2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

The 2021 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election are planned to take place during 2021 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. The election is planned to be held on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

6 May 2021

One third (21) of 63 seats on the Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
32 seats needed for a majority


Party	Labour	Conservative
Last election	13 seats, 42.5%	5 seats, 24.6%
Current seats	49	11
Seats needed		21


Party	Independent	Liberal Democrats
Last election	2 seats, 6.2%	1 seat, 9.0%
Current seats	2	1
Seats needed		31

Incumbent council control

Majority administration
Labour

Wakefield Council on England map

Results

Party		Seats
Party		2016[2]	2018[3]	2019[4]	2021
	Labour	53	52	49
	Conservative	7	11	11
	Independent	1	0	2
	Lib Dems	0	0	1

References

"Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
"2016 Local Election Results". Wakefield Council. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/elections/current-elections/local
"Local elections 2019 - Results". www.wakefield.gov.uk Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

(2019 ←) 2021 United Kingdom local elections (→ 2022)
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Other elections	London Assembly Police and crime commissioners Scottish Parliament Welsh Parliament

Council elections in West Yorkshire
Bradford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Calderdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Kirklees	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Leeds	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021
Wakefield	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021
West Yorkshire CC	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
West Riding CC	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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