Wakefield Council - Wards and Councillors

Metropolitan borough · Yorkshire and the Humber · 63 seats in 21 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027

Reform UK have a majority on Wakefield Council. The council has 63 councillors in 21 wards. Seats by party: Reform 55, Other 3, Lib Dem 2, Labour 1, Green 1, Conservative 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Reform UK (Majority)

63 seats - 32 for a majority

Reform 55Labour 1Conservative 1Lib Dem 2Green 1Other 3

Seat changes since the 7 May 2026 election Other +3 Reform −3

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (63 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform38.5%58

Labour23.9%1

Green11.9%1

Conservative9.8%1

Other9.5%0

Lib Dem6.3%2

2026 election results for Wakefield, ward by ward

Next election

6 May 2027

21 of 63 seats up, elected by thirds

Largest party

Reform 55

majority of 47; 32 needed

Closest result

Wakefield South

Conservative won the last seat by 11 votes over Reform, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Featherstone

Labour hold, 12 December 2024 (1 since 2021)

Constituencies

4 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

66%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

Lib DemReform

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 21 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton Chad Thomas, Rhys Carr, Kevin Atcheson	7 May 2026 Reform 36.7% lead 17.4 pts
Airedale & Ferry Fryston Dion Lowe, Carrie Gledhill, Adam Freer	7 May 2026 Reform 52.7% lead 24.4 pts
Altofts & Whitwood John Thomas, Jamie McGrevy, Michelle Keeley	7 May 2026 Reform 46.6% lead 20.3 pts
Castleford Central & Glasshoughton Mike Forrester, Brett Muscroft, Sandra Forrester	7 May 2026 Reform 43.4% lead 13.4 pts
Crofton, Ryhill & Walton Penny Ashton, Steve Ashton, Bev Watkins	7 May 2026 Reform 41.6% lead 10.0 pts
Featherstone James Mulligan, Jacob Padget, Gilly Womack	7 May 2026 Reform 46.5% lead 16.4 pts
Hemsworth Joanne Chambers, Matthew Caton, Heidi Craig	7 May 2026 Reform 35.8% lead 19.3 pts
Horbury & South Ossett Ian Johnson, Julian Carter, Teresa Dytor	7 May 2026 Reform 37.0% lead 3.8 pts
Knottingley & Ferrybridge Adele Hayes, Rachel Speak, William Garbutt	7 May 2026 Reform 41.6% lead 2.0 pts
Normanton Steven Lewis, Lukasz Borcz, Cliff Parsons	7 May 2026 Reform 33.3% lead 9.7 pts
Ossett Nick Farmer, David Hunter, Brian Moorhouse	7 May 2026 Reform 40.2% lead 18.3 pts
Pontefract North Craig Smith, Jordan Bedford, Christopher Dawson	7 May 2026 Reform 42.5% lead 12.8 pts
Pontefract South Michael Livsey, Philip Booth, Keith Anderson	7 May 2026 Reform 40.2% lead 8.3 pts
South Elmsall & South Kirkby James Crashley, Matthew Pinder, David Pringle	7 May 2026 Reform 38.7% lead 14.6 pts
Stanley & Outwood East John Evans, Geoffrey Johnston, Karl Johnson	7 May 2026 Reform 39.6% lead 7.7 pts
Wakefield East Steve Parker, Wayne Beddoes, Mohammed Ayub	7 May 2026 Labour 25.3% lead 1.5 pts
Wakefield North Andrew Wakefield, Kate Dodd, Troy Moxon	7 May 2026 Reform 33.3% lead 1.2 pts
Wakefield Rural Ansar Hayat, James Johnston, Rebecca Webster	7 May 2026 Reform 43.1% lead 23.8 pts
Wakefield South Nadeem Ahmed, Ian Fletcher, Cliff Gurdin	7 May 2026 Reform 28.8% lead 1.8 pts
Wakefield West Paul Jackson, Gareth Thomas, Samantha Harvey	7 May 2026 Reform 37.3% lead 16.6 pts
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West Graham Ridler, Ian Sheldrake, David Dews	7 May 2026 Reform 33.4% lead 13.0 pts

Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton

Chad Thomas ReformKevin Atcheson ReformRhys Carr Social Democratic Party

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform36.7%

Labour19.3%

Green13.4%

Conservative9.3%

Lib Dem6.7%

Independent6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rhys Lawrence Paul Carr Elected	Reform	2,244
Kevin Atcheson Elected	Reform	2,165
Chad Jordan Thomas Elected	Reform	2,040
Jessica Louise Carrington	Labour	1,179
Laura Jones	Labour	1,062
Anne Moran	Labour	970
Yvette Amanda Dorothy McKinney	Green	818
Charles Patrick McKinney	Green	757
Incy Wood	Green	710
Daniel Wrightson	Conservative	569
John Brian Walker	Lib Dem	409
Raymond Massey	Independent	371
David Pointon	Independent	270
Ayrton Pointon	Independent	256

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Airedale & Ferry Fryston

Adam Freer ReformCarrie Gledhill ReformDion Lowe Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform52.7%

Labour28.3%

Green11.5%

Conservative7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carrie Louise Gledhill Elected	Reform	1,877
Adam James Freer Elected	Reform	1,859
Dion Lowe Elected	Reform	1,781
Jackie Ferguson	Labour	1,009
Kathryn Scott	Labour	970
Daniel James Campbell	Labour	966
Gemma Louise Herron	Green	408
Daniel Mark Russell	Green	333
Jake Edward Leech	Green	327
Eamonn Malachy Mullins	Conservative	268

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Altofts & Whitwood

Jamie McGrevy ReformJohn Thomas ReformMichelle Keeley Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform46.6%

Labour26.3%

Green12.6%

Conservative8.7%

Lib Dem5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michelle Keeley Elected	Reform	2,521
John Robert Thomas Elected	Reform	2,439
Jamie McGrevy Elected	Reform	2,425
Jo Hepworth	Labour	1,423
Mark Anthony Jennings	Labour	1,322
Josie Pritchard	Labour	1,269
Skyler Millie Newman	Green	682
Mark Knight Pedlar	Green	636
Janet Mackintosh	Green	628
Doreen Smart	Conservative	470
Donna Marie Greenwood	Lib Dem	319

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Castleford Central & Glasshoughton

Brett Muscroft ReformMike Forrester ReformSandra Forrester Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform43.4%

Labour30.0%

Green12.4%

Conservative7.5%

Lib Dem6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sandra Drake Elected	Reform	1,961
Mike Forrester Elected	Reform	1,949
Brett Stephen Muscroft Elected	Reform	1,923
Denise Margaret Jeffery	Labour	1,357
Claire Michelle Lee	Labour	1,202
Joseph Anthony Sunderland	Labour	1,127
Matthew Chambers	Green	562
Fiona Christian Harkin	Green	537
Rob Michael Moore	Green	475
Joanne Grace Smart	Conservative	338
Sheila Betha Ann Atha	Lib Dem	298

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Crofton, Ryhill & Walton

Bev Watkins ReformPenny Ashton ReformSteve Ashton Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform41.6%

Labour31.6%

Conservative10.9%

Green10.2%

Lib Dem5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Penny Ashton Elected	Reform	2,447
Steven Ashton Elected	Reform	2,355
Bev Watkins Elected	Reform	2,192
Maureen Anne Cummings	Labour	1,860
Usman Ali	Labour	1,455
Dwain Jon Longley	Labour	1,219
Connor Clayton	Conservative	639
Niall Lewis Davison	Green	599
Garry Newby	Green	551
Matthew James Small	Green	507
Felistas Ruzvidzo	Conservative	398
Kevin McLennan	Lib Dem	336

