labour Christine Sharman 1,463
Conservative Sue Mountain 877
Conservative Betty Charlesworth 611
Conservative John Scollan 555
Turnout 8,932 33.1

References

  1. ^ a b c Wakefield Observatory (2015). "Wakefield Ward Profile - Selection: Normanton Ward" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Seat Details". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Overview". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Your Cllr Medford is the Deputy Chair of the Wakefield Scrutiny and Overview Management Board, Cllr Khan is the Deputy Portfolio Holder for Highways and Planning, and Cllr Wilton is the Deputy Portfolio Holder for Communities, Poverty and Health". WMDC. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.