Steve Ashton: councillor for Crofton, Ryhill and Walton - Ward 5, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Steve Ashton is a Reform UK councillor for the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton - Ward 5 ward on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, according to the council's own published list. Steve Ashton is also Chair - Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Their current term began on 11 May 2026.
- Council
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
- Ward
- Crofton, Ryhill and Walton - Ward 5
- Party
- Reform UK
- Posts
- Chair - Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Term began
- 11 May 2026
- 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 Steve Ashton
These are the details Wakefield Metropolitan District Council publishes for Steve Ashton, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: stevenashton@wakefield.gov.uk
- Phone: 07721812961
- Official profile: wakefield.moderngov.co.uk
Who else represents Crofton, Ryhill and Walton - Ward 5
- Penny Ashton Reform UK Deputy Mayor
- Bev Watkins 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
- 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
- Brian Moorhouse Mayor
All 63 councillors of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Crofton, Ryhill and Walton - Ward 5
Steve Ashton 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.