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Featherstone

Gilly Womack ReformJacob Padget ReformJames Mulligan Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform46.5%

Labour30.1%

Green10.8%

Conservative7.5%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
James Mulligan Elected	Reform	2,068
Jacob Padget Elected	Reform	1,882
Gilly Womack Elected	Reform	1,841
Maureen Tennant-King	Labour	1,341
Scott Haslam	Labour	1,265
Steve Vickers	Labour	1,238
Josie Cottam	Green	481
Julie Zoe Nicholson	Green	462
Samuel Thomas Lee	Green	391
Scott Stephen Broadbent	Conservative	336
Benjamin Alexander Strutt	Lib Dem	225

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hemsworth

Heidi Craig ReformJoanne Chambers ReformMatthew Caton Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform35.8%

Labour16.5%

Unity Independents12.2%

Independent11.3%

Green9.3%

Independent6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matthew Richard Caton Elected	Reform	1,609
Heidi Craig Elected	Reform	1,604
Joanne Chambers Elected	Reform	1,443
Carol Pearl Appleyard	Labour	743
Pauline Ann Kitching	Labour	695
Robert White	Labour	599
Dean James Darley	Unity Independents	549
Jakob Matthew Williamson	Unity Independents	522
Dale Dixon	Independent	508
Nichola Greenwood	Green	417
Nick Dodd	Green	385
Peter Hardacre	Independent	280
Keith Hudson	Conservative	162
Michael Padgett	Lib Dem	159
Michael Johnson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	69

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Horbury & South Ossett

Ian Johnson ReformJulian Carter ReformTeresa Dytor Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform37.0%

Labour33.2%

Green10.4%

Conservative9.3%

Lib Dem5.3%

Unity Independents4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julian Paul Carter Elected	Reform	2,131
Teresa Dytor Elected	Reform	1,995
Ian Johnson Elected	Reform	1,993
Darren Byford	Labour	1,915
Deb Nicholls	Labour	1,495
Gwen Page	Labour	1,370
Andrew John Amoss	Green	600
Neil Edwards	Conservative	535
Richard Hargreaves Norris	Green	494
Joseph Michael Stephen Tebay	Green	468
Tommy Oliver Hartley	Conservative	461
Margaret Woolmer	Conservative	459
Izabela Bielecka	Lib Dem	306
Lisa Margaret Deighton	Unity Independents	275
Janet Walton	Lib Dem	197
Andrew Hevered Mark Scaife	Lib Dem	156

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Knottingley & Ferrybridge

Adele Hayes Lib DemRachel Speak Lib DemWilliam Garbutt Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform41.6%

Lib Dem39.6%

Labour9.3%

Green6.6%

Conservative2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
William Garbutt Elected	Reform	1,502
Adele Hayes Elected	Lib Dem	1,430
Rachel Speak Elected	Lib Dem	1,425
Lisa Marie Frost	Reform	1,392
David Paul Kennedy	Reform	1,339
Sharon Diane Rutter	Lib Dem	1,231
Robin John Gledhill	Labour	335
Craig Tildesley	Labour	325
Tony Wallis	Labour	263
Hollie Ann Coysh	Green	240
Laura Strickland	Green	218
Charlotte Kimberley Mae Hirst	Green	203
Larissa McCormick	Conservative	105

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Normanton

Cliff Parsons ReformLukasz Borcz ReformSteven Lewis Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform33.3%

Labour23.6%

Wakefield Independents16.2%

Green9.0%

Independent8.4%

Conservative4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Cliff Parsons Elected	Reform	1,880
Steven Sylvester Lewis Elected	Reform	1,792
Lukasz Borcz Elected	Reform	1,615
Daniel Wilton	Labour	1,333
Julie Medford	Labour	1,293
Alison Bones	Labour	1,033
Eugene Reynolds	Wakefield Independents	912
Archie Thomas Daniel	Green	507
Sue Sharpe-Martin	Independent	472
Rebecca Louise Thomas	Green	403
John Robert Clayton	Green	364
Abraham Ceesay	Conservative	277
Adam James Belcher	Lib Dem	258

