2024 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
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23 out of 69 seats to Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderCathy ScottDavid Hall
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election39 seats, 42.6%18 seats, 30.4%1 seat, 2.5%
Seats before35185
Seats won756
Seats after31159
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote34,51926,84419,121
Percentage31.2%24.2%17.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 11.4%Decrease2.svg 6.2%Increase2.svg 14.8%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderJohn LawsonAndrew Cooper
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election8 seats, 13.7%3 seats, 10.5%
Seats before83
Seats won32
Seats after104
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote13,65515,357
Percentage12.3%13.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.3%Increase2.svg 3.4%
Kirklees UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election

Cathy Scott
Labour

Leader after election

Cathy Scott
Independent
No overall control

The 2024 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 alongside the West Yorkshire mayoral election and other local elections across the United Kingdom. [1]

Contents

Prior to the local elections, four Labour councillors resigned from the party in protest of the party's direction and policy regarding the Gaza war. [2] The four members subsequently formed the Kirklees Community Independents Group, [3] which had no seats up for election this year. With this exception, the pre-election council makeup had otherwise remained unchanged from the 2023 election.

Labour lost control of the council to no overall control. [4] Following the election, the leader of the council, Cathy Scott, was replaced as Labour group leader by Carole Pattison. [5] However, Cathy Scott managed to retain her position as leader of the council, leaving Labour along with four others to sit as a group of independents calling themselves the Community Alliance. [6]

Councillors standing down

CouncillorWardFirst electedPartyDate announced
Naheed MatherDalton 2012 Labour 5 February 2024 [7]
Donald FirthHolme Valley South Conservative 6 March 2024 [8]
Bernard McGuinAlmondbury Conservative 6 March 2024 [8]
Elizabeth ReynoldsGolcar Labour 6 March 2024 [8]
Adam GreggLindley Conservative 6 March 2024 [8]
Melanie StephenLiversedge and Gomersal2021 Conservative 6 March 2024 [8]

Council composition

After 2023 electionBefore 2024 electionAfter 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 39 Labour 35 [9] Labour 31
Conservative 18 Conservative 18 Conservative 15
Independent 1 Independent 5 Independent 9
Liberal Democrats 8 Liberal Democrats 8 Liberal Democrats 10
Green 3 Green 3 Green 4

Summary

Election result

2024 Kirlees Metropolitan Borough Council election [10]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 7Decrease2.svg 430.4243143.534,51931.2–11.4
  Conservative 5Decrease2.svg 321.7101521.726,84424.2–6.2
  Independent 6Increase2.svg 426.13914.519,12117.3+14.8
  Liberal Democrats 3Increase2.svg 213.071014.513,65512.3–1.3
  Green 2Increase2.svg 18.7245.815,35713.9+3.4
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05090.5+0.2
  Yorkshire 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04730.4+0.3
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01640.1N/A
  Heritage 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0880.1N/A

Ward results

Candidates nominated by ward: [11]

Almondbury

Almondbury [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Longstaff 1,668 40.5 –5.8
Labour Patricia Colling98323.9+3.7
Conservative Collins Ibor95523.2–2.3
Green Peter Taylor51412.5+6.6
Majority 68516.6
Turnout 4,12030.7
Registered electors 13,440
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg4.8

Ashbrow

Ashbrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Homewood* 1,970 47.8 –3.6
Conservative Ian Roberts80319.5–4.2
Green Brenda Smithson64415.6+5.5
Liberal Democrats David Ridgway53813.1+6.1
TUSC Daniel Green1644.0N/A
Majority 1,16728.3
Turnout 4,11928.7
Registered electors 14,333
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.3

Batley East

Batley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Aziz Daji 3,835 67.7 N/A
Labour Phillip Lucitt90115.9–28.4
Conservative Neil Mayman4127.3–36.7
Green Simon Duffy3656.4+0.7
Liberal Democrats Jon Bloom1532.7–3.2
Majority 2,93451.8
Turnout 5,66642.9
Registered electors 13,205
Independent gain from Labour

Batley West

Batley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Zahid Kahut 2,695 52.0 N/A
Labour Shabir Pandor*99119.1–40.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bird54110.4+0.5
Conservative Fatima Riaz51910.0–14.2
Green John Phillips4398.5+2.0
Majority 1,70432.9
Turnout 5,18537.3
Registered electors 13,891
Independent gain from Labour

