Kirklees council election, 2021

06/05/2021 · 23 wards · 25 seats contested

Most seats
12
Labour Party
Seats contested
25
across 23 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 12 +1 44,804 35.5% -1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 9 +4 48,366 38.4% +13.1
Liberal Democrats 2 -2 13,450 10.7% -3.7
Green Party 1 +0 13,034 10.3% -2.3
Independent 1 +0 4,700 3.7% +0.8
Heavy Woollen District Independents 0 -1 692 0.5% -3.1
Yorkshire Party 0 +0 527 0.4% —
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 0 +0 328 0.3% —
Reform UK 0 +0 83 0.1% —
Independents for Direct Democracy 0 +0 67 0.1% -0.8
Heritage Party 0 +0 27 0.0% —
Social Democratic Party 0 +0 23 0.0% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 25
Conservative and Unionist Party 25
Green Party 25
Labour and Co-operative Party 25
Liberal Democrats 25
Independent 6
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 5
Yorkshire Party 3
Heavy Woollen District Independents 1
Heritage Party 1
Independents for Direct Democracy 1
Reform UK 1
Social Democratic Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 25 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 2,533 51.2% +28.6
Liberal Democrats Patrycja Bartosinska 1,170 23.7% -21.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Tyler Hawkins 846 17.1% -3.4
Green Party Peter Harvey Taylor 322 6.5% -4.9
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Emma Louise Kirkham 52 1.1% —
Social Democratic Party John Richard Whittaker 23 0.5% —
Majority1,363
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,946

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Ashbrow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party James Richard Homewood Elected 2,258 49.9% -0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Butler 1,595 35.3% +8.8
Green Party Brenda Smithson 447 9.9% -5.6
Liberal Democrats Manjit Singh 224 5.0% -2.3
Majority663
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,524

Labour Party hold

Batley East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Fazila Loonat Elected 3,520 67.6% -2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Keiron Gavaghan 1,160 22.3% +5.0
Green Party James David Hansford 308 5.9% -2.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Kane 139 2.7% -1.1
Reform UK Dave Carrington 83 1.6% —
Majority2,360
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,210

Labour Party hold

Batley West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Shabir Pandor Elected 2,950 57.1% +8.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Roberts 1,501 29.0% +18.1
Green Party Jack Senior 293 5.7% +3.2
Independent John Duggan 251 4.9% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen James Long 173 3.3% +1.5
Majority1,449
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,168

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Birstall and Birkenshaw 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Stephen Thompson Elected 2,449 61.5% +7.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Joshua Connor Sheard Elected 2,175 54.6% —
Labour Party Gina Harding 1,121 28.2% +5.4
Labour Party Julie Margaret Smith 977 24.5% —
Green Party Ross Peltier 419 10.5% -3.2
Green Party Tahir Akram 361 9.1% —
Liberal Democrats Louise Mary Walsh 238 6.0% -3.7
Liberal Democrats David Shepherd 225 5.7% —
Majority1,054
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,982

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Cleckheaton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Mary Pinnock Elected 2,422 48.7% -15.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Piers John Briggs 1,728 34.7% +19.7
Labour Party Joseph Hayat 589 11.8% +2.6
Green Party Nicholas Eugene Whittingham 236 4.7% -6.4
Majority694
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,975

Liberal Democrats hold

Colne Valley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Matthew Paul McLoughlin Elected 2,156 37.2% +3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Bellamy 1,895 32.7% -13.1
Liberal Democrats Nicola Turner 1,358 23.4% +9.3
Green Party Julia Frances Norman 393 6.8% +0.2
Majority261
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,802

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Crosland Moor and Netherton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Manisha Roma Kaushik Elected 2,490 50.7% -0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Allsopp 1,470 29.9% +12.1
Green Party Chris Green 413 8.4% -1.0
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Barraclough 324 6.6% -0.2
Independent Steve Bradbury 149 3.0% -2.3
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Clare Wilson 70 1.4% —
Majority1,020
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,916

Labour Party hold

Dalton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Naheed Mather Elected 1,535 40.2% +1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Eileen Marchant 1,382 36.2% +19.7
Green Party Clare Walters 529 13.8% +3.4
Liberal Democrats Roger Battye 375 9.8% -6.5
Majority153
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,821

Labour Party hold

Denby Dale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Timothy Vincent Bamford Elected 2,880 47.8% +6.3
Labour Party Graham Turner 2,398 39.8% +7.4
Green Party Andrew Stimson 444 7.4% -4.9
Liberal Democrats Craig Armistead 218 3.6% -10.2
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Jonathan Richard Tilt 79 1.3% —
Majority482
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast6,019

