Electorate statistics
Each year, the Electoral Registration Officer publishes the revised register of electors. They also publish a booklet of statistics known as the electorate analysis.
The 2024 register of electors was published on 15 January 2024.
A copy of the electorate analysis is available from the Electoral Services Office.
Telephone: 01924 305023
Email: elections@wakefield.gov.uk
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Local Government Act 2000
The Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions) (England) Regulations 2011
Electors can petition the council to hold a referendum on whether a local authority should change to a different form of governance. A petition must be signed by at least 5 per cent of the local government electors for the district.
For Wakefield, 5 per cent is 13,117 local government electors, as of February 2024.
This figure will have effect for petitions presented from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.