23-June-2022 By-election (Wakefield)
The 23-June-2022 By-election (Wakefield) was held on 23 June 2022. A total of 15 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
4,925
Electorate
69,601
Turnout
39.5%
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Simon Robert Lightwood
Labour
|
13,166 | 47.9% | 8.13 |
|
|
Nadeem Ahmed
Conservative
|
8,241 | 30.0% | -17.26 |
|
|
Akef Akbar
Independent
|
2,090 | 7.6% | 7.61 |
|
|
David John Rowntree Herdson
The Yorkshire Party
|
1,182 | 4.3% | 2.38 |
|
|
Ashley Theo Blue Routh
Green Party
|
587 | 2.1% | 2.14 |
|
|
Chris Walsh
Reform UK
|
513 | 1.9% | 1.87 |
|
|
Jamie Luke Needle
Liberal Democrat
|
508 | 1.8% | -2.09 |
|
|
Ashlea Simon
Britain First
|
311 | 1.1% | 1.13 |
|
|
Mick Dodgson
Freedom Alliance
|
187 | 0.7% | 0.68 |
|
|
Sir Archibald Stanton Earl 'Eaton
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
171 | 0.6% | 0.62 |
|
|
Paul Bickerdike
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
144 | 0.5% | 0.52 |
|
|
Therese Hirst
English Democrats
|
135 | 0.5% | 0.49 |
|
|
Jordan James Gaskell
UK Independence Party
|
124 | 0.5% | 0.45 |
|
|
Christopher Richard Jones
Northern Independence
|
84 | 0.3% | 0.31 |
|
|
Jayda Fransen
Independent
|
23 | 0.1% | 0.08 |