Wakefield council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 21 wards · 63 seats contested

Most seats
58
Reform UK
Seats contested
63
across 21 wards
Turnout
32.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 58 +58 122,998 44.4% +43.0
Liberal Democrats 2 +1 11,616 4.2% +1.1
Labour Party 1 -20 71,644 25.8% -28.5
Green Party 1 +1 35,922 13.0% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 +1 22,194 8.0% -10.9
Independent 0 +0 5,377 1.9% +1.5
Unity Independents 0 +0 3,746 1.4% —
Wakefield Independents 0 +0 2,761 1.0% -4.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 368 0.1% -0.8
Yorkshire Party 0 +0 275 0.1% -4.4
Social Democratic Party 0 +0 211 0.1% —
British Democratic Party 0 +0 100 0.0% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 63
Labour Party 63
Reform UK 63
Green Party 62
Conservative and Unionist Party 42
Liberal Democrats 27
Independent 11
Unity Independents 7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 5
Wakefield Independents 3
Social Democratic Party 2
British Democratic Party 1
Yorkshire Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 63 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Rhys Lawrence Paul Carr Elected 2,244 47.8% —
Reform UK Kevin Atcheson Elected 2,165 46.1% —
Reform UK Chad Jordan Thomas Elected 2,040 43.4% —
Labour Party Jessica Louise Carrington 1,179 25.1% —
Labour Party Laura Jones 1,062 22.6% —
Labour Party Anne Moran 970 20.7% —
Green Party Yvette Amanda Dorothy McKinney 818 17.4% —
Green Party Charles Patrick McKinney 757 16.1% —
Green Party Incy Wood 710 15.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Wrightson 569 12.1% —
Liberal Democrats John Brian Walker 409 8.7% —
Independent Raymond Massey 371 7.9% —
Independent David Pointon 270 5.7% —
Independent David Pointon 270 5.7% —
Independent Ayrton Pointon 256 5.5% —
Majority861
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,697

Airedale & Ferry Fryston 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Carrie Louise Gledhill Elected 1,877 57.5% —
Reform UK Adam James Freer Elected 1,859 56.9% —
Reform UK Dion Lowe Elected 1,781 54.5% —
Labour Party Jackie Ferguson 1,009 30.9% —
Labour Party Kathryn Scott 970 29.7% —
Labour Party Daniel James Campbell 966 29.6% —
Green Party Gemma Louise Herron 408 12.5% —
Green Party Daniel Mark Russell 333 10.2% —
Green Party Jake Edward Leech 327 10.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eamonn Malachy Mullins 268 8.2% —
Majority772
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,266

Altofts & Whitwood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Michelle Keeley Elected 2,521 53.5% —
Reform UK John Robert Thomas Elected 2,439 51.8% —
Reform UK Jamie McGrevy Elected 2,425 51.5% —
Labour Party Jo Hepworth 1,423 30.2% —
Labour Party Mark Anthony Jennings 1,322 28.1% —
Labour Party Josie Pritchard 1,269 26.9% —
Green Party Skyler Millie Newman 682 14.5% —
Green Party Mark Knight Pedlar 636 13.5% —
Green Party Janet Mackintosh 628 13.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Doreen Smart 470 10.0% —
Liberal Democrats Donna Marie Greenwood 319 6.8% —
Majority1,002
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,711

Castleford Central & Glasshoughton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Sandra Drake Elected 1,961 50.2% —
Reform UK Mike Forrester Elected 1,949 49.8% —
Reform UK Brett Stephen Muscroft Elected 1,923 49.2% —
Labour Party Denise Margaret Jeffery 1,357 34.7% —
Labour Party Claire Michelle Lee 1,202 30.7% —
Labour Party Joseph Anthony Sunderland 1,127 28.8% —
Green Party Matthew Chambers 562 14.4% —
Green Party Fiona Christian Harkin 537 13.7% —
Green Party Rob Michael Moore 475 12.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanne Grace Smart 338 8.6% —
Liberal Democrats Sheila Betha Ann Atha 298 7.6% —
Majority566
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,910

Crofton, Ryhill & Walton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Penny Ashton Elected 2,447 50.4% —
Reform UK Steven Ashton Elected 2,355 48.5% —
Reform UK Bev Watkins Elected 2,192 45.2% —
Labour Party Maureen Anne Cummings 1,860 38.3% —
Labour Party Usman Ali 1,455 30.0% —
Labour Party Dwain Jon Longley 1,219 25.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Connor Clayton 639 13.2% —
Green Party Niall Lewis Davison 599 12.3% —
Green Party Garry Newby 551 11.4% —
Green Party Matthew James Small 507 10.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Felistas Ruzvidzo 398 8.2% —
Liberal Democrats Kevin McLennan 336 6.9% —
Majority332
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,853

