Rachel Speak: councillor for Knottingley & Ferrybridge - Ward 9, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Rachel Speak is a Liberal Democrat councillor for the Knottingley & Ferrybridge - Ward 9 ward on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, according to the council's own published list. Rachel Speak is also Group Leader - Liberal Democrat Group. Their current term began on 4 May 2023.

Council: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Ward: Knottingley & Ferrybridge - Ward 9
Party: Liberal Democrat
Posts: Group Leader - Liberal Democrat Group
Term began: 4 May 2023
Official profile: wakefield.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Rachel Speak

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

Email: rspeak@wakefield.gov.uk
Phone: 07787 844703
Post: C/O County Hall, Bond Street, Wakefield, WF1 2QW
Official profile: wakefield.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Knottingley & Ferrybridge - Ward 9

William Garbutt Reform UK
Adele Hayes Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrat on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Liberal Democrat holds 2 of the 63 seats on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. The largest group is Reform UK, with 55. 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
Cliff Parsons Deputy Portfolio Holder - Culture & Sport
David Hunter Chair - Regeneration and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Deputy Portfolio Holder - Children & Young People
Brian Moorhouse Mayor

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

Who has power over Knottingley & Ferrybridge - Ward 9

Rachel Speak 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.