2026 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
7 May 2026
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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]
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 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| 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] | ||
| Vacant | 1 | ||||
Changes 2024–2026:
- May 2024: Masood Ahmed, Yusra Hussain, Mus Khan, Paul Moore, Cathy Scott, Adam Zaman, and Habiban Zaman (Labour) leave party to sit as independents[4][5][6]
- September 2024: Paul Davies (Labour) resigns – by-election held October 2024[7]
- October 2024: Damian Brook (Conservative) gains by-election from Labour[8]
- January 2026: Community Alliance Kirklees formed – Masood Ahmed, Ammar Anwar, Yusra Hussain, Cathy Scott, Adam Zaman, and Habiban Zaman join party[9]
- March 2026: The death of Cahal Burke (Liberal Democrats) caused a vacancy in Lindley ward[10]
Results
Almondbury
Ashbrow
Batley East
Batley West
Birstall & Birkenshaw
Cleckheaton
Colne Valley East
Colne Valley West
Crosland Moor
Dalton
Denby Dale
Dewsbury East
Dewsbury South
Dewsbury West
Greenhead
Heckmondwike
Holme Valley North
Holme Valley South
Kirkburton
Lindley
Liversedge & Gomersal
Mirfield
Netherton and Newsome
References
- ^ "Kirklees Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "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) - ^ McCormick, Sebastian (2 May 2024). "Kirklees local election results 2024 in full". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Kirklees leader defection". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Dillon, Gemma (13 May 2024). "Kirklees councillor Musarrat Khan quits Labour over party's 'moral direction'". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Kingstanding still". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Marlow, Abigail (3 September 2024). "Kirklees councillor resigns to focus on new MP role". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Holme Valley South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ KLTV (10 March 2026). "Former Kirklees Mayor Cllr Cahal Burke dies aged 48". KLTV. Retrieved 10 March 2026.