Featherstone 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK James Mulligan Elected 2,068 53.8% —
Reform UK Jacob Padget Elected 1,882 49.0% —
Reform UK Gilly Womack Elected 1,841 47.9% —
Labour Party Maureen Tennant-King 1,341 34.9% —
Labour Party Scott Haslam 1,265 32.9% —
Labour Party Steve Vickers 1,238 32.2% —
Green Party Josie Cottam 481 12.5% —
Green Party Julie Zoe Nicholson 462 12.0% —
Green Party Samuel Thomas Lee 391 10.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Stephen Broadbent 336 8.7% —
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Alexander Strutt 225 5.9% —
Majority500
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,843

Hemsworth 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Matthew Richard Caton Elected 1,609 49.2% —
Reform UK Heidi Craig Elected 1,604 49.0% —
Reform UK Joanne Chambers Elected 1,443 44.1% —
Labour Party Carol Pearl Appleyard 743 22.7% —
Labour Party Pauline Ann Kitching 695 21.2% —
Labour Party Robert White 599 18.3% —
Unity Independents Dean James Darley 549 16.8% —
Unity Independents Jakob Matthew Williamson 522 16.0% —
Independent Dale Dixon 508 15.5% —
Green Party Nichola Greenwood 417 12.7% —
Green Party Nick Dodd 385 11.8% —
Independent Peter Hardacre 280 8.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Hudson 162 5.0% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Padgett 159 4.9% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Michael James Johnson 69 2.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Michael Johnson 69 2.1% —
Majority700
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,271

Horbury & South Ossett 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Julian Paul Carter Elected 2,131 43.1% —
Reform UK Teresa Dytor Elected 1,995 40.3% —
Reform UK Ian Johnson Elected 1,993 40.3% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Darren Byford 1,915 38.7% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Deb Nicholls 1,495 30.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Gwen Page 1,370 27.7% —
Green Party Andrew John Amoss 600 12.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Edwards 535 10.8% —
Green Party Richard Hargreaves Norris 494 10.0% —
Green Party Joseph Michael Stephen Tebay 468 9.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tommy Oliver Hartley 461 9.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Woolmer 459 9.3% —
Liberal Democrats Izabela Bielecka 306 6.2% —
Unity Independents Lisa Margaret Deighton 275 5.6% —
Liberal Democrats Janet Walton 197 4.0% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hevered Mark Scaife 156 3.2% —
Majority78
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,950

Knottingley & Ferrybridge 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK William Garbutt Elected 1,502 45.0% —
Liberal Democrats Adele Hayes Elected 1,430 42.9% —
Liberal Democrats Rachel Speak Elected 1,425 42.7% —
Reform UK Lisa Marie Frost 1,392 41.7% —
Reform UK David Paul Kennedy 1,339 40.1% —
Liberal Democrats Sharon Diane Rutter 1,231 36.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Robin John Gledhill 335 10.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Craig Tildesley 325 9.7% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Tony Wallis 263 7.9% —
Green Party Hollie Ann Coysh 240 7.2% —
Green Party Laura Strickland 218 6.5% —
Green Party Charlotte Kimberley Mae Hirst 203 6.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Larissa McCormick 105 3.1% —
Majority33
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,336

Normanton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Cliff Parsons Elected 1,880 46.5% —
Reform UK Steven Sylvester Lewis Elected 1,792 44.3% —
Reform UK Lukasz Borcz Elected 1,615 39.9% —
Labour Party Daniel Wilton 1,333 32.9% —
Labour Party Julie Medford 1,293 32.0% —
Labour Party Alison Bones 1,033 25.5% —
Wakefield Independents Eugene Reynolds 912 22.5% —
Green Party Archie Thomas Daniel 507 12.5% —
Independent Sue Sharpe-Martin 472 11.7% —
Green Party Rebecca Louise Thomas 403 10.0% —
Green Party John Robert Clayton 364 9.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Abraham Ceesay 277 6.8% —
Liberal Democrats Adam James Belcher 258 6.4% —
Majority282
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,046

