Karl Johnson: councillor for Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Karl Johnson is a Reform UK councillor for the Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15 ward on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, according to the council's own published list. Karl Johnson is also Leader of the Council. Their current term began on 6 May 2019.

Council: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Ward: Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15
Party: Reform UK
Posts: Leader of the Council
Term began: 6 May 2019
Official profile: wakefield.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

Karl Johnson also has a page for the other posts they hold.

How to contact Karl Johnson

These are the details Wakefield Metropolitan District Council publishes for Karl Johnson, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: karljohnson@wakefield.gov.uk
Phone: 07721812003
Post: c/o County Hall, Wakefield, WF1 2QW
Official profile: wakefield.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15

John Evans Reform UK
Geoffrey Johnston Reform UK

Reform UK on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Reform UK holds 55 of the 63 seats on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Reform UK 55, Liberal Democrat 2, Independent 2, Social Democratic Party 1, Labour 1, Green Party 1 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Carrie Gledhill Deputy Chair - Licensing Committee
John Thomas Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder Resources and Property
Mike Forrester Deputy Chair - Planning & Highways Committee
Penny Ashton Deputy Mayor
Steve Ashton Chair - Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Rachel Speak Group Leader - Liberal Democrat Group
Cliff Parsons Deputy Portfolio Holder - Culture & Sport
David Hunter Chair - Regeneration and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Deputy Portfolio Holder - Children & Young People

All 63 councillors of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15

Karl Johnson sits on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Wakefield, each with its own page:

West Yorkshire Combined Authority led by Tracy Brabin
West Yorkshire Police led by Tracy Brabin, Alison Lowe
Normanton and Hemsworth: Jon Trickett (Labour) MP
Ossett and Denby Dale: Jade Botterill (Labour) MP
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley: Yvette Cooper (Labour) MP
Wakefield and Rothwell: Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op)) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Wakefield, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.