The 2010 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in the West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council with an increased majority.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows.
+Party political make-up of Wakefield Council Party Seats Current Council (2010) 2007 2008 2010 Labour 40 32 33 Conservative 16 23 24 Independent 4 6 5 Lib Dems 3 2 1
Labour 33 (+1) Conservative 24 (+1) Independent 5 (-1) Liberal Democrat 1 (-1)
Election result
Ward results Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton ward
Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward
Altofts and Whitwood ward
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward
Featherstone ward
Hemsworth ward
Horbury and South Ossett ward
Knottingley ward
Normanton ward
Ossett ward
Pontefract North ward
Pontefract South ward
South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward
Stanley and Outwood East ward
Wakefield East ward
Wakefield North ward
Wakefield Rural ward
Wakefield South ward
Wakefield West ward
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward
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