Before (end of 2009) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 23 · Other 6 · Liberal Democrats 2
After (end of 2010) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 24 · Other 5 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
| Allan Garbutt | Labour | 3,001 ✓ |
| Donald Marshall | Conservative | 2,434 |
| Brendan Power | Liberal Democrats | 1,034 |
| John Evans | Independent | 745 |
| Ian Kitchen | BNP | 722 |
Airedale & Ferry Fryston1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| Linda Broom | Labour | 3,305 ✓ |
| P. Kirby | Liberal Democrats | 1,009 |
| Mellisa wan Omer | Conservative | 715 |
| S. Rogerson | BNP | 668 |
| J. Smart | Independent | 220 |
Altofts & Whitwood1 seat · turnout 59.5%
| Darran Travis | Labour | 3,385 ✓ |
| David Rudge | Conservative | 1,561 |
| Michael Burch | Liberal Democrats | 1,533 |
| Adam Frazer | BNP | 818 |
| Castleford Central | & Glasshoughton | 0 |
Castleford Central & Glasshoughton1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| Denise Margaret Jeffery | Labour | 4,146 ✓ |
| Eamonn Malachy Mullins | Conservative | 1,209 |
| Rita Robinson | BNP | 1,147 |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton1 seat · turnout 65.2%
| Albert Manifield | Labour | 3,166 ✓ |
| Ian John Sanders | Conservative | 2,305 |
| Wendy Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 1,262 |
| Dean Crossland | BNP | 846 |
| Barry Murphy | Independent | 345 |
Featherstone1 seat · turnout 55.7%
| David William John Taylor | Labour | 3,970 ✓ |
| Roy Bickerton | Independent | 1,466 |
| Michael Ledgard | Conservative | 923 |
| James Goodfellow | Independent | 668 |
Hemsworth1 seat
| Sandra Pickin | Labour | 3,630 ✓ |
| R. Warren | Independent | 1,341 |
| P. Davies | Conservative | 942 |
| I. Kitchen | BNP | 646 |
Horbury and South Ossett1 seat · turnout 92.1%
| Elizabeth Dick | Conservative | 3,034 ✓ |
| Brian Holmes | Labour | 2,932 |
| Donald Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,517 |
| Michael Bailey | BNP | 558 |
Knottingley1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| Hannah Ellis | Labour | 3,092 ✓ |
| Jon Wadey | Conservative | 1,379 |
| Norman Tate | BNP | 1,012 |
Normanton1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| Elaine Blezard | Labour | 3,139 ✓ |
| Jean Molloy | Conservative | 1,370 |
| Graeme Milner | Independent | 1,231 |
| Philip Downton | BNP | 885 |
Ossett1 seat · turnout 66.0%
| Ian Bunney | Conservative | 2,933 ✓ |
| Tony Richardson | Labour | 2,401 |
| Peter Hunter | Liberal Democrats | 2,327 |
| Ian Senior | BNP | 685 |
Pontefract North1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| Clive Tennant | Labour | 3,051 ✓ |
| Carl Milner | Conservative | 1,594 |
| Dawn Dale | Liberal Democrats | 1,008 |
| Nick Farmer | BNP | 585 |
| Bob Evison | Independent | 279 |
| Rennie Smith | Green | 150 |
Pontefract South1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| Gerard Walsh | Conservative | 2,978 ✓ |
| Jack Kershaw | Labour | 2,773 |
| C Rush | Liberal Democrats | 1,333 |
| Matt Haddleton | Independent | 275 |
| Neil Frankland | Green | 221 |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| Laurie Harrison | Labour | 3,433 ✓ |
| Fred Hilton | Independent | 2,129 |
| Linda Westwood | BNP | 1,000 |
| Christian I'Anson | Conservative | 734 |
Stanley and Outwood East1 seat · turnout 65.0%
| Jacqui Williams | Labour | 2,936 ✓ |
| Richard Martin Wakefield | Conservative | 2,578 |
| David Robert Cynlais Evans | Liberal Democrats | 1,539 |
| Keith Sharp | BNP | 761 |
Wakefield East1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| Olivia Rowley | Labour | 3,109 ✓ |
| Anthony Bracewell | Conservative | 1,287 |
| Margaret Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 1,140 |
| Robert Arnold | BNP | 567 |
| Michael Griffiths | Soc Alt | 159 |
Wakefield North1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| Tracey Hardwick | Labour | 2,703 ✓ |
| Gareth Hunt | Conservative | 1,904 |
| Simon Moxon | Liberal Democrats | 1,101 |
| Grant Rowe | BNP | 449 |
| Keith Frank Wells | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 235 |
Wakefield Rural1 seat · turnout 68.8%
| June Drysdale | Conservative | 4,107 ✓ |
| John Newsome | Labour | 2,859 |
| Mark Andrew Goodair | Liberal Democrats | 1,507 |
| Ian Light | BNP | 700 |
Wakefield South1 seat · turnout 66.5%
| Nadeem Ahmed | Conservative | 2,710 ✓ |
| Charles Keith | Labour | 1,703 |
| Norman Joseph Hazell | Independent | 1,147 |
| Stephen Nuthall | Liberal Democrats | 1,106 |
| Elizabeth Downton | BNP | 416 |
Wakefield West1 seat · turnout 55.9%
| John Andrew Nicol Stone | Conservative | 2,432 ✓ |
| Hilary Gail Mitchell | Labour | 2,252 |
| Susan Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 909 |
| Neville Poynton | BNP | 559 |
| Brian Else | Green | 208 |
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West1 seat · turnout 64.1%
| Betty Liles | Conservative | 3,398 ✓ |
| Martyn Johnson | Labour | 3,152 |
| Graham Thewlis-Hardy | BNP | 808 |