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ossett

Brian Moorhouse ReformDavid Hunter ReformNick Farmer Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform40.2%

Labour21.9%

Conservative16.8%

Green8.0%

Wakefield Independents5.9%

Lib Dem4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nick Farmer Elected	Reform	2,394
David Hunter Elected	Reform	2,233
Brian Moorhouse Elected	Reform	2,086
Andy Freeman	Labour	1,307
Dave Evans	Labour	1,242
Duncan Smith	Labour	1,219
Luke Smith	Conservative	1,000
James William Armitage	Conservative	590
Samuel Jason Robinson	Green	478
Stephen Scott	Green	469
Guy Richard Thomas	Green	447
Timothy Woolmer	Conservative	428
Tony John Homewood	Wakefield Independents	351
Leah Hayes Birdsall	Lib Dem	275
Christine Ellis	Social Democratic Party	151

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Pontefract North

Christopher Dawson ReformCraig Smith ReformJordan Bedford Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform42.5%

Labour29.7%

Green14.6%

Conservative6.8%

Lib Dem6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jordan Bedford Elected	Reform	2,002
Christopher Dawson Elected	Reform	1,975
Craig Smith Elected	Reform	1,885
Hannah Ruth Appleyard	Labour	1,399
Helen Kirsty Antcliff	Labour	1,210
Clive Malcolm Tennant	Labour	1,160
Stuart John Atkinson	Green	690
Katherine-Alice James	Green	522
Alexander John Wood	Green	477
Pepe Ruzvidzo	Conservative	321
Richard John Heaps	Lib Dem	302
Dan Woodlock	Lib Dem	199

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Pontefract South

Keith Anderson ReformMichael Livsey ReformPhilip Booth Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform40.2%

Labour31.9%

Conservative11.5%

Green10.2%

Lib Dem4.8%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Philip Booth Elected	Reform	2,206
Keith Christian Anderson Elected	Reform	2,188
Michael Thomas Livsey Elected	Reform	2,081
George Alexander Ayre	Labour	1,750
Julie Anne Craig	Labour	1,616
Brian Mayhew	Labour	1,480
Jack Lewis Crosswaite	Conservative	631
Stephen James Brennan	Green	559
Jonathan Alan Crosswaite	Conservative	558
Peter Sutherland Forster	Conservative	542
Dick Davies	Green	472
Jaspal Singh Mundh	Green	412
Susan Hayes	Lib Dem	262
John Gill	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	80

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

South Elmsall & South Kirkby

David Pringle ReformJames Crashley ReformMatthew Pinder Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform38.7%

Independent24.1%

Labour21.4%

Green7.3%

Unity Independents3.0%

Conservative3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matthew James Pinder Elected	Reform	2,253
David Andrew Pringle Elected	Reform	1,936
James Crashley Elected	Reform	1,806
Steve Tulley	Independent	1,401
Michelle Louise Collins	Labour	1,244
Geoffrey Peter Davis	Labour	550
Ann Marie Maguire	Labour	514
Paul Anthony Hayes	Green	426
Stefan Ludewig	Green	383
Trevor Zia	Green	282
Stan Bates	Unity Independents	176
Jean Foster	Conservative	173
Craig Andrew Smith	Lib Dem	149

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stanley & Outwood East

Geoffrey Johnston ReformJohn Evans ReformKarl Johnson Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform39.6%

Labour31.9%

Green12.2%

Conservative10.5%

Lib Dem5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Karl Johnson Elected	Reform	2,490
John Alan Evans Elected	Reform	2,363
Geoffrey Ian Johnston Elected	Reform	2,246
Matthew Morley	Labour	2,004
Jack Spencer Hemingway	Labour	1,739
Lynn Masterman	Labour	1,651
Kathleen Rose Beels	Green	766
Richard David Copeland	Green	671
Richard Martin Wakefield	Conservative	660
Joseph Gosling	Green	562
Jane Louise Garfit	Conservative	527
Kenneth Stewart Sanderson	Conservative	488
Natasha Marie De Vere	Lib Dem	364

