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Local Elections 2026
Results in Wakefield East
These are the local election records for Wakefield East (Wakefield and Rothwell) 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 Wakefield East
Steve Parker, Wayne Beddoes, Yubi Ayub were elected in Wakefield East.
12,089 valid candidate votes were recorded across 18 candidates.
Filter by party
18 candidates across 8 parties
Yubi AyubElected
Labour
10.27 %
1,241 votes
SP
Steve ParkerElected
Reform UK
9.67 %
1,169 votes
WB
Wayne BeddoesElected
Reform UK
9.6 %
1,161 votes
SP
Ste PritchardNot elected
Reform UK
9.28 %
1,122 votes
CB
Charlie BoyesNot elected
Labour
7.92 %
957 votes
Nat WaltonNot elected
Labour
7.92 %
957 votes
Yasar AhmedNot elected
Unity Independents
7.49 %
906 votes
Rabina Kouser KhanNot elected
Unity Independents
6.29 %
760 votes
NS
Nadiah SharpNot elected
Green Party
5.67 %
685 votes
Jody Paul GabrielNot elected
Green Party
5.65 %
683 votes
Safia IlyasNot elected
Unity Independents
4.62 %
558 votes
SU
Sid UllahNot elected
Green Party
4.09 %
494 votes
SS
Shabaan SaleemNot elected
Independent
3.18 %
384 votes
DY
David Antony YoungNot elected
Conservative
2.23 %
269 votes
PM
Peter MottNot elected
Conservative
2.17 %
262 votes
KF
Khadija FormuliNot elected
Conservative
1.87 %
226 votes
MM
Michael Junior MatetaNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.25 %
151 votes
Mick GriffithsNot elected
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
0.86 %
104 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 18 |
| Parties on ballot | 8 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 12,089 |
| Turnout | Not available |