Wakefield

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Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Wakefield, on the River Calder, is a West Yorkshire city surrounded by market towns, villages, and countryside. The city itself features Wakefield Cathedral with its soaring spire, the Hepworth Wakefield art gallery, and historic markets. The district includes Pontefract, with its medieval castle and racecourse, and Castleford, known for its Roman history and riverside walks. The surrounding landscape includes rivers, canals, and former coalfield areas transformed into country parks and nature reserves, such as Anglers Country Park. Wakefield’s blend of historic towns, waterways, and green spaces creates a varied setting.

The local government for this district is: Wakefield City Council (Metropolitan District).

This district page, Wakefield, is a sub-page of this county page: West Yorkshire and this region page: Yorkshire and The Humber. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Wakefield

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 54 of them are in Yorkshire and the Humber region. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Wakefield

Wakefield is divided into 21 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
  • Airedale and Ferry Fryston
  • Altofts and Whitwood
  • Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
  • Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
  • Featherstone
  • Hemsworth
  • Horbury and South Ossett
  • Knottingley
  • Normanton
  • Ossett
  • Pontefract North
  • Pontefract South
  • South Elmsall and South Kirkby
  • Stanley and Outwood East
  • Wakefield East
  • Wakefield North
  • Wakefield Rural
  • Wakefield South
  • Wakefield West
  • Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Wakefield in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Wakefield is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) Yorkshire and The Humber
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ West Yorkshire
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Wakefield

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in West Yorkshire