Kirklees council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 23 wards · 23 seats contested

Most seats
12
Labour Party
Seats contested
23
across 23 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 12 — 43,398 39.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 6 — 28,526 26.2% —
Liberal Democrats 3 — 14,460 13.3% —
Green Party 1 — 9,818 9.0% —
Independent 1 — 2,791 2.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 9,674 8.9% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 — 404 0.4% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 23
Conservative and Unionist Party 23
Labour Party 23
Liberal Democrats 23
Green Party 21
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 14
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 4
Independent 3

A party standing a full slate could field 23 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Almondbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bernard William McGuin Elected 1,328 27.2% —
Liberal Democrats Phil Scott 1,268 26.0% —
Labour Party Ken Lowe 1,259 25.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Joshua Pearce 525 10.8% —
Green Party Derek Hardcastle 464 9.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Aaron Bailey 35 0.7% —
Majority60
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,879

Ashbrow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party James Richard Homewood Elected 2,307 58.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Homma Abid 1,024 25.9% —
Green Party Brenda Smithson 475 12.0% —
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Ramzan 150 3.8% —
Majority1,283
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,956

Batley East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Fazila Loonat Elected 3,487 69.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Derrick Yates 594 11.9% —
Independent Abdul Ghaffar 512 10.2% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Farnhill 248 5.0% —
Green Party Char Stoyles 156 3.1% —
Majority2,893
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,997

Batley West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shabir Pandor Elected 2,833 62.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) James Griffith-Jones 698 15.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lyndsey Hall 648 14.3% —
Green Party Garry Kitchin 198 4.4% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Kane 156 3.4% —
Majority2,135
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,533

Birstall and Birkenshaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Palfreeman Elected 1,987 47.3% —
Labour Party Khalid Patel 939 22.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Joyce Holbrook 851 20.3% —
Liberal Democrats Clare Elisabeth Kane 232 5.5% —
Green Party Jasmine Kennedy 190 4.5% —
Majority1,048
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,199

Cleckheaton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Mary Pinnock Elected 2,592 55.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Colin Walshaw 707 15.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Lyndon Gray 677 14.5% —
Labour Party Aafaq Butt 571 12.3% —
Green Party Catherine Helen Whittingham 114 2.4% —
Majority1,885
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,661

Colne Valley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rob Walker Elected 1,624 32.4% —
Liberal Democrats David Ridgway 1,558 31.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mathew Noble 902 18.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Melanie Roberts 579 11.6% —
Green Party Liz Byrd 346 6.9% —
Majority66
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,009

Crosland Moor and Netherton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Manisha Roma Kaushik Elected 2,582 53.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Young 888 18.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Paul George 486 10.1% —
Green Party Chas Ball 367 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Christopher Iredale 278 5.8% —
Independent Steve Bradbury 137 2.8% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jason Edward Bowen 112 2.3% —
Majority1,694
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,812

Dalton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Naheed Mather Elected 1,537 43.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tom Wise 688 19.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Maria Ackroyd 578 16.4% —
Liberal Democrats Roger Battye 548 15.5% —
Green Party Simon James Duffy 181 5.1% —
Majority849
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,532

Denby Dale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graham Turner Elected 2,631 48.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paula Kemp 2,484 45.7% —
Liberal Democrats James Andrew Wilkinson 320 5.9% —
Majority147
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,435

Dewsbury East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Kane Elected 2,285 53.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Eastwood 970 22.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Greg Burrows 758 17.6% —
Liberal Democrats Dennis Hullock 191 4.4% —
Green Party Tony Kelsall 111 2.6% —
Majority1,315
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,315

Dewsbury South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gulfam Asif Elected 2,626 53.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Imtiaz Ameen 1,406 28.7% —
Green Party Adrian Cruden 525 10.7% —
Liberal Democrats Bernard Thomas Disken 339 6.9% —
Majority1,220
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,896

Dewsbury West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mussarat Shaheen Pervaiz Elected 3,146 62.1% —
Liberal Democrats Shehzad Hussain 992 19.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Nottingham 474 9.4% —
Green Party Simon John Cope 450 8.9% —
Majority2,154
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,062

Golcar

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Christine Mary Iredale Elected 1,726 37.9% —
Labour Party Stephan Jungnitz 1,495 32.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Susan Laird 670 14.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Daniel 443 9.7% —
Green Party Daniel Greenwood 217 4.8% —
Majority231
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,551

Greenhead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sheikh Noor Ullah Elected 3,024 62.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert William Anthony McGuin 780 16.1% —
Green Party John Phillips 545 11.3% —
Liberal Democrats Manjit Singh 344 7.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition David Waight 140 2.9% —
Majority2,244
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,833

Heckmondwike

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Hall Elected 2,281 55.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Aleks Lukic 836 20.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Thornton 701 17.2% —
Green Party Sofia Layton 142 3.5% —
Liberal Democrats Josie Pugsley 119 2.9% —
Majority1,445
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,079

Holme Valley North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Charles Roger Greaves Elected 2,142 43.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Bellamy 994 20.3% —
Labour Party Keiron Dunn 899 18.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Joshua Dalton 574 11.7% —
Liberal Democrats Kingsley Hill 289 5.9% —
Majority1,148
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,898

Holme Valley South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Donald Firth Elected 2,381 43.0% —
Labour Party Thelma Walker 1,680 30.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alan Schofield 650 11.7% —
Green Party Susan Macklin 451 8.1% —
Liberal Democrats Arthur Pritchard 381 6.9% —
Majority701
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,543

Kirkburton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Smith Elected 1,867 38.6% —
Green Party Robert Barraclough 1,731 35.8% —
Labour Party Sarah Cook 634 13.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jon Hudson 501 10.4% —
Liberal Democrats Alison Munro 107 2.2% —
Majority136
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,840

Lindley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Richard Eastwood Elected 2,137 39.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Hemingway 1,851 34.4% —
Labour Party Mohammed Fayoom 1,051 19.5% —
Green Party Richard Rathod 221 4.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Cormac Kelly 117 2.2% —
Majority286
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,377

Liversedge and Gomersal

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Michelle Grainger-Mead Elected 1,803 39.7% —
Labour Party Jawad Khan 1,243 27.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Simon Holbrook 1,151 25.3% —
Liberal Democrats David Peter Snee 200 4.4% —
Green Party Nicholas Eugene Whittingham 148 3.3% —
Majority560
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,545

Mirfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martyn Bolt Elected 3,434 63.5% —
Labour Party Karen Rowling 1,442 26.7% —
Green Party Isabel Walters 358 6.6% —
Liberal Democrats John Dobson 172 3.2% —
Majority1,992
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,406

Newsome

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Andrew Varah Cooper Elected 2,428 52.3% —
Labour Party Nadeem Iqbal 1,822 39.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pauline McGleenan 312 6.7% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Bird 113 2.4% —
Majority606
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,639

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