2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

The 2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England.

[5][6] Labour were defeated in Horbury and South Ossett, Pontefract South and Wrenthorpe and Outwood West wards,[5] with the losses blamed by the Labour leader on national issues.

[7] The other Conservative gain came in Wakefield South where they defeated independent councillor Norman Hazell by 17 votes.

[5][8] Hazell was a former Conservative member who had left the party in 2001 to sit as an independent councillor.

[5] However the other independent member managed to hold his seat in Featherstone despite a strong challenge from Labour.