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Dewsbury East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Eric Firth Elected 1,902 43.2% +1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Mallinson 1,364 31.0% -3.0
Heavy Woollen District Independents Mark Thackray 692 15.7% -3.5
Green Party Simon James Duffy 156 3.5% —
Liberal Democrats Dennis Hullock 150 3.4% -1.4
Yorkshire Party Dan Woodlock 138 3.1% —
Majority538
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,402

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Dewsbury South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jackie Ramsay Elected 2,259 41.4% -23.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Imtiaz Ameen 1,534 28.1% +10.3
Independent Khizar Iqbal 1,361 24.9% —
Liberal Democrats Bernard Thomas Disken 156 2.9% -4.1
Green Party Marnie Cope 150 2.7% -8.2
Majority725
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,460

Labour Party hold

Dewsbury West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mussarat Shaheen Pervaiz Elected 3,159 55.3% -16.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Basharat Rafiq 1,467 25.7% +12.9
Independent Tanisha Bramwell 627 11.0% —
Yorkshire Party Emma Stirling 183 3.2% —
Green Party Simon John Cope 154 2.7% -6.5
Liberal Democrats John Edward Rossington 122 2.1% -3.7
Majority1,692
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,712

Labour Party hold

Golcar 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Elizabeth Reynolds Elected 1,394 35.6% +7.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Christopher Iredale Elected 1,392 35.6% -6.2
Labour Party Dathan Tedesco 1,141 29.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Isaac Barnett 1,069 27.3% +18.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jackie Walker 1,049 26.8% —
Liberal Democrats Gina Dungworth 1,002 25.6% —
Green Party Nina Roberts 433 11.1% +3.5
Green Party Ian Vincent 272 7.0% —
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Ruth Lewis 74 1.9% —
Majority251
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,913

Labour Party gain · Liberal Democrats hold

Greenhead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sheikh Noor Ullah Elected 3,003 57.7% -7.3
Conservative and Unionist Party David Daniel 1,083 20.8% +10.8
Green Party Sarah Newton 831 16.0% +6.0
Liberal Democrats Howard Cohen 285 5.5% -2.0
Majority1,920
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,202

Labour Party hold

Heckmondwike

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Hall Elected 2,095 45.2% -2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Itrat Ali 1,947 42.0% +22.1
Green Party Alan Freeman 391 8.4% -1.0
Liberal Democrats Josie Pugsley 200 4.3% -0.1
Majority148
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,633

Labour Party hold

Holme Valley North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Charles Roger Greaves Elected 2,024 34.8% -2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony McGrath 1,911 32.9% +14.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Harry James McCarthy 1,278 22.0% +1.8
Green Party Jeffrey Fox 346 6.0% -2.3
Liberal Democrats Kingsley Hill 173 3.0% -1.5
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Rebekah Curtis-Haries 53 0.9% —
Heritage Party Susan Laird 27 0.5% —
Majority113
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,812

Independent hold

Holme Valley South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Donald Firth Elected 3,289 46.9% +18.7
Labour Party Moses Crook 2,511 35.8% +3.9
Green Party Darryl Paul Anthony Gould 490 7.0% -3.6
Liberal Democrats Caroline Jane Anstey 451 6.4% -3.0
Yorkshire Party Will Thompson 206 2.9% —
Independents for Direct Democracy James Dalton 67 1.0% -13.2
Majority778
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast7,014

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Kirkburton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Smith Elected 2,913 54.3% +8.2
Green Party David George Edward Knight 1,835 34.2% -0.3
Labour Party Imran Shahzad Safdar 552 10.3% -5.6
Liberal Democrats Waheed Anwar 61 1.1% -2.3
Majority1,078
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,361

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Lindley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Gregg Elected 2,417 39.7% +9.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Eastwood 2,172 35.6% +3.3
Labour Party Audrey Owen 1,131 18.6% -4.3
Green Party Christine Parker 375 6.2% +1.1
Majority245
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast6,095

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Liversedge and Gomersal

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Melanie Stephen Elected 2,801 58.2% -3.3
Labour Party Jude Mckaig 1,207 25.1% +2.3
Green Party Linda Simmons 321 6.7% -3.1
Independent Tracey Louise King 288 6.0% —
Liberal Democrats David Peter Snee 193 4.0% -1.8
Majority1,594
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,810

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mirfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martyn Bolt Elected 4,266 69.1% +10.3
Labour Party Geoff Kernan 1,230 19.9% +2.1
Green Party Catherine Helen Whittingham 523 8.5% -9.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Bird 158 2.6% -3.0
Majority3,036
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast6,177

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Newsome

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Andrew Varah Cooper Elected 2,592 61.0% -1.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Pauline Wheat-Bowen 1,102 25.9% -2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Maria Ackroyd 488 11.5% +4.7
Liberal Democrats James Andrew Wilkinson 69 1.6% -0.8
Majority1,490
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,251

Green Party hold

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