Council elections 2018 May 3, 2018
Poll results in Yorkshire have seen Labour holding control in most of the district councils elections which were being held this May, although there has been no change in North Yorkshire Conservative strongholds in Craven and Harrogate.In Harrogate boundary changes have resulted in a whole council election with 14 fewer seats and the Conservatives are seen to have made gains at the expense of Liberal Democrats and Independents.
In Huddersfield-based Kirklees metropolitan district, two Labour gains and two Liberal Democrat losses saw Labour take control of the council where they did not previously have a majority.
In Halifax-based Calderdale metropolitan district, Labour gained one seat but remain two seats short of having a majority on the council.
There were few surprises in Labour maintaining their hold on the metropolitan districts of Bradford and Sheffield, which have similar-sized populations. Both saw UKIP losses which have prevailed across the country. In Sheffield there were a few Liberal Democrat and Green gains at the expense of Labour, while in Bradford Labour picked up 3 seats as a Liberal Democrat and a Green were among those losing theirs.
Little change also Leeds, where all of the 99 seats of the council were being re-elected after boundary tweaks. The Conservatives and Independents made a small number of gains but Labour dominate with 61 of the seats.
The newly-elected mayor of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority was announced on Friday afternoon as Labour's Dan Jarvis. The turnout figure for the election was notably higher in Sheffield than in the three other metropolitan districts of South Yorkshire. There is known to have been confusion in the county with Sheffield City Region branding having been used for the mayoral post prior to the election, lapsing only to the statutory title of mayor of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority for the election itself.
In Yorkshire, elections have been held in the district, metropolitan district or unitary authorities listed below:
Hull: LAB hold All 57 seats elected following ward boundary review. Details on Kingston upon Hull page.
In North Yorkshire:
Craven: CON hold 9 of 30 councillors elected. Details on Skipton page.
Harrogate: CON hold 40 of 40 councillors elected after ward boundary review. Details on Harrogate page.
In West Yorkshire:
Bradford: LAB hold 30 of 90 councillors (1 per ward) elected. Details on Bradford page.
Calderdale: NOC unchanged 17 of 51 councillors (1 per ward) elected. Details on Halifax page.
Kirklees: LAB gain from NOC 24 of 69 councillors (1 per ward + 1) elected. Details on Huddersfield page.
Leeds: LAB hold All 99 of 99 councillors (3 per ward) elected after ward boundary review. Details on Leeds page.
Wakefield: LAB hold 21 of 63 councillors (1 per ward) elected. Details on Wakefield page.
In South Yorkshire:
Barnsley: LAB hold 21 of 63 (1 per ward) councillors elected. Details on Barnsley page.
Sheffield: LAB hold 28 of 84 (1 per ward) councillors elected. Details on Sheffield page.
Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority: LAB win Dan Jarvis has been elected the new mayor.
Turnout: Barnsley 24.99%, Doncaster 20.05%, Rotherham 21.26%, Sheffield 31.56%.
Turnout: Barnsley 24.99%, Doncaster 20.05%, Rotherham 21.26%, Sheffield 31.56%.
Also:
Oldham: LAB hold 22 of 60 councillors elected. Details on Uppermill page.
(More than half Oldham district was formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire).
(More than half Oldham district was formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire).
South Lakeland: LIB-DEM hold All 51 councillors after boundary review.
(Includes parts of former West Riding of Yorkshire around Sedburgh).
(Includes parts of former West Riding of Yorkshire around Sedburgh).
Pendle: NOC unchanged 16 of 49 councillors elected.
(Includes parts of former West Riding of Yorkshire nr. Barnoldswick and Earby).
NOC= No overall control.(Includes parts of former West Riding of Yorkshire nr. Barnoldswick and Earby).
Various by-elections in wards of some parish councils also took place on Thursday May 3.