Birstall & Birkenshaw

Birstall and Birkenshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Thompson* 1,854 46.9 –2.3
Labour Julie Smith1,51538.3+1.8
Green Tahir Akram41110.4+6.1
Liberal Democrats Louise Walsh1764.4–4.2
Majority 3398.6
Turnout 3,95630.7
Registered electors 12,903
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.1

Cleckheaton

Cleckheaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Pinnock* 2,823 63.7 –4.1
Conservative Piers Briggs74616.8–0.3
Labour Jessica White63414.3+3.3
Green Martin Price2305.2+1.1
Majority 2,07746.9
Turnout 4,43332.6
Registered electors 13,615
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.9

Colne Valley

Colne Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Matthew McLoughlin* 2,493 48.9 –1.5
Conservative Isaac Barnett1,04920.6–5.9
Liberal Democrats Harry Marchington61512.1–1.6
Yorkshire Tim Millea4739.3N/A
Green Julia Norman4709.2–0.3
Majority 1,44428.3
Turnout 5,10037.2
Registered electors 13,699
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg2.2

Crosland Moor & Netherton

Crosland Moor and Netherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Alex Vickers 2,011 41.5 +17.0
Labour Manisha Kaushik*1,65734.2–18.1
Conservative Trevor Bellamy59012.2–5.4
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Barraclough3316.8+1.1
Independent Mark Finch2575.3N/A
Majority 3547.3
Turnout 4,84634.8
Registered electors 13,917
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg17.6

Dalton

Dalton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Munir Ahmed 1,492 44.3 –8.1
Conservative Glenn Hirst73521.8+1.0
Green Clare Walters56916.9+4.0
Liberal Democrats Dominic Black3329.9+0.3
Independent Clare Holden2407.1+2.9
Majority 75722.5
Turnout 3,36826.9
Registered electors 12,540
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.6

Denby Dale

Denby Dale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy Bamford* 2,530 47.6 +6.9
Labour Michelle Banks2,08939.3–6.2
Green Michael Shaw3105.8+1.0
Independent Lynne Carroll2304.3±0.0
Liberal Democrats James Wilkinson1512.8–1.9
Majority 4418.3
Turnout 5,31039.3
Registered electors 13,508
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg6.6

Dewsbury East

Dewsbury East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Eric Firth* 1,534 40.7 –14.9
Liberal Democrats Dennis Hullock85922.8+12.4
Conservative John Cowan75820.1–7.9
Green Gideon Richards62216.5+10.5
Majority 67517.9
Turnout 3,77326.5
Registered electors 14,246
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg13.7

Dewsbury South

Dewsbury South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hanifa Darwan 3,443 62.3 N/A
Labour Co-op Jackie Ramsay*1,06319.2–46.5
Conservative Sean Guy4558.2–10.6
Independent Shaun Maddox2284.1N/A
Green Nicholas Whittingham1552.8–2.2
Liberal Democrats Bernard Disken941.7–1.7
Independent Richard Beck871.6–5.5
Majority 2,38043.1
Turnout 5,52541.3
Registered electors 13,385
Independent gain from Labour Co-op

Dewsbury West

Dewsbury West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tanisha Bramwell 3,109 53.2 N/A
Labour Mussarat Pervaiz*1,39023.8–33.0
Conservative Sajid Hussain85514.6–20.9
Green Simon Cope3175.4+0.8
Liberal Democrats John Rossington1712.9–0.2
Majority 1,71929.4
Turnout 5,84240.9
Registered electors 14,295
Independent gain from Labour

Golcar

Golcar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Sewell 1,656 39.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Nicola Turner1,52035.8–5.9
Conservative Matthew Crompton59714.1+1.9
Green Heather Peacock47011.1+4.6
Majority 1363.2
Turnout 4,24330.7
Registered electors 13,840
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.6

Greenhead

Greenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheikh Ullah* 1,754 33.1 –34.2
Green Maryam Jawaid1,71332.3+19.5
Independent Waseema Naheem88416.7N/A
Conservative Rob Speed68813.0–0.6
Liberal Democrats Manjit Singh2635.0–1.3
Majority 410.8
Turnout 5,30237.3
Registered electors 14,199
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg26.9

Heckmondwike

Heckmondwike
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ali Arshad 1,554 36.8 N/A
Labour Steve Hall*1,47034.8–29.5
Conservative Amin Hussain61214.5–10.7
Liberal Democrats Josie Pugsley3157.5+1.6
Green Graham Simpson2746.5+1.9
Majority 842.0
Turnout 4,22531.5
Registered electors 13,424
Independent gain from Labour

