The local authorityArchive · §01 Composition · 24 seats across 21 wards
Councillors of Wakefield.
Every current seat-holder, derived from the latest scheduled elections per ward. By-elections aren’t overlaid on this baseline yet — a few seats may show the pre-by-election holder. Back to the council page.
All 24 current seat-holders · 24 seats across 21 wards
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| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Roberts | Lab | Ackworth North Elmsall Upton | 2 May 2024 |
| Jackie Ferguson | Lab | Airedale Ferry Fryston | 2 May 2024 |
| Les Shaw | Lab | Airedale Ferry Fryston | 4 May 2023 |
| Josie Pritchard | Lab | Altofts Whitwood | 2 May 2024 |
| Richard Anthony Forster | Lab | Castleford Central Glasshoughton | 2 May 2024 |
| Faith Heptinstall | Lab | Crofton Ryhill Walton | 2 May 2024 |
| Maureen Tennant-King | Lab | Featherstone | 2 May 2024 |
| Laura Jones | Lab | Hemsworth | 2 May 2024 |
| Jakob Matthew Williamson | Lab | Hemsworth | 4 May 2023 |
| Darren Byford | Lab | Horbury South Ossett | 2 May 2024 |
| Adele Hayes | LD | Knottingley | 2 May 2024 |
| Daniel Wilton | Lab | Normanton | 2 May 2024 |
| Julie Medford | Lab | Normanton | 2 May 2024 |
| Duncan Smith | Lab | Ossett | 2 May 2024 |
| Helen Kirsty Antcliff | Lab | Pontefract North | 2 May 2024 |
| Julie Craig | Lab | Pontefract South | 2 May 2024 |
| Michelle Louise Collins | Lab | South Elmsall South Kirkby | 2 May 2024 |
| Matthew Morley | Lab | Stanley Outwood East | 2 May 2024 |
| Natalie Walton | Lab | Wakefield East | 2 May 2024 |
| Elizabeth Rhodes | Lab | Wakefield North | 2 May 2024 |
| Andy Nicholls | Lab | Wakefield Rural | 2 May 2024 |
| Shab Saleem | Lab | Wakefield South | 2 May 2024 |
| Hilary Gail Mitchell | Lab | Wakefield West | 2 May 2024 |
| Brendan James Fraser | Lab | Wrenthorpe Outwood West | 2 May 2024 |
Sources
SourceDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
MethodFor each ward, the latest K winners across scheduled elections, where K is the max winners that ward has ever returned in a single scheduled election.
CaveatBy-elections aren’t yet overlaid. Composition tally and per-seat identity may differ from current reality for wards with a recent by-election.