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 Scott1,42333.21.9
Conservative Janice Thomas1,16127.12.5
Labour Mus Khan1,12126.1+15.0
Green Benjamin Wrightman58513.6+4.2
Majority2626.1
Turnout 4,290315
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ashbrow ward

Ashbrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Smith2,36353.2+12.9
Conservative Bill Armer1,38331.16.5
Green Tracy Morris3718.3+3.7
Liberal Democrats Manjit Singh3287.4+1.0
Majority98022.0
Turnout 4,445323
Labour hold Swing

Batley East ward

Batley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hanif Mayet3,87673.0+18.3
Conservative Derrick Yates74013.90.8
Independent Mark Griffin4628.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Jon Bloom2304.37.3
Majority3,13659.1
Turnout 5,308415
Labour hold Swing

Batley West ward

Batley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shabir Pandor3,16369.0+23.7
Conservative Lyndsey Hall79817.410.7
Green Cass Whittingham3928.6+5.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Leach2305.0+1.6
Majority2,36551.6
Turnout 4,583357
Labour hold Swing

Birstall & Birkenshaw ward

Birstall & Birkenshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Palfreeman2,08153.41.4
Labour Simon Alvy1,34834.6+16.2
Green Garry Kitchin3097.9+3.0
Liberal Democrats Megan Scholefield-Nicholson1604.12.2
Majority73318.8
Turnout 3,898317
Conservative hold Swing

Cleckheaton ward

Cleckheaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Pinnock2,01548.7+0.4
Labour Dan Howard1,29931.4+23.3
Conservative David Pinder82119.91.1
Majority71617.3
Turnout 4,135329
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Colne Valley ward

Colne Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Ridgway1,64434.93.4
Conservative David Hill98020.84.8
Labour Barbara Jones94420.0+8.2
Green Lesley Hedges57412.2+2.0
UKIP Melanie Roberts57012.1N/A
Majority66414.1
Turnout 4,712353
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Crosland Moor & Netherton ward

Crosland Moor & Netherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Molly Walton2,94362.1+21.2
Conservative Rod Bowles73115.43.4
TUSC Jackie Grunsell3757.9N/A
Green Chas Ball3337.00.3
Independent Stephen Bradbury1904.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Mike Moss1693.64.7
Majority2,21246.7
Turnout 4,741365
Labour hold Swing

Dalton ward

Dalton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naheed Mather1,79948.0+17.5
Liberal Democrats Rochelle Parchment81821.812.5
Conservative Chris Meadows47312.66.8
Green David Honour40710.9+5.9
Independent Robert Pepper2526.7N/A
Majority98126.1
Turnout 3,749295
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Denby Dale ward

Denby Dale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Turner2,12842.6+10.9
Conservative John Cook2,04340.94.9
Green Terry Sigsworth57611.5+6.2
Liberal Democrats Craig Armistead2535.11.8
Majority851.7
Turnout 5,000395
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 Hullock2826.214.3
Green Tony Kelsall1543.4N/A
Majority92720.3
Turnout 4,564346
Labour hold Swing

Dewsbury South ward

Dewsbury South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul Patel3,34154.7+30.5
Conservative Khizar Iqbal1,78429.222.0
English Democrat Shaun Maddox5669.3N/A
Green Adrian Cruden2383.9+1.1
Liberal Democrats Bernard Disken1181.93.1
TUSC Paul Wheelhouse631.0N/A
Majority1,55725.5
Turnout 6,110473
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 Anwar76414.037.3
Conservative Chrisophe Walker2654.91.4
Green Peter Cunnington1552.8=0.5
Majority80514.8
Turnout 5,451417
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 Simpson54812.65.5
Green Daniel Greenwood49011.3+2.5
Majority1453.3
Turnout 4,351325
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Greenhead ward

Greenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mehboob Khan3,83870.9+7.9
Conservative Katie Frank70813.11.5
Green John Philips66312.3+4.6
Liberal Democrats Balvinder Singh-Kang2023.7+4.3
Majority3,13057.8
Turnout 5,411382
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 3,8483013
Labour hold Swing

Holme Valley North ward

Holme Valley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charles Greaves2,59754.2N/A
Conservative Brenda Bodenham1,14023.88.5
Labour Anne Baldwin81817.1+11.0
Liberal Democrats Katie Turner2385.016.0
Majority1,45730.4
Turnout 4,793387
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Holme Valley South ward

Holme Valley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Firth2,43548.56.8
Labour Steven Morris1,47629.4+14.3
Green Peter Pankhurst63012.5+2.2
Liberal Democrats Oliver Constance4809.63.4
Majority95919.1
Turnout 5,021356
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkburton ward

Kirkburton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Robert Barraclough1,65840.2+4.8
Conservative Adrian Murphy1,63539.68.0
Labour Mike Greetham75918.4+8.9
Liberal Democrats Jatinder Singh741.81.9
Majority230.6
Turnout 4,126328
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Lindley ward

Lindley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Hemingway1,78336.31.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Stanfield1,56831.96.7
Labour Douglas Morgan1,10922.6+11.5
Green Richard Plunkett4539.2+4.3
Majority2154.4
Turnout 4,913356
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Liversedge & Gomersal ward

Liversedge & Gomersal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Bates2,02149.13.7
Labour Martin Race1,57738.3+22.1
Green David Brooks3658.9+4.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Farnhill1553.84.0
Majority44410.8
Turnout 4,118307
Conservative hold Swing

Mirfield ward

Mirfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Bolt2,77553.52.3
Labour Peter Sykes1,37426.5+13.4
UKIP Thomas Hirst59611.5N/A
Green Jimmy McLeod2394.6+2.2
Liberal Democrats Brian Firth1993.80.4
Majority1,40127.0
Turnout 5,183348
Conservative hold Swing

Newsome ward

Newsome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrew Cooper2,35453.0+6.1
Labour Sadia Rehman1,55234.9+12.8
Conservative Mark Dodsworth3447.77.8
TUSC Ian Slattery1192.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Rilwan Olateju761.74.5
Majority80218.0
Turnout 4,445311
Green hold Swing

References

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