2026 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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2026 English local government election
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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.[2]
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election[c][1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 56 | Labour | 49 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 | ||
| Reform | 0 | Reform | 2 | ||
| Conservative | 3 | Conservative | 1 | ||
| Green | 0 | Green | 1 | ||
| Independent | 1 | Independent | 8 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- October 2024: Graham Isherwood (Labour) dies – by-election held December 2024[4]
- December 2024: Scott Haslam (Labour) wins by-election[5]
- March 2025: Pete Girt (Liberal Democrats) leaves party to sit as an independent[6]
- April 2025: Jakob Williamson (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[7]
- May 2025: Stan Bates (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[8]
- June 2025:
- September 2025:
- January 2026:
- Samantha Harvey (Conservative) joins Reform[14]
- Olivia Rowley (Labour) readmitted to party
- March 2026:
References
- 1 2 "Wakefield Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ "Wakefield Council confirms 2026 'all out' local election will go ahead as planned". Wakefield Express. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "Wakefield result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Gardner, Tony (15 October 2024). "Tributes paid following death of veteran Featherstone councillor Graham Isherwood". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Featherstone Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Gardner, Tony (27 March 2025). "Lib Dem leader quits over "unjustifiable" by-election campaign before councillor's funeral". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Longdendale lights up for Reform". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Post-election roundup". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Social justice gets reformed". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Gardner, Tony (18 June 2025). "Wakefield gets first Reform councillor as Tory quits to join party". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Reform's going to Topham". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Gardner, Tony (1 September 2025). "Wakefield councillor suspended over alleged fatal shooting comments". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Gardner, Tony (9 January 2026). "Wakefield councillor Samantha Harvey leaves Tories to join Reform". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Gardner, Tony (3 March 2026). "Wakefield Council gets first Green councillor as independent joins party". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ Gardner, Tony (3 March 2026). "Labour councillor quits as maximum tax increase approved at budget meeting". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
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