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Wakefield parliamentary by-election win for Labour June 24, 2022

County Hall, Wakefield

Labour candidate Simon Robert Lightwood is the new MP for Wakefield after winning the parliamentary by-election there.

Fifteen candidates stood in the election on Thursday (June 23). Simon Lightwood took 47.9% of the vote to the 30.0% vote of second-placed Conservative candidate Nadeem Ahmed.

West BrettonGawthorpeHorburyMiddlestownNethertonOssettWakefieldThe consituency includes most of the city centre of Wakefield and town and villages to the west and south-west of the Wakefield metropolitan district, including Gawthorpe, Ossett, Horbury, Netherton, Middlestown, West Bretton and Woolley.

The election was due to the resignation of Imran Ahmad Khan, the Conservative elected as MP at the last parliamentary election. He was expelled from the party after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008 and later stood down as MP. He received an 18-month jail sentence.

The 15 candidates standing were:

Simon Robert Lightwoodaddress in Calder Valley constituencyLabour Party13,166

Nadeem Ahmedaddress in Sandal, WakefieldConservative8,241

Akef Akbaraddress in Wakefield constituencyIndependent2,090

David John Rowntree Herdsonaddress in Crigglestone, WakefieldYorkshire Party1,182

Ashley Theo Blue Routhaddress in Sheffield Heeley constituencyGreen Party587

Chris Walshaddress in Morley and Outwood constituencyReform UK513

Jamie Luke Needleaddress in Shipley constituencyLiberal Democrats508

Ashlea Simonaddress in Worsley and Eccles South constituencyBritain First311

Mick Dodgsonaddress in Wakefield constituencyFreedom Alliance187

Sir Archibald Stanton Earl 'Eatonaddress in Dewsbury constituencyMonster Raving Loony Party171

Paul Bickerdikeaddress in WakefieldChristian People's Alliance144

Therese Hirstaddress in Bradford South constituencyEnglish Democrats135

Jordan James Gaskelladdress in WiganUK Independence Party124

Christopher Richard Jonesaddress in Doncaster constituencyNorthern Independence Party84

Jayda Fransenaddress in North Down constituencyIndependent23

SPOILED VOTES62

TOTAL VOTES27,466

TURNOUT39.5%

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