Metropolitan district · Yorkshire and The Humber

Wakefield

GSS code E08000036

Wakefield is a metropolitan district in the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire, in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. Its area overlaps four Westminster constituencies. All five sources on UK Places cover it.

Last reviewed 28 September 2026 from the latest source snapshot on this record.

Geography

The local-authority record

Council
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Authority type
Metropolitan district
Country and region
England · Yorkshire and The Humber
Ceremonial county
West Yorkshire

What this record is: this is the metropolitan district named Wakefield; it is a geography record rather than a record for a settlement with the same name.

Coverage

One current signal from each detailed source

UK Food Hygiene78.3%Businesses rated 5 out of 2,659 ratedOfficial register as at 27 September 2026.

Source: Food Standards Agency (FSA), food hygiene ratings register, via UK Food Hygiene.

Open the detailed UK Food Hygiene record

School holidays

School holidays in Wakefield

Dates come from the 2026/27 education-authority calendar for Wakefield. Individual schools, local clusters and INSET days can differ, so confirm with the school before booking.

Source: Wakefield's official calendar, captured 1 September 2026.

Full 2026/27 calendar, source notes and downloads on UK School Holiday Dates

Council services

Council services for Wakefield

Links from GOV.UK Local Links Manager (export of 5 October 2026), each checked by UK Places on 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Sources and dates

Each source keeps its own update cycle

The linked source holds the full record, methodology and latest detailed data.

UK Elections
30 August 2026
UK Demographics
23 July 2026
AI DOGE
6 September 2026
Asylum Stats
30 June 2026
UK Food Hygiene
27 September 2026

Nearby records

Also in West Yorkshire