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Local Elections 2026
Results in Pontefract South
These are the local election records for Pontefract South (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 South
Keith Christian Anderson, Michael Thomas Livsey, Philip Booth were elected in Pontefract South.
14,837 valid candidate votes were recorded across 14 candidates.
Filter by party
14 candidates across 6 partiesPB
Philip BoothElected
Reform UK
14.87 %
2,206 votes
KA
Keith Christian AndersonElected
Reform UK
14.75 %
2,188 votes
ML
Michael Thomas LivseyElected
Reform UK
14.03 %
2,081 votes
George Alexander AyreNot elected
Labour
11.79 %
1,750 votes
Julie Anne CraigNot elected
Labour
10.89 %
1,616 votes
Brian MayhewNot elected
Labour
9.98 %
1,480 votes
JC
Jack Lewis CrosswaiteNot elected
Conservative
4.25 %
631 votes
Stephen James BrennanNot elected
Green Party
3.77 %
559 votes
JC
Jonathan Alan CrosswaiteNot elected
Conservative
3.76 %
558 votes
PF
Peter Sutherland ForsterNot elected
Conservative
3.65 %
542 votes
DD
Dick DaviesNot elected
Green Party
3.18 %
472 votes
JM
Jaspal Singh MundhNot elected
Green Party
2.78 %
412 votes
SH
Susan HayesNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.77 %
262 votes
JG
John GillNot elected
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
0.54 %
80 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 14 |
| Parties on ballot | 6 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 14,837 |
| Turnout | Not available |