2023 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2023 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
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24 of 69 seats on Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
35 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderShabir Pandor [1] David HallJohn Lawson
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Current seats35188
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LeaderAndrew Cooper
Party Green Independent
Current seats34 [lower-alpha 1]
Kirklees UK ward map 2023 Election.svg
The winner of each seat in the 2023 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Elections
Incumbent Leader

Shabir Pandor
Labour



The 2023 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on 4 May 2023 alongside other elections across the United Kingdom. 24 out of the 69 seats on Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council were contested.

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The Labour party retained its majority on the council. [2] [3]

Background

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Kirklees was a district of the West Yorkshire metropolitan county. [4] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority was established in 2014 and began electing the mayor of West Yorkshire in 2021. [5]

Kirklees Council has generally been under no overall control or Labour control since its creation, with the Conservatives controlling the council between 1976 and 1979. Labour have been in control (with both majority and minority administrations) since 2018. [6] It is considered one of the most marginal councils in West Yorkshire. [7]

In the most recent council election in 2022 Labour regained overall control of the council, winning 14 seats (gaining two), the Conservatives won 5 seats (losing one), the Liberal Democrats won three seats, the Green Party won one seat and an independent candidate lost their seat. [8]

The seats that are up for election in 2023 were last contested in 2019, along with one additional seat in Ashbrow ward. [9] Of the seats contested, Labour hold 11, the Conservatives hold five, the Liberal Democrats hold four, the Green Party hold one and independent candidates hold three. [10]

Electoral process

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. [11] Councillors are elected via first-past-the-post voting, with each ward represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Kirklees aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

As a result of the Elections Act 2022 electors will, for the first time, be asked to provide photographic identification in order to cast their votes at the polling station. [12]

Previous council composition

After 2022 election [8] Before 2023 election [13]
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 36 Labour 35
Conservative 18 Conservative 18
Liberal Democrats 8 Liberal Democrats 8
Independent 4 Independent 4
Green 3 Green 3
  vacant1

Results summary

2022 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 14Increase2.svg 358.3253956.543,71142.6+1.7
  Conservative 5Steady2.svg20.8131826.131,19030.4-1.5
  Liberal Democrats 4Steady2.svg16.74811.613,96613.6+0.4
  Green 1Steady2.svg4.2234.310,73310.5+1.5
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 20.0111.42,5192.5+0.8
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03210.3+0.2
  Yorkshire 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0610.1±0.0
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0530.1±0.0

Ward Results

Almondbury

Almondbury [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paola Davies 1,906 46.3 +0.8
Conservative Maria Carthy1,04825.5+2.9
Labour Patricia Colling83220.2-0.3
Green Peter Taylor2435.9-5.5
Independent Josie McCabe882.1N/A
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ashbrow

Ashbrow [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amanda Pinnock 2,092 55.7 +4.9
Labour Zarina Shahbaz 1,763 47.0 -3.8
Conservative Ian Carthy92724.7-1.8
Conservative Ian Roberts84822.6-3.9
Green Brenda Smmithson41211.0-4.5
Green Heidi Din3449.2-6.3
Liberal Democrats Manjit Singh2647.0-0.2
Majority
Rejected ballots14
Turnout 3,76826.6
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Batley East

Batley East [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Habiban Zaman 1,978 44.3 -26.2
Conservative Hanif Mayet1,96444.0+26.8
Liberal Democrats Gill Long2625.9+2.1
Green Simon Duffy2565.7-2.8
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Batley West

Batley West [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Yusra Hussain 2,342 59.4 +11.1
Conservative Mohammed Laher95324.2+13.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Long3919.9+8.1
Green John Phillips2556.5+4.0
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Birstall & Birkenshaw

Birstall & Birkenshaw [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joshua Sheard 1,839 49.2 -4.6
Labour Julie Smith1,36336.5+13.7
Liberal Democrats Louise Walsh3238.6-1.1
Green Tahir Akram1604.3-9.4
SDP Mark Steele531.4N/A
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Cleckheaton

Cleckheaton [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Pinnock 2,763 67.8 +3.3
Conservative Piers Briggs69117.1+2.0
Labour Khalid Patel44311.0+1.7
Green Nicholas Whittingham1654.1-7.0
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Colne Valley

Colne Valley [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beverley Addy 2,543 50.4 +20.6
Conservative Isaac Barnett1,33626.5+1.4
Liberal Democrats Jake Marchington68913.7-12.0
Green Julia Norman4799.5+1.2
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Crosland Moor & Netherton

