Wakefield and Rothwell
Current MP
Name: Simon Lightwood
Party: Labour
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2029 election
No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.
Predictions
| Prediction | Predicted result | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Test: First letter | Lean LD | First letter is 'W' |
| Test: Name length | Likely Cons | Length is 22 |
| Near 2024: vote share | Safe Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 45.32%; Ref: 19.42%; Cons: 16.89% |
| Near 2024: victory chance | Lean Lab | Victory chances: Lab: 63.83%; Ref: 19.24%; Cons: 13.53% |
2024 results
Winning party: Labour
Majority: 9346 (22.98%)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Lightwood | Labour and Co-operative Party | 17773 |
| David Alan Dews | Reform UK | 8427 |
| Arnie Craven | Conservative and Unionist Party | 7322 |
| Stewart Golton | Liberal Democrats | 3249 |
| Ash Routh | Green Party | 2389 |
| Keith Mason | Workers Party of Britain | 705 |
| Brent Hawksley | Yorkshire Party | 606 |
| Nicholas Sanders | Social Democratic Party | 185 |
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2019 notional results
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Winning party: Conservative
Majority: 2626 (5.34%)
Turnout: 66.4%
| Party | Votes |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 22022 |
| Labour | 19396 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5361 |
| Reform UK | 1586 |
| Green | 490 |
| Other | 238 |