Wakefield Council
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Wakefield Council, formally the City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, is the local authority of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield is a metropolitan borough with city status. The council and provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, town planning, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority. Wakefield is divided into 21 wards, electing 63 councillors. A third of the council is elected for three of every four years.
Wakefield Council | |
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Third of council elected three years out of four | |
Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Andrew Balchin since 2020[3] | |
Structure | |
Seats | 63 councillors |
Political groups |
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Joint committees | West Yorkshire Combined Authority |
Elections | |
Multiple member first-past-the-post voting | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 2 May 2024 |
Motto | |
Persevere and prosper | |
Meeting place | |
County Hall, Bond Street, Wakefield, WF1 2QW | |
Website | |
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The council was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and replaced the Wakefield City Council of the County Borough of Wakefield and several other authorities.
As of May 2019 the council is controlled by the Labour Party. The council leader has been Denise Jeffery since December 2019 and Andrew Balchin is the chief executive. Wakefield Council has been a constituent member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority since 2014.