2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election explained

The 2012 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Council Make-up

The make up of the Council after the election was:

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Party	Seats			Current Council (2012)
2010^[1]	2011^[2]	2012^[3]
	Labour	33	40	52
	Conservative	24	20	11
	Independent	5	3	0
		1	0	0

Election result

• +/- compared with Wakefield Council election 2011.

Ward results

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local election results 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110509002549/http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/PreviousElectionResults/Local+Elections/localelection2010.htm. 9 May 2011. 23 April 2012. Wakefield Council.
2. Web site: District Council Election Results 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402235056/http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/Elections/localelection2011.htm. 2 April 2012. 23 April 2012. Wakefield Council.
3. Web site: Local election results 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120903172006/http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/PreviousElectionResults/LocalElections/localelection2012.htm. 3 September 2012. 5 May 2021. Wakefield Council.