Parliamentary Boundary Review 2023
In January 2021, the Boundary Commission for England (BCE) announced the start of their review of the Parliamentary constituencies in England. The BCE is required to report to Parliament by 1 July 2023.
The first stage of the process was a public consultation which launched on 8 June and closed on 2 August 2021. The BCE report that over the course of that 8-week period, they received over 33,000 responses.
The full proposals and guidance on the review is available
here.
More information is also available on our
Polling places and electoral boundaries webpage.
Annual Registration Canvass 2021
Our annual electoral registration canvass will begin towards the end of August 2021 around the Bank Holiday. All residential properties in the district will receive a letter which is pre-printed with the details currently held on the Electoral Register for the property. Residents need to check the information and report any changes.
To find out more, please click the “Register to Vote” button below.
Recent Elections
Elections took place on Thursday, 6 May 2021 for all 21 wards of the Wakefield District Council and for the first West Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayor. In some areas Town/Parish Council by elections were also held.
You can find the results of each of those elections by clicking the “Elections 2021” button below.
Current Parish and Town Council Casual Vacancies
For information about any current vacancies, please click the “Parish and Town Councils” button below.