| Election Name: | 2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election |
| Country: | West Yorkshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2023 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | 22 out of 63 seats to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 32 |
| Leader1: | Denise Jeffrey |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 49 seats, 52.7% |
| Seats Before1: | 47 |
| Seats1: | 21 |
| Seats After1: | 56 |
| Seat Change1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 36,875 |
| Percentage1: | 53.9% |
| Swing1: | 1.2% |
| Leader2: | Nadeem Ahmed |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 7 seats, 21.7% |
| Seats Before2: | 5 |
| Seats2: | 0 |
| Seats After2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 12,828 |
| Percentage2: | 18.8% |
| Swing2: | 2.9% |
| Leader4: | Peter Girt |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 3 seats, 5.1% |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,125 |
| Percentage4: | 3.1% |
| Swing4: | 2.0% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 4 seats, 8.3% |
| Seats Before5: | 8 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 7 |
| Popular Vote5: | 304 |
| Percentage5: | 0.4% |
| Swing5: | 7.9% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Denise Jeffrey |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Denise Jeffrey |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2024 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Wakefield Council, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day.[1] There were 22 of the 63 seats on Wakefield council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Normanton ward.
Labour won 21 of the 22 seats available, maintaining their overall control on the council which they have held since the modern district's formation in 1974.[2]
These seats were last contested at the 2021 local election, in which Labour Lost 7 seats, whilst the Conservatives gained 6 seats and the Liberal Democrats gained one seat.[3]
Labour have controlled the council since its formation in 1974.
The results were announced the day after the election.[4]
The results of the election were announced on 3 May 2024.[5]
Seat gains and losses for each ward are calculated based on the party affiliation of the incumbent councillor as they were directly after the 2023 election. Due to this, they may not match the gains/losses in the election result table or the page's infobox, as some councillors may have switched their party affiliation post-2023 election.