Wakefield City Metropolitan District Council
Labour Control
| Party | Members |
|---|---|
| Labour | 51 |
| Conservative | 11 |
- Website
- http://www.wakefield.gov.uk Twitter
- Authority Type
- Metropolitan Borough
- Address
- Town Hall, Wood Street, Wakefield WF1 2HQ
- Telephone
- 01924 306 090
- Chief Executive
- Joanne Roney
- Population
- 322,300 (Source: ONS Crown Copyright)
- Police Force
- West Yorkshire Police
- Pension Fund
- West Yorkshire Pension Fund
- Finance
- Annual audit letter (PDF)
- Wikipedia Url
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Wakefield
- 1010 signatory
- No
About this Council
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| Any other religion | 560 |
| Buddhist | 302 |
| Christian | 246,510 |
| Hindu | 617 |
| Jewish | 111 |
| Muslim | 3,589 |
| No religion | 37,008 |
| Religion not stated | 26,209 |
| Sikh | 266 |
Religion
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| People aged 0-4 | 5.7% |
| People aged 5-7 | 3.8% |
| People aged 8-9 | 2.8% |
| People aged 10-14 | 6.9% |
| People aged 15 | 1.4% |
| People aged 16-17 | 2.6% |
| People aged 18-19 | 2.3% |
| People aged 20-24 | 5.1% |
| People aged 25-29 | 6.2% |
| People aged 30-44 | 23.1% |
| People aged 45-59 | 19.7% |
| People aged 60-64 | 5.0% |
| People aged 65-74 | 8.4% |
| People aged 75-84 | 5.5% |
| People aged 85-89 | 1.1% |
| People aged 90 and over | 0.5% |
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| Economically active | 146,679 |
| Total Income Support Claimants | 12,130 |
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital Expenditure spending | £87,893,000 |
| Central services spending | £70,890,000 |
| Court Services spending | £1,431,000 |
| Cultural and related services spending | £23,491,000 |
| Environmental services spending | £37,953,000 |
| Expenditure on Highways, Roads and Transport Services spending | £26,067,000 |
| Expenditure on Social Services spending | £132,110,000 |
| Fire and rescue services spending | £0 |
| Homelessness spending | £2,869,000 |
| Housing advances spending | £65,000 |
| Housing benefits spending | £2,682,000 |
| Housing strategy advice and registered social landlords spending | £1,631,000 |
| Housing welfare spending | £8,651,000 |
| Non-school funding spending | £31,347,000 |
| Other council property (Non-HRA) spending | £178,000 |
| Planning and Development Services spending | £16,244,000 |
| Police services spending | £0 |
| Private sector housing renewal spending | £1,698,000 |
| Schools spending | £239,285,000 |
Other info
External links
Current councillors
- Nadeem Ahmed (Conservative)
- Jean Askew (Labour)
- Tracey Austin (Labour)
- Elaine Blezard (Labour)
- Peter Box (Labour)
- Linda Broom (Labour)
- Ian Bunney (Conservative)
- Glenn Burton (Labour)
- June Cliffe (Labour)
- Michelle Collins (Labour)
- Yvonne Crewe (Labour)
- Maureen Cummings (Labour)
- David Dagger (Labour)
- Tony Dean (Labour)
- June Drysdale (Conservative)
- Harry Ellis (Labour)
- Patricia Garbutt (Labour)
- Allan Garbutt (Labour)
- Monica Graham (Conservative)
- Ronald Halliday (Labour)
- Laurie Harrison (Labour)
- Jack Hemingway (Labour)
- Faith Heptinstall (Labour)
- Shaun Hodson (Labour)
- Brian Holmes (Labour)
- Janet Holmes (Labour)
- David Hopkins (Conservative)
- Clive Hudson (Labour)
- Heather Hudson (Labour)
- Margaret Isherwood (Labour)
- Graham Isherwood (Labour)
- Denise Jeffery (Labour)
- Martyn Johnson (Labour)
- Charlie Keith (Labour)
- Lawrence Kirkpatrick (Labour)
- Betty Liles (Conservative)
- Glyn Lloyd (Labour)
- Celia Loughran (Labour)
- Ros Lund (Labour)
- Albert Manifield (Labour)
- Hilary Mitchell (Labour)
- Matthew Morley (Labour)
- Sandra Pickin (Labour)
- Elizabeth Rhodes (Labour)
- Tony Richardson (Labour)
- Olivia Rowley (Labour)
- Ian Sanders (Conservative)
- William Sanders (Conservative)
- Les Shaw (Labour)
- Paula Sherriff (Labour)
- Graham Stokes (Labour)
- John Stone (Conservative)
- Richard Taylor (Labour)
- Angela Taylor (Conservative)
