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    1999 handbook

    Wakefield: 1999 local elections

    21 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1998) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 60 · Conservative 2 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0

    After (end of 1999) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 57 · Other 3 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 0

    Ward results

    Castleford Ferry Fryston1 seat · turnout 18.7%
    J NicholsonLabour1,003 ✓
    J BirdInd Lab580
    M. RichardsConservative103
    T Boldersonslp67
    Castleford Glasshoughton1 seat · turnout 18.2%
    P PhelpsLabour1,567 ✓
    S. CurtisLiberal Democrats200
    E. HickConservative153
    Castleford Whitwood1 seat · turnout 20.7%
    P. BoxLabour1,776 ✓
    C HazellConservative212
    Crofton and Ackworth1 seat · turnout 22.5%
    R HirstLabour1,667 ✓
    M. NealeLiberal Democrats530
    M LedgardConservative474
    Featherstone1 seat · turnout 21.5%
    G. IsherwoodLabour2,053 ✓
    T SteeleConservative241
    Hemsworth1 seat · turnout 24.5%
    J. WilemanLabour2,208 ✓
    Mullins E.Conservative458
    Horbury1 seat · turnout 25.2%
    V. CliffeLabour1,187 ✓
    A RobinsonConservative1,046
    M. GoodairLiberal Democrats758
    Knottingley1 seat · turnout 18.4%
    G. ClarkeLabour1,607 ✓
    Anthony PowellConservative361
    Normanton and Sharlston1 seat · turnout 19.0%
    B SmithLabour1,708 ✓
    Jane BrownConservative360
    Z Carpenterslp217
    Ossett1 seat · turnout 24.5%
    D HitchenLabour1,408 ✓
    A MetcalfeLiberal Democrats947
    N WebsterConservative669
    Pontefract North1 seat · turnout 18.0%
    F. WardLabour1,757 ✓
    J. DrysdaleConservative385
    Pontefract South1 seat · turnout 23.2%
    S. BullockLabour1,300 ✓
    R. MolloyConservative880
    D. ArthurLiberal Democrats307
    South Elmsall1 seat · turnout 14.3%
    N GrayLabour1,250 ✓
    I HallConservative340
    South Kirkby1 seat · turnout 25.1%
    M WrightLabour1,813 ✓
    E TunstallIndependent489
    A WrightInd Lab279
    J AlexanderConservative117
    Stanley and Altofts1 seat · turnout 19.5%
    K. SwiftLabour1,633 ✓
    M. BurchLiberal Democrats570
    A PaulConservative497
    Stanley and Wrenthorpe1 seat · turnout 19.8%
    S. LundLabour1,599 ✓
    R HawkinConservative770
    Margaret DoddLiberal Democrats520
    Wakefield Central1 seat · turnout 23.2%
    Denise Margaret JefferyLabour1,703 ✓
    K BlackburnConservative934
    Wakefield East1 seat · turnout 22.4%
    R HaywardLabour1,742 ✓
    P HarveyConservative667
    M GriffithsIndependent329
    Wakefield North1 seat · turnout 23.9%
    E. RhodesLabour1,739 ✓
    D. SaundersConservative598
    D. DaleLiberal Democrats343
    Wakefield Rural1 seat · turnout 25.2%
    A BarlowLabour1,491 ✓
    C ScholesConservative1,161
    D NealeLiberal Democrats511
    Wakefield South1 seat · turnout 31.6%
    D. HopkinsConservative2,258 ✓
    F. HolmesLabour1,171
    S. NuthallLiberal Democrats394