| Election Name: | 2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election |
| Seats Needed5: | 30 |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Last Election5: | 2 seat, 3.0% |
| Party5: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Needed4: | 30 |
| Last Election4: | 0 seats, 2.1% |
| After Election: | Denise Jeffery |
| Leaders Seat5: | Knottingley |
| Leaders Seat1: | Castleford Central and Glasshoughton |
| Leader5: | Thomas Gordon |
| Leader2: | N/A |
| Leader1: | Denise Jeffery |
| After Party: | Labour |
| Before Party: | Labour |
| Before Election: | Majority administration |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| council control | |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Country: | England |
| Seats For Election: | One third (21) of 63 seats on the Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. |
| Last Election1: | 13 seats, 45.1% |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2022 |
| Majority Seats: | 32 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Next Election: | 2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Previous Election: | 2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Seats Before1: | 28 |
| Seats Needed2: | 21 |
| Seats Before2: | 10 |
| Last Election2: | 8 seats, 37.5% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | N/A |
The 2022 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wakefield Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 21 of the 63 seats were up for election.[1]
Since its first election in 1973, Labour has always controlled Wakefield Council, only falling below 60% of seats on 4 occasions (most recently in 2010).[2] In the 2021 election, Labour lost 6 seats with 45.1% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 6 seats with 37.5%, the Liberal Democrats gained 1 with 3.0%, and independents lost 1 with 2.1%
The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour lost 1 seat with 51.7% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 4 with 34.0%, independents lost 1 with 3.9%, and UKIP lost both their seats up for election with 1.1%.
| After 2021 election | Before 2022 election[3] | After 2022 election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
| 43 | 44 | 45 | ||||||
| 17 | 15 | 13 | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Changes:
Change with 2021.
An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor. Changes with 2021.
Denise Jeffery is the incumbent Leader of the Council going into the election.
Dick Taylor sat as a Labour councillor, however, stood as an independent following his de-selection by the local party.
Isabel Owen was the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire under Mark Burns-Williamson.
Lynn Masterman is a former Labour councillor for Ossett ward before losing in the 2021 election.
Nic Stansby was the Leader of the Conservative group before being de-selected by her local branch. Waj Ali is a former Brexit Party member and candidate.