Candidates in Ossett and Denby Dale — Local Elections 2026
These are the people standing in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026. Click a candidate to learn more about them.
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Denby Dale
16 candidates
Andy Scott
Bethany Lucienne Lockwood
Dave Devenport
Edward Woodhead
Harry Wood
James Stephen Collins
Michelle Jane Edwards
Miri Finch
Neil Mayman
Nick Wilson
Ruby Faye Knowles
Simon James Brophy
Steven Bradley Hookham
Timothy Vincent Bamford
Tina Bamford
Viv Woodhead
Horbury and South Ossett
16 candidates
Lisa Margaret Deighton
Active on State
Andrew Hevered Mark Scaife
Andrew John Amoss
Darren Byford
Deb Nicholls
Gwen Page
Ian Johnson
Izabela Bielecka
Janet Walton
Joseph Michael Stephen Tebay
Julian Paul Carter
Margaret Woolmer
Neil Edwards
Richard Hargreaves Norris
Teresa Dytor
Tommy Oliver Hartley
Ossett
15 candidates
Andy Freeman
Brian Moorhouse
Christine Ellis
Dave Evans
David Hunter
Duncan Smith
Guy Richard Thomas
James William Armitage
Leah Hayes Birdsall
Luke Smith
Nick Farmer
Samuel Jason Robinson
Stephen Scott
Timothy Woolmer
Tony John Homewood
Wakefield Rural
16 candidates
Andy Nicholls
Ansar Hayat
Arnie Craven
Brett Barry Conway
Damien Paul Sharpe
David Greenwood
David John Rowntree Herdson
Ebony Ceesay
Finn Newton
James Lee Johnston
Mark Andrew Goodair
Mark Simon Lord
Naeem Formuli
Nathan Garbutt-Moore
Nick Clews
Rebecca Webster
Wakefield South
14 candidates
Adrian Wilson
Alexander Mark Ely
Charles Peter Hugh Elliott
Cliff Gurdin
Dan Cochran
Ian Fletcher
James Robert Hardwick
Jeremy Charles Lunn
Karen Sadler
Krys Tal Holmes
Nadeem Ahmed
Paul William Belbin
Reece Marlow
Timothy James Robinson