Crosland Moor & Netherton [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Imran Safdar 2,237 52.3 +0.8
Green Alex Vickers1,04924.5+15.1
Conservative Matthew Crompton75217.6-0.3
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Barraclough2425.7-1.1
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Dalton

Dalton [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mus Khan 1,664 52.4 +13.9
Conservative Kash Masih66120.8+4.3
Green Clare Walters41012.9+2.5
Liberal Democrats Dominic Black3049.6-6.7
Independent Clare Holden1344.2N/A
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Denby Dale

Denby Dale [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah McKerchar 2,417 45.5 +13.1
Conservative Michael Watson2,16440.7-0.8
Green Michael Shaw2534.8-7.5
Liberal Democrats Alison Baskeyfield2514.7-9.1
Independent Jonathan Tilt2264.3N/A
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Dewsbury East

Dewsbury East [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Moore 1,809 55.6 +15.6
Conservative Hazel Sharp91128.0+16.5
Liberal Democrats Dan Woodlock33710.4+6.9
Green Gideon Richards1946.0+2.7
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour gain from Dewsbury Borough Independents Swing

Dewsbury South

Dewsbury South [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nosheen Dad 2,405 65.7 +1.4
Conservative Sean Guy68918.8+1.0
Independent Richard Beck2607.1N/A
Green Toby Cooper1845.0-5.9
Liberal Democrats Dennis Hullock1243.4-3.6
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Dewsbury West

Dewsbury West [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren O`Donovan 2,664 56.8 -15.3
Conservative Sajid Hussain1,66335.5+22.7
Green Simon Cope2174.6-4.6
Liberal Democrats John Rossington1453.1-2.7
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Golcar

Golcar [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Marchington 1,743 41.7 -0.1
Labour Angela Sewell1,58137.8+9.6
Conservative Jackie Firth-Walker51112.2+3.2
Green Nina Roberts2706.5-1.1
Independent Mark Finch771.8N/A
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Greenhead

Greenhead [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Pattison 2,882 67.3 +2.3
Conservative Pauline McGleenan58413.6+3.6
Green Heather Peacock54812.8+2.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew McCaig2716.3-1.2
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Heckmondwike

Heckmondwike [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Aafaq Butt 2,292 64.3 +16.4
Conservative Keith Mallinson90025.2+5.2
Liberal Democrats Josie Pugsley2095.9+1.5
Green Graham Simpson1644.6-4.8
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Holme Valley North

Holme Valley North [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donna Bellamy 1,730 32.6 +14.5
Labour Jo Murtagh1,52728.8+8.6
Independent Richard Noon1,33825.2-11.9
Green Samuel Midgley3356.3-2.0
Independent Miri Finch1963.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Kingsley Hill1532.9-1.6
Independent Suzanne Gannon260.5N/A
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Holme Valley South

Holme Valley South [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Paul Davies 2,785 45.5 +13.6
Conservative Damian Brook2,58542.2+14.0
Green Darryl Gould4787.8-2.8
Liberal Democrats Jon Bloom2764.5-4.9
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Kirkburton

Kirkburton [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Taylor 2,311 50.3 +4.2
Labour Edward Bowen1,06623.2+7.3
Green Richard Burton95320.7-13.8
Liberal Democrats Craig Armistead1723.7+0.3
Independent Lisa Beck922.0N/A
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Lindley

Lindley [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith 2,649 46.4 +14.1
Conservative Robert McGuin1,78331.3+1.2
Labour Munir Ahmed98216.3-6.6
Green Chris Green2584.5-0.6
Independent Mike Chalker821.4-0.8
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Liversedge & Gomersal

Liversedge & Gomersal [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lisa Holmes 2,030 54.2 -7.4
Labour Emily Warrillow1,34135.8+13.0
Green Linda Simmons2145.7-4.1
Liberal Democrats David Snee1634.3-1.5
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Mirfield

Mirfield [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Itrat Ali 2,052 39.5 -19.2
Labour Geoff Kernan1,86635.9+18.0
Green Catherine Whittingham69513.4-4.5
Reform UK Samuel Griffith-Jones3216.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bird2655.1-0.4
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Newsome

Newsome [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Susan Lee-Richards 2,197 64.3 +1.5
Labour Jane Rylah83724.5-3.4
Conservative Charles Ayugbo2587.6+0.8
Liberal Democrats Patrycja Bartosinska641.9-0.5
Yorkshire Bikatshi Katenga611.8N/A
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Green hold Swing

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