Ossett 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Nick Farmer Elected 2,394 49.0% —
Reform UK David Hunter Elected 2,233 45.7% —
Reform UK Brian Moorhouse Elected 2,086 42.7% —
Labour Party Andy Freeman 1,307 26.7% —
Labour Party Dave Evans 1,242 25.4% —
Labour Party Duncan Smith 1,219 24.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Smith 1,000 20.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James William Armitage 590 12.1% —
Green Party Samuel Jason Robinson 478 9.8% —
Green Party Stephen Scott 469 9.6% —
Green Party Guy Richard Thomas 447 9.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Timothy Woolmer 428 8.8% —
Wakefield Independents Tony John Homewood 351 7.2% —
Liberal Democrats Leah Hayes Birdsall 275 5.6% —
Social Democratic Party Christine Ellis 151 3.1% —
Majority779
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,890

Pontefract North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jordan Bedford Elected 2,002 49.5% —
Reform UK Christopher Dawson Elected 1,975 48.8% —
Reform UK Craig Smith Elected 1,885 46.6% —
Labour Party Hannah Ruth Appleyard 1,399 34.6% —
Labour Party Helen Kirsty Antcliff 1,210 29.9% —
Labour Party Clive Malcolm Tennant 1,160 28.7% —
Green Party Stuart John Atkinson 690 17.0% —
Green Party Katherine-Alice James 522 12.9% —
Green Party Alexander John Wood 477 11.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pepe Ruzvidzo 321 7.9% —
Liberal Democrats Richard John Heaps 302 7.5% —
Liberal Democrats Dan Woodlock 199 4.9% —
Majority486
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,047

Pontefract South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Philip Booth Elected 2,206 44.6% —
Reform UK Keith Christian Anderson Elected 2,188 44.2% —
Reform UK Michael Thomas Livsey Elected 2,081 42.1% —
Labour Party George Alexander Ayre 1,750 35.4% —
Labour Party Julie Anne Craig 1,616 32.7% —
Labour Party Brian Mayhew 1,480 29.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Lewis Crosswaite 631 12.8% —
Green Party Stephen James Brennan 559 11.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Alan Crosswaite 558 11.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Sutherland Forster 542 11.0% —
Green Party Dick Davies 472 9.5% —
Green Party Jaspal Singh Mundh 412 8.3% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Hayes 262 5.3% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition John Gill 80 1.6% —
Majority331
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,946

South Elmsall & South Kirkby 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Matthew James Pinder Elected 2,253 59.9% —
Reform UK David Andrew Pringle Elected 1,936 51.4% —
Reform UK James Crashley Elected 1,806 48.0% —
Independent Steve Tulley 1,401 37.2% —
Labour Party Michelle Louise Collins 1,244 33.0% —
Labour Party Geoffrey Peter Davis 550 14.6% —
Labour Party Ann Marie Maguire 514 13.7% —
Green Party Paul Anthony Hayes 426 11.3% —
Green Party Stefan Ludewig 383 10.2% —
Green Party Trevor Zia 282 7.5% —
Unity Independents Stan Bates 176 4.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Foster 173 4.6% —
Liberal Democrats Craig Andrew Smith 149 4.0% —
Majority405
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,764

Stanley & Outwood East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Karl Johnson Elected 2,490 45.2% —
Reform UK John Alan Evans Elected 2,363 42.9% —
Reform UK Geoffrey Ian Johnston Elected 2,246 40.8% —
Labour Party Matthew Morley 2,004 36.4% —
Labour Party Jack Spencer Hemingway 1,739 31.6% —
Labour Party Lynn Masterman 1,651 30.0% —
Green Party Kathleen Rose Beels 766 13.9% —
Green Party Richard David Copeland 671 12.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Martin Wakefield 660 12.0% —
Green Party Joseph Gosling 562 10.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Louise Garfit 527 9.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kenneth Stewart Sanderson 488 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Natasha Marie De Vere 364 6.6% —
Majority242
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)5,510

Wakefield East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Yubi Ayub Elected 1,241 30.8% —
Reform UK Steve Parker Elected 1,169 29.0% —
Reform UK Wayne Beddoes Elected 1,161 28.8% —
Reform UK Ste Pritchard 1,122 27.8% —
Labour Party Charlie Boyes 957 23.7% —
Labour Party Nat Walton 957 23.7% —
Unity Independents Yasar Ahmed 906 22.5% —
Unity Independents Rabina Kouser Khan 760 18.9% —
Green Party Nadiah Sharp 685 17.0% —
Green Party Jody Paul Gabriel 683 16.9% —
Unity Independents Safia Ilyas 558 13.8% —
Green Party Sid Ullah 494 12.3% —
Independent Shabaan Saleem 384 9.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Antony Young 269 6.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Mott 262 6.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Khadija Formuli 226 5.6% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Junior Mateta 151 3.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mick Griffiths 104 2.6% —
Majority39
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,030

