Election results for Dewsbury South

 Independent Win Councillor Hanifa Darwan was elected with a majority of 43%. A total of 5525 votes were cast.

Table of main parties and election candidates retaining deposit

Election Candidate	Party	Number	%	Status	% Change
Councillor Hanifa Darwan	Independent	3443	62%	Newly elected	n/a
Jackie Ramsay	Labour and Co-operative	1063	19%	Not elected	n/a
Sean David Guy	Conservative	455	8%	-	-11%
Other election candidates	-see below	564	10%	-	7%

Table of other election candidates

Election Candidate	Party	Number	%	Outcome
Shaun Maddox	Independent	228	4%	Not elected
Nicholas Eugene Whittingham	Green Party	155	3%	Not elected
Bernard Thomas Disken	Liberal Democrats	94	2%	Not elected
Richard Beck	Independent	87	2%	Not elected