Holme Valley North

Holme Valley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charles Greaves* 2,430 44.4 +19.2
Labour Jayne Fisher1,39325.4–3.4
Conservative David Heathcote1,18621.7–10.9
Green Samuel Midgley2965.4–0.9
Liberal Democrats Howard Cohen1723.1+0.2
Majority 1,03719.0
Turnout 5,47740.5
Registered electors 13,541
Independent hold Swing Increase2.svg11.3

Holme Valley South

Holme Valley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Rylah 2,916 45.3 –0.2
Conservative Damian Brook2,66041.3–0.9
Green Darryl Gould6149.5+1.7
Liberal Democrats Ellen Griffiths2463.8–0.7
Majority 2564.0
Turnout 6,43642.4
Registered electors 15,179
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg0.4

Kirkburton

Kirkburton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Smith* 1,995 42.8 –7.5
Labour Edward Bowen1,29127.7+4.5
Green Andy Scott1,08923.4+2.7
Liberal Democrats Craig Wiles1523.3–0.4
Independent Miri Finch1292.8+0.8
Majority 70415.1
Turnout 4,65636.9
Registered electors 12,632
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.0

Lindley

Lindley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ashleigh Robinson 2,036 36.0 –10.4
Conservative Robert McGuin1,87933.3+2.0
Labour Tom Durrans-Cross1,13020.0+3.7
Green Richard Burton5179.2+4.7
Heritage Helen Parry881.6N/A
Majority 1572.7
Turnout 5,65036.5
Registered electors 15,497
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg6.2

Liversedge & Gomersal

Liversedge & Gomersal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Holt 1,867 46.3 –7.9
Labour Erica Amende1,51137.4+1.6
Green Linda Simmons4009.9+4.2
Liberal Democrats David Snee2586.4+2.1
Majority 3568.9
Turnout 4,03629.2
Registered electors 13,822
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.8

Mirfield

Mirfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Bolt* 2,827 50.7 +11.2
Labour Geoff Kernan1,79432.2–3.7
Reform UK Sam Griffith-Jones5099.1+2.9
Green Catherine Whittingham3346.0–7.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Long1162.1–3.0
Majority 1,03318.5
Turnout 5,58035.0
Registered electors 15,724
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg7.5

Newsome

Newsome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrew Cooper 2,593 66.8 +2.5
Labour Mark Morris89223.0–1.5
Conservative Kath Bellamy2727.0–0.6
Liberal Democrats Waheed Anwar1253.2+1.3
Majority 1,70143.8
Turnout 3,88229.6
Registered electors 13,129
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg2.0

Changes 2024–2026

By-elections

Holme Valley South

Holme Valley South by-election: 17 October 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damian Brook 1,639 39.1 –2.2
Labour Phillip Lucitt1,13427.0–18.3
Green Toby Cooper73417.5+8.0
Reform UK Susan Laird51112.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Howard Cohen1583.8±0.0
Independent Miri French170.4N/A
Majority 50512.1N/A
Turnout 4,19327.2–15.2
Registered electors 15,422
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg8.1

References

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  2. ↑ Shaw, Martin (2024-02-13). "Kirklees Council Labour group hit by resignation of four councillors in protest over Gaza and local leadership". Huddersfield Hub. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  3. ↑ Marlow, Abigail (2024-02-20). "Ex-Labour members form new group on Kirklees Council after 'toxic swamp' resignations". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  4. ↑ "Kirklees election result". BBC News.
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  6. ↑ Shaw, Martin (23 May 2024). "Council leader Cathy Scott quits Labour and pledges 'new era of collaboration and transparency'". Huddersfield Hub. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Shaw, Martin (2024-02-05). "Naheed Mather to step down as a councillor at the May local elections". Huddersfield Hub. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Marlow, Abigail (2024-03-07). "Six Kirklees councillors to stand down at next local elections". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
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  10. ↑ "District Elections 2024: No overall control for Kirklees Council". Kirklees Together. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Candidates confirmed for Kirklees Council elections May 2024". Kirklees Together. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  12. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Almondbury" (PDF). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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  15. ↑ Dillon, Gemma (13 May 2024). "Kirklees councillor Musarrat Khan quits Labour over party's 'moral direction'". BBC News. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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