Altofts and Whitwood is an electoral ward of the
City of Wakefield
The City of Wakefield is a local government district with the status of a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield, the largest settlement, is the administrative centre of the district. The population of the City of ...
district used for elections to
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, also known as Wakefield Council, is the local authority of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council and provides a full range of local government services in ...
.
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 West Yorkshire, England. It lies north-east from the centre of Wakefield and less than north-west of Normanton. The M62 runs close to the village to the north-east, and the Aire and Calder Navigation to the north-w ...
, 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, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the ...
. 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
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the 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