2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election explained

The 2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in the West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council with an increased majority.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows.

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Party	Seats			Current Council (2010)
2007	2008	2010
	Labour	40	32	33
	Conservative	16	23	24
	Independent	4	6	5
		3	2	1

• Labour 33 (+1)
• Conservative 24 (+1)
• Independent 5 (-1)
• Liberal Democrat 1 (-1)^[1]

Ward results

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local election results 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110509001859/http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/PreviousElectionResults/Local%20Elections/localelection2010.htm . 7 July 2021. 9 May 2011 .