2012 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2012 local election results in Kirklees

The 2012 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

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Ward results

Spoilt votes not included below.

Almondbury ward

Almondbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Phil Scott1,42333.2−1.9
Conservative Janice Thomas1,16127.1−2.5
Labour Mus Khan1,12126.1+15.0
Green Benjamin Wrightman58513.6+4.2
Majority2626.1
Turnout 4,29031−5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ashbrow ward

Ashbrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Smith2,36353.2+12.9
Conservative Bill Armer1,38331.1−6.5
Green Tracy Morris3718.3+3.7
Liberal Democrats Manjit Singh3287.4+1.0
Majority98022.0
Turnout 4,44532−3
Labour hold Swing

Batley East ward

Batley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hanif Mayet3,87673.0+18.3
Conservative Derrick Yates74013.9−0.8
Independent Mark Griffin4628.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Jon Bloom2304.3−7.3
Majority3,13659.1
Turnout 5,30841−5
Labour hold Swing

Batley West ward

Batley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shabir Pandor3,16369.0+23.7
Conservative Lyndsey Hall79817.4−10.7
Green Cass Whittingham3928.6+5.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Leach2305.0+1.6
Majority2,36551.6
Turnout 4,58335−7
Labour hold Swing

Birstall & Birkenshaw ward

Birstall & Birkenshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Palfreeman2,08153.4−1.4
Labour Simon Alvy1,34834.6+16.2
Green Garry Kitchin3097.9+3.0
Liberal Democrats Megan Scholefield-Nicholson1604.1−2.2
Majority73318.8
Turnout 3,89831−7
Conservative hold Swing

Cleckheaton ward

Cleckheaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Pinnock2,01548.7+0.4
Labour Dan Howard1,29931.4+23.3
Conservative David Pinder82119.9−1.1
Majority71617.3
Turnout 4,13532−9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Colne Valley ward

Colne Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Ridgway1,64434.9−3.4
Conservative David Hill98020.8−4.8
Labour Barbara Jones94420.0+8.2
Green Lesley Hedges57412.2+2.0
UKIP Melanie Roberts57012.1N/A
Majority66414.1
Turnout 4,71235−3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Crosland Moor & Netherton ward

Crosland Moor & Netherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Molly Walton2,94362.1+21.2
Conservative Rod Bowles73115.4−3.4
TUSC Jackie Grunsell3757.9N/A
Green Chas Ball3337.0−0.3
Independent Stephen Bradbury1904.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Mike Moss1693.6−4.7
Majority2,21246.7
Turnout 4,74136−5
Labour hold Swing

Dalton ward

Dalton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naheed Mather1,79948.0+17.5
Liberal Democrats Rochelle Parchment81821.8−12.5
Conservative Chris Meadows47312.6−6.8
Green David Honour40710.9+5.9
Independent Robert Pepper2526.7N/A
Majority98126.1
Turnout 3,74929−5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Denby Dale ward

Denby Dale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Turner2,12842.6+10.9
Conservative John Cook2,04340.9−4.9
Green Terry Sigsworth57611.5+6.2
Liberal Democrats Craig Armistead2535.1−1.8
Majority851.7
Turnout 5,00039−5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Dewsbury East ward

Dewsbury East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Kane2,32050.8+11.4
Conservative Mark Eastwood1,39330.5+18.1
UKIP Greg Burrows4159.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Dennis Hullock2826.2−14.3
Green Tony Kelsall1543.4N/A
Majority92720.3
Turnout 4,56434−6
Labour hold Swing

Dewsbury South ward

Dewsbury South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul Patel3,34154.7+30.5
Conservative Khizar Iqbal1,78429.2−22.0
English Democrat Shaun Maddox5669.3N/A
Green Adrian Cruden2383.9+1.1
Liberal Democrats Bernard Disken1181.9−3.1
TUSC Paul Wheelhouse631.0N/A
Majority1,55725.5
Turnout 6,11047−3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Dewsbury West ward

Dewsbury West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Rowling2,53646.5+18.6
Independent Naz Hussain1,73131.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Waheed Anwar76414.0−37.3
Conservative Chrisophe Walker2654.9−1.4
Green Peter Cunnington1552.8=0.5
Majority80514.8
Turnout 5,45141−7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Golcar ward

Golcar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Salveson 1,72939.7+19.6
Liberal Democrats Christine Iredale1,58436.4+2.8
Conservative Clinton Simpson54812.6−5.5
Green Daniel Greenwood49011.3+2.5
Majority1453.3
Turnout 4,35132−5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Greenhead ward

Greenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mehboob Khan3,83870.9+7.9
Conservative Katie Frank70813.1−1.5
Green John Philips66312.3+4.6
Liberal Democrats Balvinder Singh-Kang2023.7+4.3
Majority3,13057.8
Turnout 5,41138−2
Labour hold Swing

Heckmondwike ward

Heckmondwike
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Hall2,59367.4+27.7
Conservative Robert Thornton99025.7+7.7
Liberal Democrats Josie Pugsley2656.9+0.5
Majority1,60341.7
Turnout 3,84830−13
Labour hold Swing

Holme Valley North ward

Holme Valley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charles Greaves2,59754.2N/A
Conservative Brenda Bodenham1,14023.8−8.5
Labour Anne Baldwin81817.1+11.0
Liberal Democrats Katie Turner2385.0−16.0
Majority1,45730.4
Turnout 4,79338−7
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Holme Valley South ward

Holme Valley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Firth2,43548.5−6.8
Labour Steven Morris1,47629.4+14.3
Green Peter Pankhurst63012.5+2.2
Liberal Democrats Oliver Constance4809.6−3.4
Majority95919.1
Turnout 5,02135−6
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkburton ward

Kirkburton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Robert Barraclough1,65840.2+4.8
Conservative Adrian Murphy1,63539.6−8.0
Labour Mike Greetham75918.4+8.9
Liberal Democrats Jatinder Singh741.8−1.9
Majority230.6
Turnout 4,12632−8
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Lindley ward

Lindley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Hemingway1,78336.3−1.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Stanfield1,56831.9−6.7
Labour Douglas Morgan1,10922.6+11.5
Green Richard Plunkett4539.2+4.3
Majority2154.4
Turnout 4,91335−6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Liversedge & Gomersal ward

Liversedge & Gomersal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Bates2,02149.1−3.7
Labour Martin Race1,57738.3+22.1
Green David Brooks3658.9+4.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Farnhill1553.8−4.0
Majority44410.8
Turnout 4,11830−7
Conservative hold Swing

Mirfield ward

Mirfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Bolt2,77553.5−2.3
Labour Peter Sykes1,37426.5+13.4
UKIP Thomas Hirst59611.5N/A
Green Jimmy McLeod2394.6+2.2
Liberal Democrats Brian Firth1993.8−0.4
Majority1,40127.0
Turnout 5,18334−8
Conservative hold Swing

Newsome ward

Newsome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrew Cooper2,35453.0+6.1
Labour Sadia Rehman1,55234.9+12.8
Conservative Mark Dodsworth3447.7−7.8
TUSC Ian Slattery1192.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Rilwan Olateju761.7−4.5
Majority80218.0
Turnout 4,44531−1
Green hold Swing

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  1. ↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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