Electorate statistics
Each year, the Electoral Registration Officer publishes the revised register of electors.
The 2026 register of electors was published on 1 December 2025.
If you are looking for statistics about the electoral register, please contact us. Please provide your name, contact information, the type of information you are searching for and why. We will pick up any queries and get back you.
Telephone: 01924 305023
Email: elections@wakefield.gov.uk
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Local Government Act 2000
The Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions) (England) Regulations 2011
Electors can petition the council to hold a referendum on whether a local authority should change to a different form of governance. A petition must be signed by at least 5 per cent of the local government electors for the district.
For Wakefield, 5 per cent is 13,386 local government electors, as of February 2026.
This figure will have effect for petitions presented from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.