| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 53.7349°N -1.3175°W |
| Label Position: | top |
| Official Name: | Airedale and Ferry Fryston |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Metropolitan Borough: | City of Wakefield |
| Metropolitan County: | West Yorkshire |
| Constituency Westminster: | Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley |
Airedale and Ferry Fryston is an electoral ward of the City of Wakefield district used for elections to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.[1]
The ward is one of 21 in the Wakefield district, and has been held by Labour since the current boundaries were formed for the 2004 Council election. As of 2015, the electorate stands at 12,495 of which 97.2% identify as "White British" and 64.9% of who identify as Christian.[2]
The ward is situated in the north east of the District and forms the eastern part of the settlement of Castleford. The ward is relatively small in area terms, being fairly densely populated. The ward includes a number of different neighbourhoods, including Airedale, Ferry Fryston, Townville and Fryston Village. The northern edge of the ward is defined by the course of the River Aire, while to the east and south the ward is bounded by the A1(M) and M62 motorways.
Like all wards in the Wakefield district, Pontefract North has 3 councillors, whom are elected on a 4-year-rota. This means elections for new councillors are held for three years running, with one year every four years having no elections.[3]
In 2020, Alex Kear (Independent) was removed from the council after he pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation charges.[4]
The current councillors are Les Shaw (Labour), Kathryn Scott (Labour) and Jackie Ferguson (Labour).[5]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Graham Phelps (Lab) | Yvonne Crewe (Lab) | Stephen Groves (Lab) |
| 2006 | Linda Broom (Lab) | ||
| 2007 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2010 By-election | Les Shaw (Lab) | ||
| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2014 | Kathryn Scott (Lab) | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 | Alex Kear (Ind) | ||
| 2020 | Vacant | ||
| 2021 | Jackie Ferguson (Lab) | ||
| 2022 |
This by-election was held due to the death of Graham Phelps in November 2009.[6]