Before (end of 2010) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 24 · Other 5 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 2011) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Conservative 21 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
| Jean Askew | Labour | 2,484 ✓ |
| Donald Marshall | Conservative | 1,643 |
| Ian Kitchen | BNP | 318 |
| David Arthur | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
Airedale & Ferry Fryston1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Yvonne Crewe | Labour | 2,611 ✓ |
| Mellisa wan Omer | Conservative | 627 |
Altofts & Whitwood1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Heather Hudson | Labour | 2,582 ✓ |
| Steven Beeton | Conservative | 1,009 |
| Michael Burch | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
| Tony Wallis | Labour | 2,641 ✓ |
| Alison Bullivant | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 477 |
| Eamonn Malachy Mullins | Conservative | 426 |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| Maureen Anne Cummings | Labour | 2,954 ✓ |
| Jane Brown | Conservative | 1,446 |
| Christopher Pilkington | Liberal Democrats | 403 |
Featherstone1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Graham Isherwood | Labour | 2,707 ✓ |
| Steve Vickers | Independent | 1,093 |
| June Harrison | Conservative | 516 |
Hemsworth1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| G. Lloyd | Labour | 2,322 ✓ |
| R. Warren | Independent | 1,078 |
| P. Davies | Conservative | 471 |
Horbury and South Ossett1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| Brian Holmes | Labour | 2,433 ✓ |
| Alyson Ripley | Conservative | 2,048 |
| M. Goodair | Liberal Democrats | 473 |
Knottingley1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Glenn Burton | Labour | 1,803 ✓ |
| Johnathan Wadey | Conservative | 493 |
| Jack Wright | Independent | 486 |
| Nathan Garbutt-Moore | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 336 |
Normanton1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| David Dagger | Labour | 2,266 ✓ |
| Jean Molloy | Conservative | 649 |
| Bryan Barkley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 613 |
Ossett1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| Angela Christine Taylor | Conservative | 2,178 ✓ |
| Tony Richardson | Labour | 2,039 |
| Donald Smith | Liberal Democrats | 801 |
Pontefract North1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| Pat Garbutt | Labour | 2,261 ✓ |
| Chris Speight | Conservative | 894 |
| Justin Hudson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 403 |
| Rennie Smith | Green | 205 |
Pontefract South1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| Tony Dean | Labour | 2,734 ✓ |
| Philip Booth | Conservative | 2,341 |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Steve Tulley | Labour | 3,613 ✓ |
| Christian I'Anson | Conservative | 563 |
| Darren Lumb | BNP | 441 |
Stanley and Outwood East1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Clive Hudson | Labour | 2,478 ✓ |
| Richard Martin Wakefield | Conservative | 1,611 |
| Margaret Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
Wakefield East1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Ronald Halliday | Labour | 2,497 ✓ |
| Anthony Bracewell | Conservative | 786 |
| Mick Griffiths | TUSC | 355 |
| Robert Bell | Liberal Democrats | 294 |
Wakefield North1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| Margaret Isherwood | Labour | 2,096 ✓ |
| Gareth Hunt | Conservative | 915 |
| Keith Frank Wells | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 379 |
| Dawn Dale | Liberal Democrats | 259 |
Wakefield Rural1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| Ian John Sanders | Conservative | 2,384 ✓ |
| John Newsome | Labour | 2,310 |
| Miriam Hawkins | Green | 418 |
| Dennis Cronin | Liberal Democrats | 271 |
Wakefield South1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| Monica Graham | Conservative | 2,545 ✓ |
| Nick Brown | Labour | 1,610 |
| Stephen Nuthall | Liberal Democrats | 469 |
Wakefield West1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| Bill Sanders | Conservative | 1,569 ✓ |
| Hilary Gail Mitchell | Labour | 1,521 |
| Norman Tate | STPL | 448 |
| Brian Else | Green | 208 |
| Susan Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 140 |
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| Charlie Keith | Labour | 2,033 ✓ |
| Rachael Hunt | Conservative | 1,638 |
| David Dews | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 613 |
| Sean McHale | Liberal Democrats | 280 |
