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Airedale and Ferry Fryston

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Airedale and Ferry Fryston
Airedale and Ferry Fryston is located in West Yorkshire
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53°44′05″N 1°19′03″W / 53.734857°N 1.317456°W / 53.734857; -1.317456

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

Overview

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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. As of 2015, the electorate stands at 12,495 of which 97.2% identify as "White British" and 64.9% of who identify as Christian.[1][2]

The ward is situated in the north east of the District and forms the eastern part of the settlement of Castleford. The ward is relatively small in area terms, being fairly densely populated. The ward includes a number of different neighbourhoods, including Airedale, Ferry Fryston, Townville and Fryston Village. The northern edge of the ward is defined by the course of the River Aire, while to the east and south the ward is bounded by the A1(M) and M62 motorways.[1]

Representation

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Like all wards in the Wakefield district, Pontefract North 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]

In 2020, Alex Kear (Independent) was removed from the council after he pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation charges.[4]

The current councillors are Les Shaw (Labour), Kathryn Scott (Labour) and Jackie Ferguson (Labour).[5]

Councillors

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Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Graham Phelps (Lab) Yvonne Crewe (Lab) Stephen Groves (Lab)
2006 Linda Broom (Lab)
2007
2008
2010 By-election Les Shaw (Lab)
2010
2011
2012
2014 Kathryn Scott (Lab)
2015
2016
2018
2019 Alex Kear (Ind)
2020 Vacant
2021 Jackie Ferguson (Lab)
2022

Ward results

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2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kathryn Scott* 1,524 61.43 +10.33
Conservative Richard Evans 541 21.81 −1.29
Independent Neil Kennedy 311 12.54 +1.04
Liberal Democrats Leah Birdsall 105 4.23 New
Majority 983 39.62 +11.62
Turnout 2,481 21.4
Labour hold Swing
2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Ferguson 1,190 51.1 +8.8
Labour Les Shaw 1,116
Conservative Richard Evans 567 23.1 +10.6
Independent Neil Kennedy 522 11.5 +11.5
Conservative Eamonn Mullins 480
Independent Ian Kennedy 367 8.1 +8.1
Green John Ingham 144 5.7 +5.7
Green Daniel Russell 120
Majority 628 28 +25.1
Turnout N/A
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
2019 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alex Kear [nb 1] 1166 45.2 +45.2
Labour Yvonne Crewe 1091 42.3 −31.0
Conservative Eamonn Mullins 321 12.5 −11.3
Majority 75 2.9 −49.5
Turnout 2578 22.4 +3.5
Rejected ballots 31
Independent gain from Labour Swing
2018 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kathryn Scott 1662 76.2 −5.9
Conservative Eamonn Mullins 520 23.8 +5.9
Majority 1142 52.4 +0.2
Turnout 2182 18.9 −4.6
Rejected ballots 10
Labour hold Swing
2016 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Shaw 2142 82.1 +12
Conservative Amy Swift 467 17.9 +0.0
Majority 1675 52.2 +12
Turnout 2609 23.5 −26.6
Labour hold Swing
2015 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yvonne Crewe 4103 70.1 +15.7
Conservative Amy Swift 1047 17.9 +8.8
Green Simon Addy 706 12.1 N/A
Majority 3056 52.2 +34.3
Turnout 5856 50.1 +25.1
Labour hold Swing
2014 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kathryn Scott 1564 54.4 −18.9
UKIP William Proctor 1049 36.5 +16.1
Conservative Mellisa Omer 262 9.1 +2.8
Majority 515 17.9 −35.0
Turnout 2875 25.0 +1.5
Labour hold Swing
2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Shaw 1,977 73.3 −6.8
UKIP Arnie Craven 556 20.4 +20.4
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer 171 6.3 −12.9
Majority 1,441 52.9 −8
Turnout 2,724 23.5 −4.7
Labour hold Swing
2011 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yvonne Crewe 2,611 80.1 +24.4
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer 627 19.2 +7.1
Majority 1,984 60.9 +22.2
Turnout 3,258 28.2 −23.4
Labour hold Swing
2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Broom 3,305 55.7 +9
Liberal Democrats Paul Kirby 1,009 17.0 +2.7
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer 715 12.1 −5.9
BNP Stephen Rogerson 668 11.3 −9.6
Independent Jason Smart 220 3.7 +3.7
Majority 2,296 38.7 +12.9
Turnout 5,930 51.6
Labour hold Swing +3.2%
Airedale and Ferry Fryston By-Election 21 January 2010[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Shaw 1,330 49.9 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Kirby 603 22.6 +8.3
BNP Stephen Rogerson 353 13.3 −7.7
Conservative Carl Milner 275 10.3 −7.7
Independent Jason Smart 102 3.8 +3.8
Majority 727 27.3
Turnout 2,663 23.4
Labour hold Swing

This by-election was held due to the death of Graham Phelps in November 2009.[7]

2008 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Phelps 1,401 46.7 −10.5
BNP Stephen Rogerson 628 20.9 +2.2
Conservative Mellisa Wan Omer 540 18.0 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Kirby 430 14.3 +2.9
Majority 773 25.8 −12.7
Turnout 2,999
Labour hold Swing
2007 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yvonne Crewe 1,689 57.2 −0.8
BNP Stephen Rogerson 553 18.7 −6.2
Conservative Eamonn Mullins 374 12.7 −4.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Kirby 337 11.4 +11.4
Majority 1,136 38.5 +5.4
Turnout 2,953
Labour hold Swing
2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Broom 1,655 58.0
BNP Stephen Rogerson 709 24.9
Conservative Eamonn Mullins 489 17.1
Majority 946 33.1
Turnout 2,853
Labour hold Swing
2004 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Phelps 2,025
Labour Yvonne Crewe 1,811
Labour Stephen Groves 1,751
Independent John Bird 997
Liberal Democrats Paul Kirby 679
Conservative Mary Barton 469
Conservative Pamela Ledgard 418
Conservative Rodney Williams 409
Turnout 8,559 34.0

Notes

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  1. ^ Kear was later convicted of sexual offences against children under 13, leading to him being disqualified from sitting as a councillor.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ward 2 Airedale and Ferry Fryston" (PDF). Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  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. ^ Frame, Nick (27 April 2020). "Wakefield district councillor to face child sex charges". www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Your Councillors". WMDC. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Labour victory in key Wakefield by-election". BBC News Online. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Labour victory in key by-election". 22 January 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2020.