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Find your electionBack to Normanton and HemsworthLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
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Councillor Candidate
Maureen Tennant-King
Labour candidate for Featherstone
Labour
Previous elections
Featherstone (2024)
Labour Party· Elected
Featherstone (2021)
Labour Party· Elected
Featherstone (2016)
Labour Party· Elected
Featherstone Ward
Where Maureen fits into things
Normanton and Hemsworth
Constituency
Featherstone
Ward
Maureen Tennant-King
Candidate
Featherstone
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