Altofts and Whitwood is an electoral ward of the
City of Wakefield
Wakefield, also known as the City of Wakefield, is a Local government in England, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status and a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield, the largest settl ...
district used for elections to
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Wakefield Council, also known as the City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, is the local government in England, local authority of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield has had a council since 1848, which has been ...
.
Overview
The ward is one of 21 in the Wakefield district, and has been held by Labour since the current boundaries were formed for the
2004 Council election. As of 2015, the electorate stands at 12,495 of which 96.1% identify as "
White British
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" and 67.5% of who identify as
Christian
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.
The ward comprises
Altofts
Altofts is a village in the civil parish of Normanton and Altofts, in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It lies north-east from the centre of Wakefield and less than north-west of Normanton, West Yorkshire, Normanton. The M62 m ...
, Whitwood and Whitwood Mere, and a number of industrial parks that occupy much of the land between
Normanton and
Castleford
Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the t ...
. The ward also includes the Cutsyke, Roundhill and Half Acres areas of Castleford. To the north the ward is bounded by the River Calder. The ward is bisected by the
M62 and has the
Trans Pennine Trail
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running through it.
Representation
Like all wards in the Wakefield district, Altofts and Whitwood has 3 councillors, whom are elected on a 4-year-rota. This means elections for new councillors are held for three years running, with one year every four years having no elections.
The current councillors are Jo Hepworth and Jacquie Speight both of whom are
Labour. There are only currently two councillors due to the resignation of Peter Box who served as Leader of Wakefield Council for 21 years.
Councillors
Election results
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Notes
References
Wards of Wakefield