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2026 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2026 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
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←  2024
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
2027 →
All 69 seats to Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
35 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderCarole PattisonDavid HallAli Arshad [a]
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election31 seats, 31.2%15 seats, 24.2%9 seats, 17.3%
Current seats23 [1] 1610 [b]
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LeaderJohn LawsonCathy ScottAndrew Cooper
Party Liberal Democrats Alliance Green
Last election10 seats, 12.3%Did not exist4 seats, 13.9%
Current seats1064
Incumbent Leader

Carole Pattison
Labour
No overall control [c]



The 2026 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. All 69 seats of Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council will be elected. [2]

Contents

Background

In 2024, Labour retained control of the council. [3] Due to defections, Labour lost control of the council mid-term and govern the council as a minority going into the 2026 election.

Council composition

After 2024 electionBefore 2026 election
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 31 Labour 23
Conservative 15 Conservative 16
Liberal Democrats 10 Liberal Democrats 9
Green 4 Green 4
Alliance N/A Alliance 6
Independent 9 Independent 10 [b]
Vacant1

Changes 2024–2026:

Results

Almondbury

Ashbrow

Batley East

Batley West

Birstall & Birkenshaw

Cleckheaton

Colne Valley

Crosland Moor & Netherton

Dalton

Denby Dale

Dewsbury East

Dewsbury South

Dewsbury West

Golcar

Greenhead

Heckmondwike

Holme Valley North

Holme Valley South

Kirkburton

Lindley

Liversedge & Gomersal

Mirfield

Newsome

References

  1. ↑ Leader of the Kirklees Community Independents Group.
  2. 1 2 Of the 10 Independent councillors before the election, 3 sat in the Kirklees Community Independents Group and 7 were non-aligned.
  3. ↑ Labour minority.
  1. ↑ "Kirklees Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Scheduled elections". www.kirklees.gov.uk. Kirklees Council. June 2025. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ↑ McCormick, Sebastian (2 May 2024). "Kirklees local election results 2024 in full". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Kirklees leader defection". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Dillon, Gemma (13 May 2024). "Kirklees councillor Musarrat Khan quits Labour over party's 'moral direction'". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Kingstanding still". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Marlow, Abigail (3 September 2024). "Kirklees councillor resigns to focus on new MP role". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Holme Valley South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Shaw, Martin (21 January 2026). "Former Kirklees Council leader Cathy Scott's Community Alliance registered as official political party". Huddersfield Hub. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  10. ↑ KLTV (10 March 2026). "Former Kirklees Mayor Cllr Cahal Burke dies aged 48". KLTV. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
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