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wakefield East

Mohammed Ayub LabourSteve Parker ReformWayne Beddoes Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour25.3%

Reform23.8%

Unity Independents18.5%

Green14.0%

Independent7.8%

Conservative5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Yubi Ayub Elected	Labour	1,241
Steve Parker Elected	Reform	1,169
Wayne Beddoes Elected	Reform	1,161
Ste Pritchard	Reform	1,122
Charlie Boyes	Labour	957
Nat Walton	Labour	957
Yasar Ahmed	Unity Independents	906
Rabina Kouser Khan	Unity Independents	760
Nadiah Sharp	Green	685
Jody Paul Gabriel	Green	683
Safia Ilyas	Unity Independents	558
Sid Ullah	Green	494
Shabaan Saleem	Independent	384
David Antony Young	Conservative	269
Peter Mott	Conservative	262
Khadija Formuli	Conservative	226
Michael Junior Mateta	Lib Dem	151
Mick Griffiths	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	104

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wakefield North

Andrew Wakefield ReformKate Dodd GreenTroy Moxon Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform33.3%

Green32.1%

Labour18.8%

Conservative8.9%

Lib Dem3.6%

British Democratic Party2.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrew Wakefield Elected	Reform	1,466
Kate Dodd Elected	Green	1,415
Troy David Moxon Elected	Reform	1,412
Olli Watkins	Green	1,370
Magdalena Ewa Suplatowicz	Reform	1,356
Ashton Victor Howick	Green	1,347
David Pickersgill	Labour	827
Margaret Isherwood	Labour	815
Elizabeth Rhodes	Labour	777
Hassan Raza	Conservative	392
Christopher Ralph Cowton	Conservative	281
Matt Cappleman	Conservative	279
Tony Sargeant	Lib Dem	160
Keith Sharp	British Democratic Party	100
Tom Cullen Griffiths	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	46

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wakefield Rural

Ansar Hayat ReformJames Johnston ReformRebecca Webster Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform43.1%

Conservative19.3%

Labour16.4%

Lib Dem10.9%

Green9.4%

Social Democratic Party0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
James Lee Johnston Elected	Reform	2,751
Rebecca Webster Elected	Reform	2,700
Ansar Hayat Elected	Reform	2,467
Arnie Craven	Conservative	1,232
Nathan Garbutt-Moore	Conservative	1,126
Ebony Ceesay	Labour	1,046
Nick Clews	Labour	1,043
Naeem Formuli	Conservative	991
Andy Nicholls	Labour	966
Mark Andrew Goodair	Lib Dem	696
David John Rowntree Herdson	Lib Dem	694
Mark Simon Lord	Lib Dem	649
David Greenwood	Green	598
Brett Barry Conway	Green	566
Finn Newton	Green	499
Damien Paul Sharpe	Social Democratic Party	60

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wakefield South

Cliff Gurdin ReformIan Fletcher ReformNadeem Ahmed Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform28.8%

Conservative27.0%

Labour18.6%

Green16.1%

Lib Dem4.9%

Yorkshire Party4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ian Fletcher Elected	Reform	1,691
Cliff Gurdin Elected	Reform	1,595
Nadeem Ahmed Elected	Conservative	1,586
Reece Marlow	Reform	1,575
James Robert Hardwick	Conservative	1,099
Charles Peter Hugh Elliott	Labour	1,091
Jeremy Charles Lunn	Conservative	1,023
Alexander Mark Ely	Labour	987
Adrian Wilson	Labour	970
Paul William Belbin	Green	944
Karen Sadler	Green	863
Krys Tal Holmes	Green	758
Timothy James Robinson	Lib Dem	286
Dan Cochran	Yorkshire Party	275

