New Member of Parliament for Wakefield
24 June 2022
Simon Lightwood of the Labour Party was elected the new Member of Parliament for Wakefield in the by-election held in that constituency on Thursday 23 June 2022.
Wakefield by-election
The by-election was called following the resignation of Imran Ahmad Khan MP in May 2022.
By-election results
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes polled |
|
Simon Lightwood |
Labour |
13,166 |
|
Nadeem Ahmed |
Conservative |
8,241 |
|
Akef Akbar |
Independent |
2,090 |
|
David Herdson |
Yorkshire Party |
1,182 |
|
Ashley Routh |
Green |
587 |
|
Chris Walsh |
Reform UK |
513 |
|
Jamie Needle |
Liberal Democrat |
508 |
|
Ashlea Simon |
Britain First |
311 |
|
Mick Dodgson |
Freedom Alliance |
187 |
|
Sir Archibald Simon EARL ‘EATON |
Official Monster Raving Loony Party |
171 |
|
Paul Bickerdike |
Christian Peoples Alliance |
144 |
|
Therese Hirst |
English Democrats |
135 |
|
Jordan James Gaskell |
UKIP |
124 |
|
Christopher Richard Jones |
Northern Independence Party |
84 |
|
Jayda Fransen |
Independent |
23 |
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