Wakefield and Ossett election result announced

Simon Lightwood wins Wakefield and Ossett for Labour in the 2024 general election

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00:00I, Tony Reeves, being the Acting Returning Officer at the election of a Member of Parliament

00:07for the Wakefield and Brougham constituency, held on Thursday 4th July 2024, do hereby

00:15give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate at the election is as follows.

00:24Arnold Eric Craven, a Conservative Party candidate, 7,322.

00:33David Alan Dewes, Reform UK, 8,427.

00:42Barry Stuart Goulton, Liberal Democrats, 3,249.

00:50Brent Andrew Hawksley, Yorkshire Party, 606.

00:57Simon Robert Lightwood, Labour and Co-operative Party, 17,721.

01:19Keith Luke Mason, Workers' Party of Britain, 705.

01:32Ashley Theo Blue-Brout, Green Party, 2,389.

01:39Nicholas John Sanders, Social Democrat Party, 185.

01:50The number of ballot papers rejected was 112 and I do hereby declare that Sir Simon Robert Lightwood

01:59is duly elected for the Wakefield and Brougham constituency.