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Wards of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council is divided into 21 electoral wards. At the 2021 Census they had 353,370 residents in 153,079 households, 1,044 people per km². 18.8% were aged 65 or over and 62.6% of households owned their home.
Wards21
Average ward16,827residents
Under 1618.6%
No car or van22.8%
| Ward | Residents | Households | People / km² | Aged 65+ | Owned | No car | Constituency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton | 17,550 | 7,587 | 419 | 20.2% | 71.5% | 14.8% | — |
| Airedale & Ferry Fryston | 18,406 | 7,617 | 2,088 | 17.4% | 58.1% | 25.3% | — |
| Altofts & Whitwood | 17,302 | 7,502 | 1,474 | 17.1% | 68.8% | 20.0% | — |
| Castleford Central & Glasshoughton | 15,808 | 7,341 | 2,649 | 16.9% | 62.5% | 27.9% | — |
| Crofton, Ryhill & Walton | 15,314 | 6,621 | 371 | 23.5% | 73.0% | 15.7% | — |
| Featherstone | 17,896 | 7,774 | 866 | 18.2% | 60.2% | 23.7% | — |
| Hemsworth | 16,586 | 7,219 | 764 | 20.2% | 57.4% | 25.4% | — |
| Horbury & South Ossett | 15,197 | 6,861 | 2,317 | 23.1% | 68.7% | 19.6% | — |
| Knottingley & Ferrybridge | 14,251 | 6,338 | 1,096 | 18.7% | 57.3% | 26.8% | — |
| Normanton | 17,575 | 7,635 | 1,164 | 16.7% | 58.8% | 24.4% | — |
| Ossett | 16,522 | 7,445 | 1,349 | 21.9% | 66.5% | 20.1% | — |
| Pontefract North | 17,324 | 7,605 | 1,497 | 16.4% | 63.4% | 21.0% | — |
| Pontefract South | 17,210 | 7,512 | 816 | 22.6% | 66.1% | 22.4% | — |
| South Elmsall & South Kirkby | 18,683 | 7,895 | 1,192 | 18.0% | 57.0% | 25.6% | — |
| Stanley & Outwood East | 18,664 | 7,999 | 1,199 | 17.8% | 74.1% | 15.9% | — |
| Wakefield East | 14,686 | 6,119 | 4,165 | 13.3% | 37.7% | 40.0% | — |
| Wakefield North | 15,895 | 6,668 | 4,642 | 14.0% | 47.5% | 32.3% | — |
| Wakefield Rural | 17,696 | 7,668 | 409 | 22.8% | 77.0% | 11.8% | — |
| Wakefield South | 17,294 | 7,393 | 1,888 | 19.2% | 59.8% | 25.3% | — |
| Wakefield West | 16,471 | 6,973 | 2,501 | 17.6% | 49.7% | 29.4% | — |
| Wrenthorpe & Outwood West | 17,040 | 7,307 | 1,731 | 20.1% | 72.8% | 16.9% | — |
21 wards · Census 2021 (ONS, Nomis) · ward boundaries: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0
Council offices
CWakefield Metropolitan District CouncilCouncil office · Wakefield WF1 2HQTOssett Town HallTown hall · Ossett WF5 8BETPontefract Town HallTown hall · Pontefract WF8 1PGTWakefield Town HallTown hall · Wakefield WF1 2HQTFeatherstone Town CouncilTown council · Pontefract WF7 5BBPWalton Parish CouncilParish council · Wakefield WF2 6PA
Wards: ONS Open Geography Portal (WD26 lookups) · Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis · Open Government Licence v3.0Back to Wakefield