Wakefield North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Andrew Wakefield Elected 1,466 36.5% —
Green Party Kate Dodd Elected 1,415 35.3% —
Reform UK Troy David Moxon Elected 1,412 35.2% —
Green Party Olli Watkins 1,370 34.1% —
Reform UK Magdalena Ewa Suplatowicz 1,356 33.8% —
Green Party Ashton Victor Howick 1,347 33.6% —
Labour Party David Pickersgill 827 20.6% —
Labour Party Margaret Isherwood 815 20.3% —
Labour Party Elizabeth Rhodes 777 19.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hassan Raza 392 9.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Ralph Cowton 281 7.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Cappleman 279 7.0% —
Liberal Democrats Tony Sargeant 160 4.0% —
British Democratic Party Keith Sharp 100 2.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tom Cullen Griffiths 46 1.1% —
Majority42
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,014

Wakefield Rural 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK James Lee Johnston Elected 2,751 45.6% —
Reform UK Rebecca Webster Elected 2,700 44.8% —
Reform UK Ansar Hayat Elected 2,467 40.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Arnie Craven 1,232 20.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nathan Garbutt-Moore 1,126 18.7% —
Labour Party Ebony Ceesay 1,046 17.4% —
Labour Party Nick Clews 1,043 17.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Naeem Formuli 991 16.4% —
Labour Party Andy Nicholls 966 16.0% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Andrew Goodair 696 11.5% —
Liberal Democrats David John Rowntree Herdson 694 11.5% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Simon Lord 649 10.8% —
Green Party David Greenwood 598 9.9% —
Green Party Brett Barry Conway 566 9.4% —
Green Party Finn Newton 499 8.3% —
Social Democratic Party Damien Paul Sharpe 60 1.0% —
Majority1,235
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)6,028

Wakefield South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Ian Fletcher Elected 1,691 34.4% —
Reform UK Cliff Gurdin Elected 1,595 32.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nadeem Ahmed Elected 1,586 32.3% —
Reform UK Reece Marlow 1,575 32.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Robert Hardwick 1,099 22.4% —
Labour Party Charles Peter Hugh Elliott 1,091 22.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeremy Charles Lunn 1,023 20.8% —
Labour Party Alexander Mark Ely 987 20.1% —
Labour Party Adrian Wilson 970 19.7% —
Green Party Paul William Belbin 944 19.2% —
Green Party Karen Sadler 863 17.6% —
Green Party Krys Tal Holmes 758 15.4% —
Liberal Democrats Timothy James Robinson 286 5.8% —
Yorkshire Party Dan Cochran 275 5.6% —
Majority11
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,914

Wakefield West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Samantha Harvey Elected 1,886 46.8% —
Reform UK Paul Jackson Elected 1,735 43.0% —
Reform UK Gareth Thomas Elected 1,733 43.0% —
Labour Party Hilary Gail Mitchell 1,048 26.0% —
Labour Party Ashfaq Ahmed 941 23.3% —
Independent Michael Paul Graham 929 23.0% —
Labour Party James Yearsley 855 21.2% —
Green Party Georgina Lucy Ann Darling 631 15.6% —
Green Party Laura Jane Towle 582 14.4% —
Green Party Marcella Chietti 575 14.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Couch 359 8.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Taylor 318 7.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Stefan Higson 298 7.4% —
Liberal Democrats Jack Ramsey 207 5.1% —
Majority685
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,032

Wrenthorpe & Outwood West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK David Alan Dews Elected 2,457 46.0% —
Reform UK Graham John Ridler Elected 2,182 40.8% —
Reform UK Ian Sheldrake Elected 2,132 39.9% —
Wakefield Independents Nic Stansby 1,498 28.0% —
Labour Party Charlie Keith 1,223 22.9% —
Labour Party Brendan James Fraser 1,167 21.8% —
Labour Party Mike King 1,015 19.0% —
Green Party Andrew Johnson 820 15.3% —
Green Party Ruth Alexandra Love 703 13.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Dunn Cowton 639 12.0% —
Green Party Anne Marie Pedlar 610 11.4% —
Liberal Democrats Anthony Patrick Campbell De Vere 473 8.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vivien Mott 457 8.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gareth Shanks 422 7.9% —
Independent Martyn Johnson 236 4.4% —
Majority634
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)5,345

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