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Local Elections 2026
Results in Wakefield West
These are the local election records for Wakefield West (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 West
Gareth Thomas, Paul Jackson, Samantha Harvey were elected in Wakefield West.
12,097 valid candidate votes were recorded across 14 candidates.
Filter by party
14 candidates across 6 parties
Samantha HarveyElected
Reform UK
15.59 %
1,886 votes
PJ
Paul JacksonElected
Reform UK
14.34 %
1,735 votes
GT
Gareth ThomasElected
Reform UK
14.33 %
1,733 votes
Hilary Gail MitchellNot elected
Labour
8.66 %
1,048 votes
Ashfaq AhmedNot elected
Labour
7.78 %
941 votes
Michael Paul GrahamNot elected
Independent
7.68 %
929 votes
JY
James YearsleyNot elected
Labour
7.07 %
855 votes
GD
Georgina Lucy Ann DarlingNot elected
Green Party
5.22 %
631 votes
LT
Laura Jane TowleNot elected
Green Party
4.81 %
582 votes
MC
Marcella ChiettiNot elected
Green Party
4.75 %
575 votes
AC
Allan CouchNot elected
Conservative
2.97 %
359 votes
KT
Keith TaylorNot elected
Conservative
2.63 %
318 votes
JH
John Stefan HigsonNot elected
Conservative
2.46 %
298 votes
JR
Jack RamseyNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.71 %
207 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 14 |
| Parties on ballot | 6 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 12,097 |
| Turnout | Not available |