Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Also known as "Wakefield".
Active from 01 Apr 1974 onwards.
For election IDs, this should be referred to as wakefield
The official identifier is WKF
The organisation type is local-authority
This organisation supports the following election types:
local
Sub-divisions
The Wakefield (Electoral Changes) Order 2025
Active from 07 May 2026 onwards.
These sub-divisions were enacted in this legislation.
Read the consultation that lead to these changes.
| Name | Seats | Type | Geography Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton | 3 | Missing | |
| Airedale & Ferry Fryston | 3 | Missing | |
| Altofts & Whitwood | 3 | Missing | |
| Castleford Central & Glasshoughton | 3 | Missing | |
| Crofton, Ryhill & Walton | 3 | Missing | |
| Featherstone | 3 | Missing | |
| Hemsworth | 3 | Missing | |
| Horbury & South Ossett | 3 | Missing | |
| Knottingley & Ferrybridge | 3 | Missing | |
| Normanton | 3 | Missing | |
| Ossett | 3 | Missing | |
| Pontefract North | 3 | Missing | |
| Pontefract South | 3 | Missing | |
| South Elmsall & South Kirkby | 3 | Missing | |
| Stanley & Outwood East | 3 | Missing | |
| Wakefield East | 3 | Missing | |
| Wakefield North | 3 | Missing | |
| Wakefield Rural | 3 | Missing | |
| Wakefield South | 3 | Missing | |
| Wakefield West | 3 | Missing | |
| Wrenthorpe & Outwood West | 3 | Missing |
2004 Boundaries
Active from 02 Dec 2004 to 06 May 2026.
Auto imported from http://mapit.mysociety.org
| Name | Seats | Type | Geography Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001444 |
| Airedale and Ferry Fryston | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001445 |
| Altofts and Whitwood | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001446 |
| Castleford Central and Glasshoughton | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001447 |
| Crofton, Ryhill and Walton | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001448 |
| Featherstone | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001449 |
| Hemsworth | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001450 |
| Horbury and South Ossett | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001451 |
| Knottingley | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001452 |
| Normanton | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001453 |
| Ossett | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001454 |
| Pontefract North | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001455 |
| Pontefract South | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001456 |
| South Elmsall and South Kirkby | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001457 |
| Stanley and Outwood East | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001458 |
| Wakefield East | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001459 |
| Wakefield North | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001460 |
| Wakefield Rural | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001461 |
| Wakefield South | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001462 |
| Wakefield West | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001463 |
| Wrenthorpe and Outwood West | 3 | Metropolitan district ward | gss:E05001464 |
Elections
- local.wakefield.2016-05-05
- local.wakefield.2017-10-12
- local.wakefield.2017-11-23
- local.wakefield.2018-05-03
- local.wakefield.2019-05-02
- local.wakefield.2020-05-07
- local.wakefield.2021-05-06
- local.wakefield.2022-05-05
- local.wakefield.2023-05-04
- local.wakefield.2024-05-02
- local.wakefield.2024-12-12