The local authorityArchive · §01 Composition · 63 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 63 current seat-holders · 63 seats across 21 wards
Ref 58LD 2Lab 1Grn 1Con 1
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Jordan Thomas | Ref | Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton | 7 May 2026 |
| Kevin Atcheson | Ref | Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton | 7 May 2026 |
| Rhys Lawrence Paul Carr | Ref | Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton | 7 May 2026 |
| Adam James Freer | Ref | Airedale & Ferry Fryston | 7 May 2026 |
| Carrie Louise Gledhill | Ref | Airedale & Ferry Fryston | 7 May 2026 |
| Dion Lowe | Ref | Airedale & Ferry Fryston | 7 May 2026 |
| Jamie McGrevy | Ref | Altofts & Whitwood | 7 May 2026 |
| John Robert Thomas | Ref | Altofts & Whitwood | 7 May 2026 |
| Michelle Keeley | Ref | Altofts & Whitwood | 7 May 2026 |
| Brett Stephen Muscroft | Ref | Castleford Central & Glasshoughton | 7 May 2026 |
| Mike Forrester | Ref | Castleford Central & Glasshoughton | 7 May 2026 |
| Sandra Drake | Ref | Castleford Central & Glasshoughton | 7 May 2026 |
| Bev Watkins | Ref | Crofton, Ryhill & Walton | 7 May 2026 |
| Penny Ashton | Ref | Crofton, Ryhill & Walton | 7 May 2026 |
| Steven Ashton | Ref | Crofton, Ryhill & Walton | 7 May 2026 |
| Gilly Womack | Ref | Featherstone | 7 May 2026 |
| Jacob Padget | Ref | Featherstone | 7 May 2026 |
| James Mulligan | Ref | Featherstone | 7 May 2026 |
| Heidi Craig | Ref | Hemsworth | 7 May 2026 |
| Joanne Chambers | Ref | Hemsworth | 7 May 2026 |
| Matthew Richard Caton | Ref | Hemsworth | 7 May 2026 |
| Ian Johnson | Ref | Horbury & South Ossett | 7 May 2026 |
| Julian Paul Carter | Ref | Horbury & South Ossett | 7 May 2026 |
| Teresa Dytor | Ref | Horbury & South Ossett | 7 May 2026 |
| Adele Hayes | LD | Knottingley & Ferrybridge | 7 May 2026 |
| Rachel Speak | LD | Knottingley & Ferrybridge | 7 May 2026 |
| William Garbutt | Ref | Knottingley & Ferrybridge | 7 May 2026 |
| Cliff Parsons | Ref | Normanton | 7 May 2026 |
| Lukasz Borcz | Ref | Normanton | 7 May 2026 |
| Steven Sylvester Lewis | Ref | Normanton | 7 May 2026 |
| Brian Moorhouse | Ref | Ossett | 7 May 2026 |
| David Hunter | Ref | Ossett | 7 May 2026 |
| Nick Farmer | Ref | Ossett | 7 May 2026 |
| Christopher Dawson | Ref | Pontefract North | 7 May 2026 |
| Craig Smith | Ref | Pontefract North | 7 May 2026 |
| Jordan Bedford | Ref | Pontefract North | 7 May 2026 |
| Keith Christian Anderson | Ref | Pontefract South | 7 May 2026 |
| Michael Thomas Livsey | Ref | Pontefract South | 7 May 2026 |
| Philip Booth | Ref | Pontefract South | 7 May 2026 |
| David Andrew Pringle | Ref | South Elmsall & South Kirkby | 7 May 2026 |
| James Crashley | Ref | South Elmsall & South Kirkby | 7 May 2026 |
| Matthew James Pinder | Ref | South Elmsall & South Kirkby | 7 May 2026 |
| Geoffrey Ian Johnston | Ref | Stanley & Outwood East | 7 May 2026 |
| John Alan Evans | Ref | Stanley & Outwood East | 7 May 2026 |
| Karl Johnson | Ref | Stanley & Outwood East | 7 May 2026 |
| Steve Parker | Ref | Wakefield East | 7 May 2026 |
| Wayne Beddoes | Ref | Wakefield East | 7 May 2026 |
| Yubi Ayub | Lab | Wakefield East | 7 May 2026 |
| Andrew Wakefield | Ref | Wakefield North | 7 May 2026 |
| Kate Dodd | Grn | Wakefield North | 7 May 2026 |
| Troy David Moxon | Ref | Wakefield North | 7 May 2026 |
| Ansar Hayat | Ref | Wakefield Rural | 7 May 2026 |
| James Lee Johnston | Ref | Wakefield Rural | 7 May 2026 |
| Rebecca Webster | Ref | Wakefield Rural | 7 May 2026 |
| Cliff Gurdin | Ref | Wakefield South | 7 May 2026 |
| Ian Fletcher | Ref | Wakefield South | 7 May 2026 |
| Nadeem Ahmed | Con | Wakefield South | 7 May 2026 |
| Gareth Thomas | Ref | Wakefield West | 7 May 2026 |
| Paul Jackson | Ref | Wakefield West | 7 May 2026 |
| Samantha Harvey | Ref | Wakefield West | 7 May 2026 |
| David Alan Dews | Ref | Wrenthorpe & Outwood West | 7 May 2026 |
| Graham John Ridler | Ref | Wrenthorpe & Outwood West | 7 May 2026 |
| Ian Sheldrake | Ref | Wrenthorpe & Outwood West | 7 May 2026 |
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.