Cleckheaton is a town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees,West Yorkshire,England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire,it is situated south of Bradford,east of Brighouse,west of Batley and south-west of Leeds. It is at the centre of the Spen Valley and was the major town in the former borough of Spenborough. Cleckheaton has a history as a mill town and forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire,England. The borough comprises the ten towns of Batley,Birstall,Cleckheaton,Dewsbury,Heckmondwike,Holmfirth,Huddersfield,Meltham,Mirfield and Slaithwaite. It is governed by Kirklees Council. Kirklees had a population of 422,500 in 2011;it is the third-largest metropolitan district in England by area,behind Doncaster and Leeds.
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire,England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into the similar-sized Colne is to the south of the town centre which then flows into the Calder in the north eastern outskirts of the town.
Barry John Sheerman is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Huddersfield,previously Huddersfield East,for 45 years from 1979 to 2024. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties,he is one of the longest serving MPs in recent history.
Colne Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Paul Davies of the Labour Party.
Batley and Spen was a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The most recent MP was Kim Leadbeater,a Labour politician,elected in a 2021 by-election by a 323-vote margin. The seat had returned Labour MPs since the 1997 general election.
Wakefield was a constituency in West Yorkshire,England. It was created as a borough constituency in 1832 and reformed as a county constituency in 1885.
Huddersfield is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Harpreet Uppal of the Labour Party.
Kirklees Council,also known as Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council,is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire,England. As a metropolitan borough council it provides the majority of local government services in the borough. Since 2014 the council has been a constituent members of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
Paula Michelle Sherriff is a British Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury from 2015 to 2019.
Gillian Furniss is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough since 2016. She was a Member of Sheffield City Council from 1999 to 2016.
On 20 October 2016,a by-election was held in the UK parliamentary constituency of Batley and Spen. It was triggered by the murder of the incumbent member of parliament (MP),Jo Cox,on 16 June 2016. The Labour candidate,Tracy Brabin,won with 85.8% of the vote. Four parties with parliamentary representation did not enter candidates,out of respect for Cox. Nine candidates contested against Labour,and none reached the 5% threshold to keep their deposit.
The inaugural West Yorkshire mayoral election was held on Thursday 6 May 2021 to elect the Mayor of West Yorkshire. It took place simultaneously on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom,including council elections in each of the five metropolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire.
Kiran Bali is a British magistrate,climate change activist,interfaith leader and the Global Chair of the United Religions Initiative. She was born in Fartown,Huddersfield,in Yorkshire,England.
A by-election was held in the UK parliamentary constituency of Batley and Spen on 1 July 2021,following the resignation of the previous Member of Parliament (MP) Tracy Brabin,who was elected Mayor of West Yorkshire on 10 May. Under the devolution agreement,the position holds the powers and responsibilities of a police and crime commissioner,meaning the occupant of the office cannot simultaneously sit as an MP. The by-election was the fourth of the 58th Parliament,elected in 2019.
Kim Michele Leadbeater is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Spen Valley,formerly Batley and Spen,since 2021.
The 2022 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors—23 out of 69—on Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council were elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
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.
Paul Davies is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Colne Valley since 2024.
