Kirklees council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 23 wards · 23 seats contested

Most seats
14
Labour Party
Seats contested
23
across 23 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 14 +2 44,786 40.9% +5.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 -4 34,895 31.9% -6.5
Liberal Democrats 3 +1 14,409 13.2% +2.5
Green Party 1 +0 10,244 9.4% -1.0
Workers Party of Britain 0 +0 2,563 2.3% —
Independent 0 -1 1,849 1.7% -2.0
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 +0 236 0.2% —
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 0 +0 170 0.2% -0.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 106 0.1% —
Yorkshire Party 0 +0 68 0.1% -0.4
Reform UK 0 +0 63 0.1% -0.0

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 23
Conservative and Unionist Party 23
Labour and Co-operative Party 23
Liberal Democrats 23
Green Party 21
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 2
Independent 2
Workers Party of Britain 2
Reform UK 1
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1
Yorkshire Party 1

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 +/−
Liberal Democrats Alison Munro Elected 2,238 48.2% +24.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Maria Ackroyd 1,275 27.5% -23.7
Labour and Co-operative Party Barbara Jones 840 18.1% +1.0
Green Party Peter Harvey Taylor 286 6.2% -0.3
Majority963
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,639

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Ashbrow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Fran Perry Elected 2,315 56.7% +6.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Dafydd Edward Mills Daniel 1,109 27.2% -8.1
Green Party Brenda Smithson 447 10.9% +1.1
Liberal Democrats Manjit Singh 213 5.2% +0.3
Majority1,206
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,084

Labour Party hold

Batley East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adam Zaman Elected 2,170 44.6% -23.0
Workers Party of Britain Aziz Daji 1,611 33.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keiron Gavaghan 734 15.1% -7.2
Green Party Simon James Duffy 201 4.1% -1.8
Liberal Democrats David Shepherd 152 3.1% +0.5
Majority559
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,868

Labour Party hold

Batley West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Gwen Lowe Elected 2,713 63.6% +6.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Mohammed Laher 1,087 25.5% -3.6
Green Party Jack Senior 233 5.5% -0.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen James Long 233 5.5% +2.1
Majority1,626
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,266

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Birstall and Birkenshaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz Smaje Elected 2,104 53.0% -8.5
Labour Party Julie Margaret Smith 1,370 34.5% +6.4
Liberal Democrats Louise Mary Walsh 254 6.4% +0.4
Green Party Tahir Akram 240 6.0% -4.5
Majority734
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,968

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Cleckheaton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Craig Lawson Elected 2,650 61.1% +12.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Piers John Briggs 1,085 25.0% -9.7
Labour Party Khalid Patel 600 13.8% +2.0
Majority1,565
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,335

Liberal Democrats hold

Colne Valley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Harry James McCarthy Elected 2,509 45.5% +8.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Donna Katherine Bellamy 1,988 36.0% +3.4
Liberal Democrats Jake Marchington 542 9.8% -13.6
Green Party Julia Frances Norman 375 6.8% +0.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Melanie Roberts 106 1.9% —
Majority521
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,520

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Crosland Moor and Netherton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jo Lawson Elected 2,460 56.2% +5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Isaac Barnett 1,035 23.7% -6.3
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Barraclough 358 8.2% +1.6
Green Party Chris Green 341 7.8% -0.6
Independent Steve Bradbury 182 4.2% +1.1
Majority1,425
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,376

Labour Party hold

Dalton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Tyler Hawkins Elected 1,941 51.8% +11.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Jason Easingwood 1,180 31.5% -4.7
Green Party Clare Walters 357 9.5% -4.3
Liberal Democrats Dominic James David Black 270 7.2% -2.6
Majority761
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,748

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Denby Dale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Will Simpson Elected 2,879 49.8% +10.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Vicky Sarah Rank 2,283 39.5% -8.4
Liberal Democrats Craig Armistead 264 4.6% +0.9
Green Party Michael Matthew Shaw 259 4.5% -2.9
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Jonathan Richard Tilt 96 1.7% +0.3
Majority596
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,781

