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Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Local authority area: Wakefield

Wakefield is a metropolitan borough, in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It covers 338.6 km² and had 357,729 residents in 2022 — about 1,056 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Wakefield.

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Town hall in the administrative centreWakefield Town Hall
Wakefield Town Hall
Photo: Stanley Walker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People

Population

Estimates recorded for Wakefield, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022357,729+9.2% since 2012
Land area338.6km²130.7 sq mi
Density1,056/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#51of 382 UK councils · #47 in England
Population estimates4 data points
327.6K333.8K345K357.7K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1974
    Created

    Wakefield became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

AlfeldBelgorodCastresCastrop-RauxelGironaHerneHénin-BeaumontKonin
Same region, same type

Other metropolitan boroughs in Yorkshire and the Humber

All councils in Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds822,483Sheffield566,242Bradford552,644Kirklees437,593Doncaster311,027Rotherham268,354Barnsley246,482Calderdale207,699
Elections

21 electoral wards

Census 2021: 353,370 residents in 153,079 households across the wards; 18.8% aged 65+, 62.6% of homes owned, 22.8% of households without a car.

1South Elmsall & South Kirkby7,895 households · 18.0% aged 65+18,6832Stanley & Outwood East7,999 households · 17.8% aged 65+18,6643Airedale & Ferry Fryston7,617 households · 17.4% aged 65+18,4064Featherstone7,774 households · 18.2% aged 65+17,8965Wakefield Rural7,668 households · 22.8% aged 65+17,6966Normanton7,635 households · 16.7% aged 65+17,575

All wards of Wakefield

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CWakefield Metropolitan District CouncilCouncil office · Wakefield WF1 2HQ · hours listedTOssett Town HallTown hall · Ossett WF5 8BETPontefract Town HallTown hall · Pontefract WF8 1PGTWakefield Town HallTown hall · Wakefield WF1 2HQ · hours listedTFeatherstone Town CouncilTown council · Pontefract WF7 5BB · hours listedPWalton Parish CouncilParish council · Wakefield WF2 6PA
Source: Wikidata Q763171 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.