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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
The current councillors are Julie Medford, Armaan Khan and Daniel all of whom are Labour .
Councillors
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
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.
References
^ Wakefield Observatory (2015). "Wakefield Ward Profile - Selection: Normanton Ward" (PDF).
"Seat Details" . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk . Retrieved 10 January 2020."Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Overview" . Open Council Data UK . Retrieved 28 May 2020."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.
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