2021 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2021 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2019 Thursday 6 May 2021 2022  

23 of the 69 seats on Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderShabir PandorDavid HallJohn Lawson
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatBatley WestLiversedge and GomersalCleckheaton
Seats before321710
Seats after33199
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1

Kirklees UK local election 2021 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2021 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

Council control before election


Labour minority administration

Elected Council control


Labour minority administration

The 2021 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. [1] One-third of the seats were up for election, with two wards Almondbury (Birstall & Birkenshaw and Golcar) electing two councillors. [2] In November 2020, 3 Labour Councillors resigned in protest over the handling of the suspension of Jeremy Corbyn. This resulted in Labour losing overall control of Kirklees Council. [3]

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Results

2021 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 12Increase2.svg147.1213347.842,48835.9Decrease2.svg0.8
  Conservative 9Increase2.svg234.6101927.544,97438.0Increase2.svg12.8
  Liberal Democrats 2Decrease2.svg17.77913.012,02210.2Decrease2.svg4.1
  Green 1Steady2.svg3.8234.312,29210.4Decrease2.svg2.3
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0334.34,7004.0Increase2.svg1.1
  Heavy Woollen Independents 1Steady2.svg3.8011.46920.6New
 Dewsbury Borough Independents0Steady2.svg0.0111.400.0Decrease2.svg1.7
  Yorkshire 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05270.4New
 Freedom Alliance0Steady2.svg0.0000.03280.3New
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0830.1New
 Five Star Direct Democracy0Steady2.svg0.0000.0670.1New
  Heritage 0Steady2.svg0.0000.027<0.1New
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.023<0.1New

Ward results

Almondbury

Almondbury [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard McGuin 2,533 51.21 Increase2.svg 23.99
Liberal Democrats Patrycja Bartosinka1,17023.66Decrease2.svg 2.33
Labour Tyler Hawkins84617.10Decrease2.svg 8.70
Green Peter Taylor3226.51Decrease2.svg 3.00
Freedom AllianceEmma Kirkham521.05N/A
SDP John Whittaker230.47N/A
Majority1,36327.56Increase2.svg 26.33
Turnout 4,946
Conservative hold Swing

Ashbrow

Ashbrow [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Homewood 2,258 49.81 Decrease2.svg 8.51
Conservative Tony Butler1,59535.26Increase2.svg 6.38
Green Joan Smithson4479.88Decrease2.svg 2.13
Liberal Democrats Manjit Singh2244.95Increase2.svg 1.16
Majority66314.66Decrease2.svg 17.77
Turnout 4,524
Labour hold Swing

Batley East

Batley East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fazila Loonat 3,520 67.56 Decrease2.svg 2.22
Conservative Keiron Gavaghan1,16022.26Increase2.svg 10.37
Green James Hansford3085.91Increase2.svg 2.79
Liberal Democrats Christopher Kane1392.67Decrease2.svg 2.29
Reform UK Dave Carrington831.59N/A
Majority2,39045.87Decrease2.svg 12.02
Turnout 5,210
Labour hold Swing

Batley West

Batley West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shabir Pandor 2,950 57.08 Decrease2.svg 5.42
Conservative Lewis Roberts1,50129.04Increase2.svg 14.74
Green Jack Senior2935.67Increase2.svg 1.30
Independent John Duggan2514.86N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Long1733.35Decrease2.svg 0.09
Majority1,44928.04
Turnout 5,168
Labour hold Swing

Birstall and Birkenshaw

Birstall and Birkenshaw (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Thompson 2,449 50.74
Conservative Joshua Sheard 2,175 45.06
Labour Gina Harding1,12123.22
Labour Julie Smith97720.24
Green Ross Peltier4198.68
Green Ty Akram3617.48
Liberal Democrats Louise Walsh2384.93
Liberal Democrats David Shepherd2254.66
Majority
Turnout 4,827
Total votes7,965
Conservative hold Swing

Cleckheaton

Cleckheaton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kath Pinnock 2,422 48.68 Decrease2.svg 6.93
Conservative Piers Briggs1,72834.73Increase2.svg 20.21
Labour J Hayat58911.84Decrease2.svg 0.41
Green Nicholas Whittingham2364.74Increase2.svg 2.29
Majority69413.95Decrease2.svg 26.49
Turnout 4,97536.87
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Colne Valley

Colne Valley [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew McLoughlin 2,156 37.16 Increase2.svg 4.74
Conservative Trevor Bellamy1,89532.66Increase2.svg 14.65
Liberal Democrats Nicola Turner1,35823.41Decrease2.svg 7.69
Green Julia Norman3936.77Decrease2.svg 0.14
Majority2614.50Increase2.svg 3.18
Turnout 5,802
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Crosland Moor and Netherton

Crosland Moor and Netherton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Manisha Kaushik 2,490 50.65 Decrease2.svg 2.59
Conservative Neil Allsopp1,47029.90Increase2.svg 11.59
Green Chris Green4138.40Increase2.svg 0.83
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Barraclough3246.59Increase2.svg 0.86
Independent Steve Bradbury1493.03Increase2.svg 0.21
Freedom AllianceClare Wilson701.42N/A
Majority1,02020.75Decrease2.svg 14.18
Turnout 4,916
Labour hold Swing

