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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1918–2022) · E14001009

Wakefield

Every general election and by-election in Wakefield since 1918 (until 2022). Latest: Simon Lightwood, Labour, majority 4,925.

By-election, 23 June 2022

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Simon Lightwood ElectedLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		13,16647.9%
Nadeem AhmedConservative8,24130.0%
Akef- AkbarIndependent2,0907.6%
David HerdsonThe Yorkshire Party1,1824.3%
Ashley RouthGreen5872.1%
Chris WalshReform UK5131.9%
Jamie NeedleLiberal Democrats5081.9%
Ashlea SimonBritain First3111.1%
Mick DodgsonFreedom Alliance1870.7%
Sir Archibald Earl 'EatonOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party1710.6%
Paul BickerdikeChristian Peoples Alliance1440.5%
Therese HirstEnglish Democrats1350.5%
Jordan GaskellUK Independence Party1240.5%
Christopher JonesNorthern Independence Party840.3%
Jayda FransenIndependent230.08%
Valid votes27,466
Majority4,92517.9%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 39.5% of 69,601 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F19741983199720102019Labour, 1918: 33.7%Labour, 1922: 48.5%Labour, 1923: 39.9%Labour, 1924: 47.9%Labour, 1929: 48.8%Labour, 1931: 42.6%Labour, 1935: 56.0%Labour, 1945: 54.8%Labour, 1950: 55.4%Labour, 1951: 58.3%Labour, 1955: 60.5%Labour, 1959: 59.6%Labour, 1964: 55.5%Labour, 1966: 65.4%Labour, 1970: 58.1%Labour, February 1974: 51.3%Labour, October 1974: 54.8%Labour, 1979: 50.9%Labour, 1983: 40.4%Labour, 1987: 46.6%Labour, 1992: 50.7%Labour, 1997: 57.4%Labour, 2001: 49.9%Labour, 2005: 43.3%Labour, 2010: 39.3%Labour, 2015: 40.3%Labour, 2017: 49.7%Labour, 2019: 39.8%Conservative, 1918: 52.3%Conservative, 1922: 51.5%Conservative, 1923: 36.8%Conservative, 1924: 52.1%Conservative, 1929: 37.1%Conservative, 1931: 57.4%Conservative, 1935: 44.0%Conservative, 1945: 31.5%Conservative, 1950: 33.9%Conservative, 1951: 41.7%Conservative, 1955: 39.6%Conservative, 1959: 40.4%Conservative, 1964: 30.3%Conservative, 1966: 34.6%Conservative, 1970: 33.3%Conservative, February 1974: 29.7%Conservative, October 1974: 27.4%Conservative, 1979: 36.7%Conservative, 1983: 39.7%Conservative, 1987: 41.3%Conservative, 1992: 38.3%Conservative, 1997: 28.5%Conservative, 2001: 30.6%Conservative, 2005: 31.5%Conservative, 2010: 35.6%Conservative, 2015: 34.2%Conservative, 2017: 45.0%Conservative, 2019: 47.3%Liberal, 1918: 14.0%Liberal, 1923: 23.3%Liberal, 1929: 14.1%Liberal, 1945: 13.8%Liberal, 1950: 10.7%Liberal, 1964: 14.2%Liberal, 1970: 8.6%Liberal, February 1974: 19.0%Liberal, October 1974: 17.8%Liberal, 1979: 11.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 11.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 12.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 16.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 16.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.5%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 19.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 12.1%UK Independence Party, 2015: 18.3%
Vote share in Wakefield at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Wakefield (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
By-election Jun 2022Lab Simon LightwoodCon4,92517.939.5%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Imran Ahmad KhanLab3,3587.564.1%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab Mary CreaghCon2,1764.765.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Mary CreaghCon2,6136.160.9%Lab hold
2010Lab Mary CreaghCon1,6133.662.8%Lab hold
2005LabCon5,15411.959.4%
2001LabCon7,95419.354.5%Lab hold
1997LabCon14,60428.968.9%
1992LabCon6,59012.476.3%Lab hold
1987LabCon2,7895.375.6%Lab hold
1983LabCon3600.868.4%
1979LabCon7,55314.275.6%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon12,80627.470.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon11,41821.779.9%
1970LabCon11,68424.872.8%Lab hold
1966LabCon13,60830.873.4%Lab hold
1964LabCon11,93025.178.0%Lab hold
1959LabCon9,59119.382.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon9,74520.977.9%
1951LabCon7,70216.685.3%Lab hold
1950LabCon10,07121.587.3%
1945LabCon6,11023.380.3%
1935LabCon3,40412.184.9%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab4,10714.985.5%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon3,21311.785.6%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab8944.284.8%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon6213.180.9%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab6183.184.4%Con hold
1918ConLab3,24618.672.1%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Wakefield?

Simon Lightwood (Labour) won Wakefield at the 2022 by-election with a majority of 4,925.

Which parties have won Wakefield?

At the 28 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 23, Conservative 5.

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