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- Make council decisions easy to find and understand
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- Help more residents engage with council decisions
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We've pre-selected the most relevant councillors for you based on their roles. You can proceed with these councillors or click their cards below to adjust your selection.
Councillors for Wakefield
Councillor Adam Freer
Deputy Portfolio Holder - District Regeneration and Regional Growth
Airedale and Ferry Fryston - Ward 2
Reform UK
Councillor Andrew Wakefield
Portfolio Holder, Strategic, Housing, Skills & Business Growth
Wakefield North - Ward 17
Reform UK
Councillor Brett Muscroft
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton - Ward 4
Reform UK
Councillor Carrie Gledhill
Deputy Chair - Licensing Committee
Airedale and Ferry Fryston - Ward 2
Reform UK
Councillor Cliff Gurdin
Chair - Planning & Highways Committee
Wakefield South - Ward 19
Reform UK
Councillor Cliff Parsons
Deputy Portfolio Holder - Culture & Sport; and Chair - Licensing Committee
Normanton - Ward 10
Reform UK
Councillor Craig Smith
Deputy Porfolio Holder, Strategic, Housing, Skills & Business Growth
Pontefract North - Ward 12
Reform UK
Councillor David Dews
Chair - Corporate & Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West - Ward 21
Reform UK
Councillor David Hunter
Chair - Regeneration and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Deputy Portfolio Holder - Children & Young People
Ossett - Ward 11
Reform UK
Councillor David Pringle
Deputy Portfolio Holder - Highways, Transport & Planning
South Elmsall and South Kirkby - Ward 14
Reform UK
Councillor Dr Ansar Hayat
Portfolio Holder, Adults & Health
Wakefield Rural - Ward 18
Reform UK
Councillor Graham Ridler
Deputy Portfolio Holder - Resources & Property
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West - Ward 21
Reform UK
Councillor James Crashley
South Elmsall and South Kirkby - Ward 14
Reform UK
Councillor James Johnston
Deputy Portfolio Holder - Neighbourhood Services
Wakefield Rural - Ward 18
Reform UK
Councillor Joanne Chambers
Deputy Portfolio Holder - Adults & Health
Hemsworth - Ward 7
Reform UK
Councillor John Thomas
Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder Resources and Property
Altofts and Whitwood - Ward 3
Reform UK
Councillor Julian Carter
Portfolio Holder - Neighbourhood Services
Horbury and South Ossett - Ward 8
Reform UK
Councillor Karl Johnson
Leader of the Council
Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15
Reform UK
Councillor Keith Anderson
Portfolio Holder - Highways, Transport & Planning
Pontefract South - Ward 13
Reform UK
Councillor Kevin Atcheson
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton - Ward 1
Reform UK
Councillor Lukasz Borcz
Portfolio Holder, Culture & Sport
Normanton - Ward 10
Reform UK
Councillor Matthew Caton
Portfolio Holder - Children & Young People
Hemsworth - Ward 7
Reform UK
Councillor Matthew Pinder
Portfolio Holder - District Regeneration and Regional Growth
South Elmsall and South Kirkby - Ward 14
Reform UK
Councillor Mike Forrester
Deputy Chair - Planning & Highways Committee
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton - Ward 4
Reform UK
Councillor Paul Jackson
Deputy Portfolio Holder - Safer Stronger Communities and Chair - Ethics and Governance Committee
Wakefield West - Ward 20
Reform UK
Councillor Penny Ashton
Deputy Mayor
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton - Ward 5
Reform UK
Councillor Rachel Speak
Group Leader - Liberal Democrat Group
Knottingley & Ferrybridge - Ward 9
Liberal Democrat
Councillor Rebecca Webster
Portfolio Holder, Safer Stronger Communities
Wakefield Rural - Ward 18
Reform UK
Councillor Rhys Carr
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton - Ward 1
Social Democratic Party
Councillor Sandra Forrester
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton - Ward 4
Reform UK
Councillor Steve Ashton
Chair - Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton - Ward 5
Reform UK
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