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Local Elections 2026
Results in Pontefract North
These are the local election records for Pontefract North (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 Pontefract North
Christopher Dawson, Craig Smith, Jordan Bedford were elected in Pontefract North.
12,142 valid candidate votes were recorded across 12 candidates.
Turnout was 32.0%.
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12 candidates across 5 partiesJB
Jordan BedfordElected
Reform UK
16.49 %
2,002 votes
Christopher DawsonElected
Reform UK
16.27 %
1,975 votes
CS
Craig SmithElected
Reform UK
15.52 %
1,885 votes
Hannah Ruth AppleyardNot elected
Labour
11.52 %
1,399 votes
Helen Kirsty AntcliffNot elected
Labour
9.97 %
1,210 votes
Clive Malcolm TennantNot elected
Labour
9.55 %
1,160 votes
SA
Stuart John AtkinsonNot elected
Green Party
5.68 %
690 votes
KJ
Katherine-Alice JamesNot elected
Green Party
4.3 %
522 votes
Alexander John WoodNot elected
Green Party
3.93 %
477 votes
Pepe RuzvidzoNot elected
Conservative
2.64 %
321 votes
RH
Richard John HeapsNot elected
Liberal Democrats
2.49 %
302 votes
Dan WoodlockNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.64 %
199 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 12 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 12,142 |
| Turnout | 32.0% |