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Local Elections 2026
Results in Hemsworth
These are the local election records for Hemsworth (Normanton and Hemsworth) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Wakefield Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared63 of 63 seats declared
92.1%
Reform UK 58 (92.1%)(+58)Liberal Democrats 2 (3.2%)(-1)Conservative 1 (1.6%)(-2)Green Party 1 (1.6%)(+1)Labour 1 (1.6%)(-56)
Current councillors in Hemsworth
Heidi Craig, Joanne Chambers, Matthew Richard Caton were elected in Hemsworth.
9,744 valid candidate votes were recorded across 15 candidates.
Filter by party
15 candidates across 8 partiesMC
Matthew Richard CatonElected
Reform UK
16.51 %
1,609 votes
HC
Heidi CraigElected
Reform UK
16.46 %
1,604 votes
JC
Joanne ChambersElected
Reform UK
14.81 %
1,443 votes
CA
Carol Pearl AppleyardNot elected
Labour
7.63 %
743 votes
Pauline Ann KitchingNot elected
Labour
7.13 %
695 votes
RW
Robert WhiteNot elected
Labour
6.15 %
599 votes
DD
Dean James DarleyNot elected
Unity Independents
5.63 %
549 votes
JW
Jakob Matthew WilliamsonNot elected
Unity Independents
5.36 %
522 votes
DD
Dale DixonNot elected
Independent
5.21 %
508 votes
NG
Nichola GreenwoodNot elected
Green Party
4.28 %
417 votes
ND
Nick DoddNot elected
Green Party
3.95 %
385 votes
PH
Peter HardacreNot elected
Independent
2.87 %
280 votes
KH
Keith HudsonNot elected
Conservative
1.66 %
162 votes
MP
Michael PadgettNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.63 %
159 votes
MJ
Michael James JohnsonNot elected
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
0.71 %
69 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 15 |
| Parties on ballot | 8 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 9,744 |
| Turnout | Not available |