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Find your electionBack to Normanton and HemsworthLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
Enter your postcode to find the candidates standing in your ward.
Previous elections
Featherstone (2021)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton Ward
Where Ayrton fits into things
Normanton and Hemsworth
Constituency
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
Ward
AP
Ayrton Pointon
Candidate
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Wakefield