Before (end of 2005) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Conservative 11 · Other 6 · Liberal Democrats 3
After (end of 2006) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 14 · Other 5 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
| Sarah Balfour | Labour | 1,707 ✓ |
| Andrew Crowther | Conservative | 1,285 |
| John Evans | Independent | 566 |
| Oliver Wadsworth | Liberal Democrats | 543 |
Airedale & Ferry Fryston1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| Linda Broom | Labour | 1,655 ✓ |
| Stephen Rogerson | BNP | 709 |
| Eamonn Malachy Mullins | Conservative | 489 |
Altofts & Whitwood1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Darran Travis | Labour | 1,717 ✓ |
| Loraine Frazer | BNP | 682 |
| Michael Burch | Liberal Democrats | 572 |
| Tom Dixon | Conservative | 490 |
| Castleford Central | & Glasshoughton | 0 |
Castleford Central & Glasshoughton1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| Denise Margaret Jeffery | Labour | 1,884 ✓ |
| Rita Robinson | BNP | 876 |
| Madani Mannan | Liberal Democrats | 475 |
| Rebecca Mullins | Conservative | 333 |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Graham Isherwood | Labour | 1,594 ✓ |
| Adam Parry | Conservative | 1,247 |
| Dean Crossland | BNP | 868 |
| Janice Power | Independent | 729 |
Featherstone1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Roy Bickerton | Independent | 2,207 ✓ |
| Margaret Isherwood | Labour | 1,871 |
| Jean Molloy | Conservative | 326 |
Hemsworth1 seat
| Tracey Hardwick | Labour | 1,773 ✓ |
| C. | Conservative | 908 |
Horbury and South Ossett1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| John William Graham Sharp | Conservative | 1,411 ✓ |
| David Watts | Labour | 1,245 |
| Mark Andrew Goodair | Liberal Democrats | 873 |
| John Aveyard | BNP | 582 |
Knottingly1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| P. Doyle | Labour | 1,673 ✓ |
| N. Garbutt | Conservative | 937 |
Normanton1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| Susan Blezard | Labour | 1,370 ✓ |
| Adam Frazer | BNP | 667 |
| William Wood | Independent | 432 |
| Tony Ayoade | Conservative | 426 |
| Jack Smith | Liberal Democrats | 272 |
Ossett1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Peter Walker | Liberal Democrats | 1,752 ✓ |
| Gwen Page | Labour | 1,179 |
| Suzy Cass | BNP | 806 |
| Tony John Homewood | Conservative | 794 |
Pontefract North1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Clive Tennant | Labour | 1,757 ✓ |
| Mellisa wan Omer | Conservative | 1,077 |
Pontefract South1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Gerard Walsh | Conservative | 1,852 ✓ |
| James Nicholson | Labour | 1,810 |
| Clive Wigham | Independent | 730 |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| Laurie Harrison | Labour | 2,482 ✓ |
| Sheila Scholes | Conservative | 902 |
Stanley and Outwood East1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Jacqueline Williams | Labour | 1,246 ✓ |
| Graham Ridler | Conservative | 986 |
| Glenn Fothergill | BNP | 777 |
| David Robert Cynlais Evans | Liberal Democrats | 706 |
Wakefield East1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| Olivia Rowley | Labour | 1,541 ✓ |
| Andrew Pesterfield | Conservative | 648 |
| Ather Mohammed | Liberal Democrats | 540 |
| Dawn Byrom | BNP | 528 |
| Michael Griffiths | — | 231 |
Wakefield North1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Keith Rhodes | Labour | 1,356 ✓ |
| Angela Holwell | Conservative | 774 |
| Dawn Dale | Liberal Democrats | 621 |
| Graham Thewlis-Hardy | BNP | 609 |
| Keith Frank Wells | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 128 |
Wakefield Rural1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| June Drysdale | Conservative | 2,471 ✓ |
| Hazel Chowcat | Labour | 1,507 |
| John Lumb | Green | 861 |
Wakefield South1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| Nadeem Ahmed | Conservative | 1,315 ✓ |
| Norman Joseph Hazell | Independent | 1,298 |
| Charles Keith | Labour | 747 |
| Neville Poynton | BNP | 594 |
| Stephen Nuthall | Liberal Democrats | 521 |
Wakefield West1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| David Stone | Conservative | 2,318 ✓ |
| Anthony Richardson | Labour | 1,241 |
| Susan Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 500 |
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Betty Liles | Conservative | 1,843 ✓ |
| Rosealine Lund | Labour | 1,410 |
| Grant Rowe | BNP | 728 |