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Local Elections 2026
Results in Knottingley
These are the local election records for Knottingley (Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley) on 7 May 2026.
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 Knottingley
Adele Hayes, Rachel Speak, William Garbutt were elected in Knottingley.
10,008 valid candidate votes were recorded across 13 candidates.
Filter by party
13 candidates across 5 partiesWG
William GarbuttElected
Reform UK
15.01 %
1,502 votes
Adele HayesElected
Liberal Democrats
14.29 %
1,430 votes
RS
Rachel SpeakElected
Liberal Democrats
14.24 %
1,425 votes
LF
Lisa Marie FrostNot elected
Reform UK
13.91 %
1,392 votes
DK
David Paul KennedyNot elected
Reform UK
13.38 %
1,339 votes
SR
Sharon Diane RutterNot elected
Liberal Democrats
12.3 %
1,231 votes
Robin John GledhillNot elected
Labour
3.35 %
335 votes
Craig TildesleyNot elected
Labour
3.25 %
325 votes
Tony WallisNot elected
Labour
2.63 %
263 votes
HC
Hollie Ann CoyshNot elected
Green Party
2.4 %
240 votes
LS
Laura StricklandNot elected
Green Party
2.18 %
218 votes
CH
Charlotte Kimberley Mae HirstNot elected
Green Party
2.03 %
203 votes
LM
Larissa McCormickNot elected
Conservative
1.05 %
105 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 13 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 10,008 |
| Turnout | Not available |