- Clive M Tennant (Labour)
- Darran Travis (Labour)
- Steve Tulley (Labour)
- Anthony Wallis (Labour)
- Geoffrey Walsh (Conservative)
- Martyn Ward (Labour)
- Alan Wassell (Labour)
- Jacqueline Williams (Labour)
Council Committees
Showing only currently active committees. Include inactive committees
- Cabinet
- Community Safety Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Corporate Performance Overview & Scrutiny Committee
- Council
- Licensing and Regulatory Committee
- Licensing Sub-Committee 1
- Licensing Sub-Committee 2
- Licensing Sub-Committee 3 (Regulatory and Appeals)
- Lifelong Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Planning and Highways Committee
- Skills, Enterprise and Work Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Looking After Ourselves)
- Standards Committee (pre July 2012)
Wards
- Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
- Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton - Ward 1
- Airedale and Ferry Fryston
- Airedale and Ferry Fryston - Ward 2
- Altofts and Whitwood
- Altofts and Whitwood - Ward 3
- Castleford Central and Glass Houghton
- Castleford Central and Glasshoughton - Ward 4
- Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
- Crofton, Ryhill and Walton - Ward 5
- Featherstone
- Featherstone - Ward 6
- Hemsworth
- Hemsworth - Ward 7
- Horbury and South Ossett
- Horbury and South Ossett - Ward 8
- Knottingley
- Knottingley - Ward 9
- Normanton
- Normanton - Ward 10
- Ossett
- Ossett - Ward 11
- Pontefract North
- Pontefract North - Ward 12
- Pontefract South
- Pontefract South - Ward 13
- South Emsall and South Kirkby
- South Emsall and South Kirkby - Ward 14
- Stanley and Outwood East
- Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15
- Wakefield East
- Wakefield East - Ward 16
- Wakefield North
- Wakefield North - Ward 17
- Wakefield Rural
- Wakefield Rural - Ward 18
- Wakefield South
- Wakefield South - Ward 19
- Wakefield West
- Wakefield West - Ward 20
- Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
- Wrenthorpe and Outwood West - Ward 21
Committee Documents
- Agenda for Licensing Sub-Committee 3 (Regulatory and Appeals) meeting, Feb 20 2013, 9.00AM
- Agenda for Lifelong Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, Feb 18 2013, 2.00PM
- Agenda for Licensing Sub-Committee 1 meeting, Feb 18 2013, 10.00AM
- Agenda for Skills, Enterprise and Work Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, Feb 13 2013, 10.00AM
- Agenda for Corporate Performance Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting, Feb 12 2013, 2.00PM
- Agenda for Cabinet meeting, Feb 12 2013, 10.30AM
- Agenda for Community Safety Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, Feb 11 2013, 10.30AM
- Agenda for Skills, Enterprise and Work Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, Feb 4 2013, 10.00AM
- Agenda for Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Looking After Ourselves) meeting, Jan 24 2013, 2.00PM
- Agenda for Council meeting, Jan 23 2013, 2.00PM
Recent Planning Applications
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Pending Consideration
2013-05-16
Tree works
5 Limetrees Pontefract WF8 2QB...
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Pending Consideration
2013-05-16
Tree works
23 Huddersfield Road Bretton Wa...
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Pending Consideration
2013-05-15
Change of use from agricultural land to garden curtilage (retrospective)
54 Garforth Drive Normanton WF6...
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Pending Consideration
2013-05-15
discharge of condition 4 (boundary treatment) from approved application 12/00658/FUL
1-2 Lake Court Lake View Newmil...
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Pending Consideration
2013-05-14
Footprint amendment to the following house types : Letchworth; Shrewsbury; Cambridge; Warwick; St...
Ruskin Avenue (Land To Rear) Br...
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