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2026 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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2026 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
←  2024
7 May 2026

The 2026 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 63 members of Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council will be elected. [1]

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Background

In 2024, Labour retained control of the council. [2]

Council composition

After 2024 electionBefore 2026 election
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 56 Labour 51
Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 2
Reform 0 Reform 2
Conservative 3 Conservative 1
Independent 1 Independent 7

Changes 2024–2026:

References

  1. ↑ "Wakefield Council confirms 2026 'all out' local election will go ahead as planned". Wakefield Express. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Wakefield result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Gardner, Tony (15 October 2024). "Tributes paid following death of veteran Featherstone councillor Graham Isherwood". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Featherstone Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Gardner, Tony (27 March 2025). "Lib Dem leader quits over "unjustifiable" by-election campaign before councillor's funeral". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Longdendale lights up for Reform". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Post-election roundup". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Gardner, Tony (2 June 2025). "High-profile cabinet member Michael Graham resigns, saying he has 'lost all faith' in the Labour Party". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Social justice gets reformed". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  10. ↑ Gardner, Tony (18 June 2025). "Wakefield gets first Reform councillor as Tory quits to join party". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  11. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Reform's going to Topham". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  12. ↑ Gardner, Tony (1 September 2025). "Wakefield councillor suspended over alleged fatal shooting comments". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  13. ↑ Gardner, Tony (9 January 2026). "Wakefield councillor Samantha Harvey leaves Tories to join Reform". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
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