Before (end of 2017) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 53 · Conservative 7 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2018) (63 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 52 · Conservative 11
Ward results
| Allan Garbutt | Labour | 1,383 ✓ |
| Phil Davies | Conservative | 817 |
| Garnet Marshall | Independent | 461 |
| Martin Roberts | YORKS | 286 |
| George Richard Scogings | Green | 202 |
| Mary Macqueen | Liberal Democrats | 119 |
Airedale & Ferry Fryston1 seat
| Kathryn Scott | Labour | 1,662 ✓ |
| Eamonn Malachy Mullins | Conservative | 520 |
Altofts & Whitwood1 seat
| Jacquie Speight | Labour | 1,823 ✓ |
| Anthony David Hill | Conservative | 888 |
| Steven Crookes | YORKS | 320 |
| John Robert Thomas | Democrats and Veterans Party | 140 |
| Denise Margaret Jeffery | Labour | 1,652 ✓ |
| Paul Phelps | YORKS | 684 |
| Joanne Grace Smart | Conservative | 377 |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Albert Manifield | Labour | 1,958 ✓ |
| Steve Lodge | Conservative | 1,268 |
| Adam James Belcher | Liberal Democrats | 396 |
Featherstone1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| Dick Taylor | Labour | 2,238 ✓ |
| Diane Dolby | Conservative | 716 |
Hemsworth1 seat
| Sandra Pickin | Labour | 1,512 ✓ |
| Ian Womersley | Independent | 1,012 |
| Terence Brown | Conservative | 241 |
Horbury and South Ossett1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Gill Cruise | Conservative | 1,790 ✓ |
| Melanie Jones | Labour | 1,583 |
| Mark Andrew Goodair | Liberal Democrats | 432 |
| Richard Hargreaves Norris | Green | 202 |
Knottingley1 seat · turnout 20.8%
| Hannah Ellis | Labour | 1,419 ✓ |
| Joshua Spencer | Conservative | 713 |
Normanton1 seat · turnout 20.4%
| Elaine Blezard | Labour | 1,777 ✓ |
| Plumbley H.A.P. | Conservative | 733 |
Ossett1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Nick Farmer | Conservative | 2,124 ✓ |
| Kathryn Cross | Labour | 1,543 |
| Tony Sargeant | Liberal Democrats | 499 |
Pontefract North1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| Clive Tennant | Labour | 1,724 ✓ |
| Chris Hyomes | Conservative | 714 |
| Arnie Craven | YORKS | 266 |
| Rennie Smith | Green | 162 |
Pontefract South1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| George Alexander Ayre | Labour | 2,000 ✓ |
| Amy Louise Swift | Conservative | 1,646 |
| David John Woodhead | Liberal Democrats | 188 |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| Lynne Whitehouse | Labour | 1,755 ✓ |
| Wilf Benson | Independent | 844 |
| Dianne Elizabeth Presha | Conservative | 269 |
| Laurie Harrison | Independent | 233 |
| Jim Kenyon | Independent | 83 |
Stanley and Outwood East1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Jacqui Williams | Labour | 1,700 ✓ |
| Nathaniel Harvey | Conservative | 1,230 |
| Nicola Kate Sinclair | Liberal Democrats | 352 |
| James Johnston | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 209 |
Wakefield East1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Olivia Rowley | Labour | 1,918 ✓ |
| Richard Martin Wakefield | Conservative | 594 |
| Jody Paul Gabriel | Green | 183 |
| Mick Griffiths | TUSC | 135 |
| Margaret Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
Wakefield North1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| Tracey Jane Austin | Labour | 1,660 ✓ |
| Antony Calvert | Conservative | 890 |
| Lucy Brown | YORKS | 223 |
| Keith Frank Wells | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 166 |
| Natasha Marie De Vere | Liberal Democrats | 121 |
Wakefield Rural1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Samantha Harvey | Conservative | 2,625 ✓ |
| Kevin Barker | Labour | 1,781 |
| Denis Cronin | Liberal Democrats | 431 |
Wakefield South1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Nadeem Ahmed | Conservative | 2,209 ✓ |
| Gwen Page | Labour | 1,250 |
| Daniel Cochran | YORKS | 234 |
| David Cameron Currie | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
Wakefield West1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Kevin Swift | Labour | 1,478 ✓ |
| Nathan Garbutt Moore | Conservative | 1,183 |
| John Robert Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 203 |
| Nic Stansby | Conservative | 1,689 ✓ |
| Christine Sharman | Labour | 1,528 |
| David Alan Dews | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 391 |
| Esther Amis-Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 227 |
