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Council ‘keen to support’ scheme to clamp down on rogue landlords

Wakefield Council currently operates a voluntary registration scheme across the local authority area.

Call for housing registration scheme to crackdown on rogue landlords

'Council spent £16m on a bridge to nowhere. It's a dangerous mess'

£16m bridge leads to 'dangerous' deep mud...it looks like a warzone

Five candidates standing for election at the Featherstone by-election have been named.

Featherstone by-election: Five candidates standing on December 12

abour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street

Watch: Keir Starmer makes first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10

(Photo: BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

How UK parties are approaching National Insurance ahead of election

The candidates standing for election in the four Wakefield district constituencies at the general election have been revealed.

General election in Wakefield district: Candidates you can vote for on July 4

Everyone should be able to breathe cleaner air. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Voters are putting environmental issues first

Labour tightened its stranglehold on Wakefield Council by gaining eight seats at the 2024 local elections

Labour strengthens grip on Wakefield Council with eight gains at local elections

Maureen Tennant-King easily held onto Featherstone ward for Labour after picking up 2005 votes.

Labour gains three seats from independents at half-way stage of count

The count is underway in Wakefield.

Count under way for Wakefield Council elections 2024

Polling station at Wrenthorpe Village Hall, Wakefield

Here is the full list of candidates standing at the Wakefield Council elections

Counting underway in the 2023 Wakefield Council elections

All the candidates standing in the 2024 Wakefield Council elections

Green Party’s only MP to stand down at next election

The count at Thornes Park Athletics Stadium began at 9.30am.

Wakefield Council elections 2023: Results expected throughout the day

Labour have so far dominated the local council elections as the results for ten of 21 seats have been announced.

Wakefield elections 2023: Labour dominates at district council elections
The Conservatives have lost the Horbury and South Ossett ward on Wakefield Council.
Tony Gardner

Everyone registered to vote in person can do so today, Thursday May 4, up until 10pm.

Wakefield Council elections 2023: Every candidate standing for election

Voters will go to the polls on Thursday, May 4 when a third of Wakefield Council seats – 21 in total – will be contested.

Wakefield local elections 2023: Full list of candidates revealed

Wakefield voters are choosing a new MP.

These are all the candidates standing in the Wakefield by election 2022

Wakefield Council Local Elections 2022

Wakefield Council Local Election 2022 - all the results

The count was held at Thornes Park on Friday.

Wakefield local elections 2021: All the results from all the wards in full

From left to right: Green Party spokespeople Dan Russell, Ruth Love and Lyn Morton.

Local elections profile: 'Give us a chance' Greens urge voters

A full list of candidates has been announced.

Candidate list for local elections in Wakefield released

Locals have criticised the proposal and said it would be "tragic" if the 99 flake was lost (Photo: SWNS)

The Green Party wants to ban Mr Whippy ice cream vans - here's why

21 council seats are up for election.

'Incompetent political class' has 'failed us' - election candidate makes pitch f...

Climate change demonstrations have been held across the UK recently.

Greens hope for electoral breakthrough in Wakefield after climate change protest...

A third of the council's 63 seats are being contested next month.

Wakefield Council election candidates revealed: Find out who's standing in your ...
The names of all the candidates who want your vote at next month's local elections have been released.
David Spereall

This year's election will be on May 3.

ELECTION 2018: Pre-election pitch from parties and independent candidates

Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, on the campaign trail in Beaumont Park, Huddersfield. (Photo: James Hardisty)

Labour's plan to boost school budgets gets Yorkshire support, according to surve...

Conference held by anti-HS2 groups

Fracking plans have attracted protests in North Yorkshire

Yorkshire campaigners celebrate as Labour joins anti-fracking camp

4th May 2012. District Council Elections and Mayoral Referendum vote counting at Thornes Park Athletics Stadium, Wakefield. Chief returning officer Joanne Roney reads out the decision that voters had voted to keep a concil leader and not a mayor.

Candidates announced for Wakefield Council elections

Election 2015: Meet your candidates for Morley and Outwood

Local election candidates announced for Wakefield district

4th May 2012. District Council Elections and Mayoral Referendum vote counting at Thornes Park Athletics Stadium, Wakefield. Ballot boxes.

Get the election results as they’re announced - follow #wakeyelections

Counting of Ballot forms by Wakefield Election staff in vote to name new Castleford Museum / Library.

Voters ready to choose at the ballot boxes

Counting of Ballot forms by Wakefield Election staff in vote to name new Castleford Museum / Library.

Voters ready to choose at ballot boxes

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