Wakefield
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Making our recommendation into law
We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
Dates: 26 Feb 2025
Previous stages
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Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Dates: 3 Dec 2024
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We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Dates: 7 May 2024 - 9 Sep 2024
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We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Dates: 21 Nov 2023 - 29 Jan 2024
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
We are carrying out an electoral review of Wakefield because it has been a long time since the last review.
| 14 November 2023 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 21 November 2023 - 29 January 2024 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 7 May - 9 September 2024 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 3 December 2024 | We publish our recommendations |
| Early 2025 | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| May 2026 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
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Making our recommendation into law
A draft Wakefield (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 was laid in Parliament on 26 February 2025.
If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.
Previous stages
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral arrangements were published on 3 December 2024.
Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.