2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election information
2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
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4 May 2023
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21 of 63 seats on Wakefield Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Denise Jeffery[1]
Tony Hames
Party
Labour
Conservative
Leader's seat
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
Pontefract South
Seats before
43
10
Seats won
20
0
Seats after
49
7
Seat change
6
-4
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Tom Gordon
Party
Independent
Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Knottingley
Seats before
6[a]
3
Seats won
0
1
Seats after
4
3
Seat change
-2
-
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election
Denise Jeffery
Labour
Leader after election
Denise Jeffery
Labour
The 2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Wakefield Council in West Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. There were 21 of the 63 seats up for election, being the usual third of the council.[2]
Labour retained its majority on the council.[3][4]
^"Find councillor". Wakefield Council. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^"Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^Norden, Jasmine (5 May 2023). "Wakefield Council local election results 2023". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^"Local election results 2023: Labour continue to dominate in West Yorkshire". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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