Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council consists of 63 councillors with 3 from each of the 21 wards. Individual members serve for a term of 4 years. Following the May 2024 elections there were 56 Labour, 3 Liberal Democrat, 3 Conservative and 1 Independent member.
Elections are held on a 4-year cycle. In 3 years of the cycle one third of the seats are up for election. Every fourth year there are no District Council elections.
The next District Council elections will take place in 2026. There are no District Council elections in 2025.
Wakefield Town Hall – magnificent gothic town hall completed in 1880 to rival the municipal buildings of Leeds and Bradford.
Wakefield South Ward – Ward 19
Wakefield South Ward currently has two Labour and one Conservative councillor. The total electorate is 10,737 (Electoral Register of 2023). It consists of 5 polling districts.
Polling Districts
| Polling District | Electorate (2023) |
| Agbrigg South | 1,618 |
| Agbrigg North & Belle Vue | 1,114 |
| Kettlethorpe | 2,732 |
| Sandal Castle | 2,758 |
| Sandal Woodthorpe | 2,515 |
| Total | 10,737 |
Electorate
| Electorate (2023) | 10,737 |
| Households | 6,834 |
| Postal voters | 2,602 |
| Total votes cast | 3,506 |
| Turnout | 32.5% |
2024 Election Result
| Labour | 1,326 | 36.4% |
| Conservative | 1,270 | 34.9% |
| Green | 652 | 17.9% |
| Yorkshire | 391 | 10.9% |
| Labour majority | 56 | 1.5% |
| Turnout | 3,639 | 33.2% |