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Dewsbury East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cathy Scott Elected 1,934 48.9% +5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Mallinson 1,307 33.1% +2.1
Liberal Democrats Dan Woodlock 311 7.9% +4.5
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party Sir Archibald Stanton 236 6.0% —
Green Party Gideon Barry Richards 164 4.1% +0.6
Majority627
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,952

Labour Party hold

Dewsbury South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Masood Ahmed Elected 3,069 70.7% +29.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Sean David Guy 907 20.9% -7.2
Green Party Albert Parker 217 5.0% +2.3
Liberal Democrats Dennis Hullock 147 3.4% +0.5
Majority2,162
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,340

Labour Party hold

Dewsbury West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ammar Anwar Elected 3,268 64.7% +9.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Sajid Hussain 1,328 26.3% +0.6
Liberal Democrats John Edward Rossington 229 4.5% +2.4
Green Party Nicholas Eugene Whittingham 229 4.5% +1.8
Majority1,940
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,054

Labour Party hold

Golcar

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graham Turner Elected 1,744 38.1% +2.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Christopher Iredale 1,695 37.1% +1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Bellamy 751 16.4% -10.9
Green Party Nina Roberts 309 6.8% -4.3
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Miri Finch 74 1.6% -0.3
Majority49
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,573

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Greenhead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mohan Singh Sokhal Elected 3,179 66.1% +8.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Eileen Marchant 674 14.0% -6.8
Green Party Heather Peacock 639 13.3% -2.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Harrison 321 6.7% +1.2
Majority2,505
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,813

Labour Party hold

Heckmondwike

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Viv Kendrick Elected 1,985 43.5% -1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Itrat Ali 1,317 28.9% -13.2
Workers Party of Britain Zahid Kahut 952 20.9% —
Liberal Democrats Josie Pugsley 309 6.8% +2.5
Majority668
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,563

Labour Party hold

Holme Valley North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony McGrath Elected 1,739 33.1% +0.2
Independent Terry Lyons 1,667 31.7% -3.1
Labour Party Ben Lockley 1,214 23.1% +1.1
Green Party Samuel Adrian Midgley 364 6.9% +1.0
Liberal Democrats Kingsley Hill 206 3.9% +0.9
Reform UK Susan Laird 63 1.2% —
Majority72
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,253

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent

Holme Valley South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Moses Crook Elected 3,016 46.8% +11.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Damian Craig Brook 2,710 42.0% -4.8
Green Party Darryl Paul Anthony Gould 453 7.0% +0.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Malcolm McCaig 266 4.1% -2.3
Majority306
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast6,445

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Kirkburton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Armer Elected 2,450 49.6% -4.8
Green Party Richard Andrew John Burton 1,690 34.2% -0.0
Labour Party Soyeb Yusuf 670 13.6% +3.3
Liberal Democrats Waheed Anwar 132 2.7% +1.5
Majority760
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,942

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Lindley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Cahal Burke Elected 3,062 49.3% +13.7
Conservative and Unionist Party David Michael Heathcote 2,069 33.3% -6.3
Labour Party Gulfam Asif 844 13.6% -5.0
Green Party Ian Vincent 233 3.8% -2.4
Majority993
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast6,208

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Liversedge and Gomersal

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Hall Elected 2,364 56.6% -1.6
Labour Party Jude Mckaig 1,274 30.5% +5.4
Green Party Linda Simmons 300 7.2% +0.5
Liberal Democrats David Peter Snee 237 5.7% +1.7
Majority1,090
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,175

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mirfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Vivien Lees-Hamilton Elected 3,020 54.0% -15.0
Labour Party Geoff Kernan 1,808 32.3% +12.4
Green Party Catherine Helen Whittingham 547 9.8% +1.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Bird 214 3.8% +1.3
Majority1,212
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,589

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Newsome

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Karen Louise Allison Elected 2,360 60.6% -0.4
Labour Party Imran Shahzad Safdar 984 25.3% -0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party John Roberts 379 9.7% -1.8
Liberal Democrats James Andrew Wilkinson 106 2.7% +1.1
Yorkshire Party Bikatshi Katenga 68 1.7% —
Majority1,376
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,897

Green Party hold

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