Dalton

Dalton [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naheed Mather 1,535 40.17 Decrease2.svg 3.35
Conservative Eileen Marchant1,38236.17Increase2.svg 19.81
Green Clare Walters52913.84Increase2.svg 8.72
Liberal Democrats Roger Battye3759.81Decrease2.svg 5.74
Majority1534.00Decrease2.svg 20.04
Turnout 3,821
Labour hold Swing

Denby Dale

Denby Dale [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Bamford 2,880 47.85 Increase2.svg 2.15
Labour Graham Turner2,39839.84Decrease2.svg 8.57
Green Andrew Stimson4447.38N/A
Liberal Democrats Craig Armistead2183.62Decrease2.svg 2.27
Freedom AllianceJonathan Tilt791.31N/A
Majority4828.01
Turnout 6,019
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Dewsbury East

Dewsbury East [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric Firth 1,902 43.21 +3
Conservative Keith Mallinson1,34330.51+19
Heavy Woollen Independents Mark Thackray69215.72-26
Green Simon Duffy1563.54-
Liberal Democrats Dennis Hullock1503.41-
Yorkshire Dan Woodlock1383.0N/A
Majority559
Labour hold Swing

Dewsbury South

Dewsbury South [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackie Ramsay 2,259 41.37 -23
Conservative Imtiaz Ameen1,53428.1+10.5
Independent Khizar Iqbal1,36124.93New Party
Liberal Democrats Bernard Disken1562.86-4
Green Marnie Cope1502.75-7.5
Majority725
Labour hold Swing

Dewsbury West

Dewsbury West [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mussarat Pervaiz 3,159 55.3 -17
Conservative Basharat Rafiq1,46725.68+13
Independent Tanisha Bramwell62711.18New Party
Green Simon Cope1542.7-6.5
Yorkshire Emma Stirling1833.0New Party
Liberal Democrats John Rossington1222.14-3.5
Majority1,692
Labour hold Swing

Golcar

Golcar (2 seats) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Reynolds 1,394 32.85
Liberal Democrats Robert Iredale 1,392 32.80
Labour Dathan Tedesco1,14126.89
Conservative Isaac Barnett1,06925.19
Conservative Jackie Walker1,04924.72
Liberal Democrats Gina Dungworth1,00223.61
Green Nina Roberts43310.20
Green Ian Vincent2726.41
Freedom AllianceRuth Lewis741.74
Majority251
Labour gain from Independent
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Greenhead

Greenhead [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheikh Ullah 3,003 57.73 -7
Conservative David Daniel1,08320.82+11
Green Sarah Newton83115.97+6
Liberal Democrats Howard Cohen2855.48-2
Majority1,920
Labour hold Swing

Heckmondwike

Heckmondwike [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Hall 2,095 45.22 -2.5
Conservative Itrat Ali1,94742.02+22
Green Alan Freeman3918.44-1
Liberal Democrats Josie Pugsley2004.32-
Majority148
Labour hold Swing

Holme Valley North

Holme Valley North [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charles Greaves 2,024 34.82 -2
Conservative Tony McGrath1,91132.88+15
Labour Harry McCarthy1,27821.99+2
Green Jeffrey Fox3465.95-2
Liberal Democrats Kingsley Hill1732.98-1.5
Freedom AllianceRebecca Curtis-Haries531.0New Party
Heritage Susan Laird270.4New Party
Majority113
Independent hold Swing

Holme Valley South

Holme Valley South [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Firth 3,289 46.89 +18.5
Labour Moses Crook2,51135.8+4
Green Darryl Gould4906.99-3.5
Liberal Democrats Caroline Anstey4516.43-3
Yorkshire Will Thompson2062.9New Party
5 Star Direct Democracy PartyJames Dalton670.9New Party
Majority778
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkburton

Kirkburton [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Smith 2,913 54.34 +8
Green David Knight1,83534.23-
Labour Imran Safdar55210.3-5.5
Liberal Democrats Waheed Anwar611.14-2
Majority1,078
Conservative hold Swing

Lindley

Lindley [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adam Gregg 2,417 39.66 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Eastwood2,17235.64+3
Labour Audrey Owen1,13118.56-4
Green Christine Parker3736.15+1
Majority245
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Liversedge and Gomersal

Liversedge and Gomersal [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melanie Stephen 2,801 58.23 -3
Labour Jude McKaig1,20725.09+2
Green Linda Simmons3216.67-3
Independent Tracey King2885.99New Party
Liberal Democrats David Snee1934.01-2
Majority1,594
Conservative hold Swing

Mirfield

Mirfield [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Bolt 4,266 69.06 +10
Labour Geoff Kernan1,23019.91+2
Green Catherine Whittingham5238.47-9.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bird1582.56-3
Majority3,036
Conservative hold Swing

Newsome

Newsome [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrew Cooper 2,592 60.97 -2
Labour Pauline Wheat-Bowen1,10225.92-2
Conservative Maria Ackroyd48811.48+5.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wilkinson691.62-1
Majority1,490
Green hold Swing

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