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Local Elections 2026

Results in Wakefield Rural

These are the local election records for Wakefield Rural (Ossett and Denby Dale) on 7 May 2026.

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Council-wide result

Wakefield Council

Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.

Declared63 of 63 seats declared
92.1%
Reform UK 58 (92.1%)(+58)Liberal Democrats 2 (3.2%)(-1)Conservative 1 (1.6%)(-2)Green Party 1 (1.6%)(+1)Labour 1 (1.6%)(-56)

Current councillors in Wakefield Rural

RW
Rebecca Webster
Wakefield Rural
Ansar Hayat
Ansar Hayat
Wakefield Rural
JJ
James Lee Johnston
Wakefield Rural
Ansar Hayat, James Lee Johnston, Rebecca Webster were elected in Wakefield Rural.
18,084 valid candidate votes were recorded across 16 candidates.
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16 candidates across 6 parties
JJ
James Lee JohnstonElected
Reform UK
15.21 %
2,751 votes
RW
Rebecca WebsterElected
Reform UK
14.93 %
2,700 votes
Ansar Hayat
Ansar HayatElected
Reform UK
13.64 %
2,467 votes
Arnie Craven
Arnie CravenNot elected
Conservative
6.81 %
1,232 votes
Nathan Garbutt-Moore
Nathan Garbutt-MooreNot elected
Conservative
6.23 %
1,126 votes
Ebony Ceesay
Ebony CeesayNot elected
Labour
5.78 %
1,046 votes
Nick Clews
Nick ClewsNot elected
Labour
5.77 %
1,043 votes
Naeem Formuli
Naeem FormuliNot elected
Conservative
5.48 %
991 votes
Andy Nicholls
Andy NichollsNot elected
Labour
5.34 %
966 votes
Mark Andrew Goodair
Mark Andrew GoodairNot elected
Liberal Democrats
3.85 %
696 votes
DH
David John Rowntree HerdsonNot elected
Liberal Democrats
3.84 %
694 votes
Mark Simon Lord
Mark Simon LordNot elected
Liberal Democrats
3.59 %
649 votes
DG
David GreenwoodNot elected
Green Party
3.31 %
598 votes
BC
Brett Barry ConwayNot elected
Green Party
3.13 %
566 votes
FN
Finn NewtonNot elected
Green Party
2.76 %
499 votes
DS
Damien Paul SharpeNot elected
Social Democratic Party
0.33 %
60 votes
DataValue
Election date7 May 2026
Seats contested3
Candidates16
Parties on ballot6
Vote totalsImported
Valid votes18,084
TurnoutNot available