Wakefield Council

Wakefield Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Coat of arms
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Council logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Darren Byford,
Labour
since 23 May 2024[1]
Denise Jeffery,
Labour
since 1 Dec 2019[2]
Andrew Balchin
since 2020[3]
Structure
Seats63 councillors
Political groups
Administration (56)
  Labour (56)
Other parties (7)
  Conservative (3)
  Liberal Democrats (3)
  Independent (1)
Joint committees
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Elections
Multiple member first-past-the-post voting
Last election
2 May 2024
Next election
7 May 2026
Motto
Persevere and prosper
Meeting place
County Hall, Bond Street, Wakefield, WF1 2QW
Website
www.wakefield.gov.uk

Wakefield Council, also known as the City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, is the local authority of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield has had a council since 1848, which has been reformed on several occasions. Since 1974 it has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority since 2014.

The council has been under Labour majority control since the 1974 reforms. It meets at County Hall and has its main offices at Wakefield One.

  1. ^ Gardner, Tony (27 May 2024). "Meet the new 'calm and strong' Mayor of Wakefield known for his 'wicked sense of humour". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 16 October 2019" (PDF). Wakefield Council. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Wakefield Council confirms Andrew Balchin as new chief executive". Wakefield Express. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.