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Election results for Dewsbury South
District Council Election - Thursday 7th May 2026
Status:
Published
District Council Election - results by party
Previous results for Dewsbury South
Summary of comparison with previous results for Dewsbury South
Dewsbury South - results
Election Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Outcome
Councillor Hanifa Darwan
Independent
2117
14%
Elected
Councillor Masood Ahmed
Independent
1873
12%
Elected
Councillor Christopher Kennedy
Reform UK
1311
8%
Elected
Soyeb Yusuf
Independent
1294
8%
Not elected
Imtiaz Ali Ameen
Labour
1287
8%
Not elected
Michael Kenneth Fortune
Reform UK
1242
8%
Not elected
Ryan Ward
Reform UK
1215
8%
Not elected
Mohammed Ali
Labour
1120
7%
Not elected
Jackie Ramsay
Labour
983
6%
Not elected
Ismail Yusuf Bhana
Independent
923
6%
Not elected
Mohammed Abubaker Haneef
Green Party
425
3%
Not elected
Ebony Riann Johnson
Green Party
329
2%
Not elected
Myste Brooke Webster
Green Party
307
2%
Not elected
Pamela Joyce Thorne
Conservative
226
1%
Not elected
Marjorie Wheelhouse
Conservative
215
1%
Not elected
Claire Voyce
Conservative
204
1%
Not elected
Shaun Maddox
Independent
201
1%
Not elected
Stephen John Bird
Liberal Democrats
156
1%
Not elected
Chrissy Bloom
Liberal Democrats
138
1%
Not elected
John Edward Rossington
Liberal Democrats
100
1%
Not elected
Voting Summary
Details
Number
Total votes
15666
Electorate
13047
Number of ballot papers rejected
36
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Councillor Hanifa Darwan
14%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Councillor Masood Ahmed
12%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Councillor Christopher Kennedy
8%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Soyeb Yusuf
8%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Imtiaz Ali Ameen
8%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Michael Kenneth Fortune
8%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Ryan Ward
8%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Mohammed Ali
7%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Jackie Ramsay
6%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Ismail Yusuf Bhana
6%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Mohammed Abubaker Haneef
3%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Ebony Riann Johnson
2%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Myste Brooke Webster
2%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Pamela Joyce Thorne
1%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Marjorie Wheelhouse
1%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Claire Voyce
1%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Shaun Maddox
1%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Stephen John Bird
1%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Chrissy Bloom
1%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
John Edward Rossington
1%
Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
Description
Number
Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty
5
Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to
31
Total rejected
36