Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council elections explained

Kirklees Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, the council has comprised 69 councillors representing 23 wards. Elections are held three years out of four, with one third of the councillors (one for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term.^[1]

Council elections

Election	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat/Liberal	UKIP	Green	Independent	Other	Control
1973^[2]	45	14	8	0	0	1	0	Labour
1975^[3]	36	28	7	0	0	1	0	Labour hold
1976^[4]	25	50	9	0	0	0	0	Conservative gain from Labour
1978^[5]	15	48	9	0	0	0	0	Conservative hold
1979^[6]	32	35	5	0	0	0	0	Conservative lose to no overall control
1980^[7]	44	25	3	0	0	0	0	Labour gain from no overall control
1982^[8] ^[9]	37	19	12	0	0	0	4	Labour hold
1983^[10]	37	20	12	0	0	0	3	Labour hold
1984^[11]	37	18	14	0	0	0	3	Labour hold
1986^[12]	36	18	17	0	0	1	0	Labour hold
1987^[13]	33	21	18	0	0	0	0	Labour lose to no overall control
1988^[14]	33	23	15	0	0	1	0	No overall control
1990^[15]	45	15	12	0	0	0	0	Labour gain from no overall control
1992^[16]	41	19	10	0	0	2	0	Labour hold
1994^[17]	35	21	15	0	0	1	0	Labour lose to no overall control
1995^[18]	40	16	14	0	0	2	0	Labour gain from no overall control
1996^[19]	45	6	18	0	1	1	1 vacancy	Labour hold
1998^[20]	43	7	20	0	2	0	0	Labour hold
1999^[21]	36	10	23	0	3	0	0	Labour lose to no overall control
2000^[22]	25	15	29	0	3	0	0	No overall control
2002^[23]	26	15	28	0	3	0	0	No overall control
2003^[24]	22	16	31	0	3	0	0	No overall control
2004^[25]	17	22	25	0	3	1	1	No overall control
2006^[26]	20	21	20	0	3	1	4	No overall control
2007^[27]	22	20	18	0	4	1	4	No overall control
2008^[28]	22	21	19	0	4	0	3	No overall control
2010^[29]	24	19	20	0	4	2	0	No overall control
2011^[30]	27	21	14	0	4	3	0	No overall control
2012^[31]	32	18	10	0	5	4	0	No overall control
2014^[32]	32	18	10	0	5	4	0	No overall control
2015^[33]	34	18	10	0	4	3	0	No overall control
2016^[34]	34	20	9	0	3	3	0	No overall control
2018^[35]	36	20	7	0	3	3	0	Labour gain from no overall control
2019^[36]	35	17	10	0	3	4	0	Labour hold
2021	33	19	9	0	3	3	2	Labour lose to no overall control
2022	36	18	8	0	3	4	0	Labour gain from no overall control
2023	39	18	8	0	3	1	0	Labour hold
2024	31	15	10	0	4	9		Labour lose to no overall control

• 1998 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 1999 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2000 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2002 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2003 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2004 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election (new ward boundaries)^[37]
• 2006 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2007 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2008 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2010 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2011 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2012 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2014 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2015 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2016 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2018 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2019 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2021 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2022 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2023 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2024 Kirkees Metropolitan Borough Council election

By-election results

2022-2026

External links

• Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council

Notes and References

1. si. The Borough of Kirklees (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. 2003. 3091. 18 June 2023.
2. News: Three major parties find cause for satisfaction in local election results despite low poll . . 14 May 1973 .
3. News: Tories capture 199 seats in 'big cities' poll triumph, May Day blow to Labour as the Tories make many gains in district council elections . . 2 May 1975 .
4. News: Tories seize cities but fail to achieve expected landslide . . 7 May 1976 .
5. News: Power shift in only eight of 80 councils outside London . . 3 . 6 May 1978 .
6. Whitaker's Almanac, 1980
7. News: Labour makes gains throughout Britain in local government elections . . 4 . 2 May 1980 .
8. News: How the councils fared . . 2 . 8 May 1982 .
9. News: Conservative candidates hold ground as Alliance bandwagon falters . . 2 . 7 May 1982 .
10. News: How votes were cast in local government elections. . 4 . 7 May 1983 .
11. News: Labour captures Birmingham, Tories hold Birmingham . . 4 . 6 May 1983 .
12. News: How the main parties fared in Britain's local elections . . 10 May 1986 .
13. News: Results in Thiursday's local elections . . 9 May 1987 .
14. News: The gains and losses: Council election results in full . . 7 May 1988 .
15. News: Local election results . . 5 May 1990 .
16. News: Local election results 1992 . . 6 . 9 May 1992 .
17. News: Local elections: Tories lose 18 councils in worst poll performance . . 4 . 7 May 1994 .
18. News: Complete list of results from Thursday's local elections . . 10 . 6 May 1995 .
19. News: Complete list of results . . 8 . 4 May 1996 .
20. News: Local election results . . 46 . 9 May 1998 .
21. News: How Britain voted: Council election results . . 12 . 8 May 1999 .
22. News: Election results: Local councils . . 10 . 6 May 2000 .
23. News: Election results: Local councils . . 16 . 4 May 2002 .
24. News: Election results . . 8 . 3 May 2003 .
25. Web site: Local elections 2004 - Election summary . 15 February 2009 . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council . April 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081205000958/http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/you-kmc/kmc-howcouncilworks/votingandelections/election04/FullSummary2004.asp . 5 December 2008 . dmy .
26. Web site: Local elections 2006 - Election summary . 9 May 2016 . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council . April 2007 .
27. Web site: Local elections 2007 - Election summary . 8 May 2016 . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council . April 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212202947/http://www2.kirklees.gov.uk/you-kmc/kmc-howcouncilworks/votingandelections/election04/FullSummary2007.asp . 12 February 2012 . dmy .
28. Web site: Results for the 01 May 2008 District Council Election . 15 February 2009 . Kirklees Council . May 2008 .
29. Web site: Local elections 2010 - Election summary . 8 May 2016 . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council . April 2007 .
30. Web site: Local elections 2010 - Election summary . 8 May 2016 . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council . April 2007 .
31. Web site: Local elections 2012 - Election summary . 8 May 2016 . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council . April 2007 .
32. Web site: Local elections 2014 - Election summary . 8 May 2016 . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council . April 2007 .
33. Web site: Local elections 2015 - Election summary . 8 May 2016 . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council . April 2007 .
34. Web site: Local elections 2016 - Election summary . 8 May 2016 . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council . April 2007 .
35. Web site: Local elections 2018 - Election summary . 7 May 2018 . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council . April 2007 .
36. Web site: Local elections 2019 - Election summary . 2 May 2019 . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council . May 2019 .
37. si . 2003 . 3091 . The Borough of Kirklees (Electoral Changes) Order 2003 . 18 March 2024.