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wakefield West

Gareth Thomas ReformPaul Jackson ReformSamantha Harvey Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform37.3%

Labour20.7%

Independent18.4%

Green12.5%

Conservative7.1%

Lib Dem4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Samantha Harvey Elected	Reform	1,886
Paul Jackson Elected	Reform	1,735
Gareth Thomas Elected	Reform	1,733
Hilary Gail Mitchell	Labour	1,048
Ashfaq Ahmed	Labour	941
Michael Paul Graham	Independent	929
James Yearsley	Labour	855
Georgina Lucy Ann Darling	Green	631
Laura Jane Towle	Green	582
Marcella Chietti	Green	575
Allan Couch	Conservative	359
Keith Taylor	Conservative	318
John Stefan Higson	Conservative	298
Jack Ramsey	Lib Dem	207

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wrenthorpe & Outwood West

David Dews ReformGraham Ridler ReformIan Sheldrake Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform33.4%

Wakefield Independents20.4%

Labour16.6%

Green11.2%

Conservative8.7%

Lib Dem6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Alan Dews Elected	Reform	2,457
Graham John Ridler Elected	Reform	2,182
Ian Sheldrake Elected	Reform	2,132
Nic Stansby	Wakefield Independents	1,498
Charlie Keith	Labour	1,223
Brendan James Fraser	Labour	1,167
Mike King	Labour	1,015
Andrew Johnson	Green	820
Ruth Alexandra Love	Green	703
Elizabeth Dunn Cowton	Conservative	639
Anne Marie Pedlar	Green	610
Anthony Patrick Campbell De Vere	Lib Dem	473
Vivien Mott	Conservative	457
Gareth Shanks	Conservative	422
Martyn Johnson	Independent	236

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

3 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton	Rhys Carr	Reform 2026	Social Democratic Party
Normanton	Steven Lewis	Reform 2026	Independent
Ossett	Nick Farmer	Reform 2026	Independent

Next election

Seats up on 6 May 2027

21 of 63 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:

Reform 19 Lib Dem 1 Conservative 1

Ward	Councillor whose term ends
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton	Chad Thomas Reform
Airedale & Ferry Fryston	Dion Lowe Reform
Altofts & Whitwood	Jamie McGrevy Reform
Castleford Central & Glasshoughton	Brett Muscroft Reform
Crofton, Ryhill & Walton	Bev Watkins Reform
Featherstone	Gilly Womack Reform
Hemsworth	Joanne Chambers Reform
Horbury & South Ossett	Ian Johnson Reform
Knottingley & Ferrybridge	Rachel Speak Lib Dem
Normanton	Lukasz Borcz Reform
Ossett	Brian Moorhouse Reform
Pontefract North	Craig Smith Reform
Pontefract South	Michael Livsey Reform
South Elmsall & South Kirkby	James Crashley Reform
Stanley & Outwood East	Geoffrey Johnston Reform
Wakefield East	Wayne Beddoes Reform
Wakefield North	Troy Moxon Reform
Wakefield Rural	Ansar Hayat Reform
Wakefield South	Nadeem Ahmed Conservative
Wakefield West	Gareth Thomas Reform
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West	Ian Sheldrake Reform

Term end dates from Open Council Data.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

1 by-election since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
12 December 2024	Featherstone	Labour hold	42.0%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Normanton and Hemsworth	29%	Labour	Labour 42%
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley	28%	Labour	Labour 41%
Wakefield and Rothwell	23%	Labour	Labour 42%
Ossett and Denby Dale	19%	Labour	Labour 32%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Wakefield

353,359 residents in 153,083 households

Voted Leave in 2016

66% 14 above GB

Degree or higher

24% 10 below GB

No qualifications

24% 6 above GB

Own their home

63% 2 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

22% 5 above GB

Rent privately

15% 5 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

29% 2 below GB

Aged 65 and over

23% 1 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.