2018_Kirklees_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
2018 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election
2018 UK local government election
The 2018 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England. The result gave the Labour Party majority control of Kirklees Council with 36 of the 69 councillors representing the party.[2]
Labour Party: 49,733 votes
Conservative Party: 35,847
Liberal Democrats: 14,116
Green Party: 8,441
Independents: 3,502
TUSC: 986
UKIP: 411
Democrats and Veterans: 317
Pirate Party: 64
Yorkshire Party: 56
Almondbury ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Louise Munro | 2,042 | 40 | +14 | |
| Labour | Louise Ruth Peace | 1641 | 32 | +6 | |
| Conservative | Clive Richard Walton | 1194 | 23 | -4 | |
| Green | Tricia Moores | 218 | 4 | -6 | |
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Ashbrow ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harpreet Kaur Uppal | 2,490 | 56 | -2 | |
| Conservative | Maria Ackroyd | 1231 | 28 | +2 | |
| TUSC | Nicola Sarah Jayne Jackson | 285 | 6 | ||
| Green | Joan Brenda Smithson | 239 | 5 | -7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Malcolm McCaig | 196 | 4 | 0 | |
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Batley East ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mahmood Akhtar | 3,293 | 75 | +24.30 | |
| Conservative | Keiron Gavaghan | 811 | 18 | +8.19 | |
| Green | Jessica Berry | 162 | 4 | -3.19 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Bloom | 141 | 3 | -1.69 | |
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Batley West ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Gwen Lowe | 3,052 | 69.0 | +3.32 | |
| Conservative | Paul Young | 1099 | 24.8 | +6.03 | |
| Green | Marnie Cope | 111 | 2.5 | -5.92 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Kane | 99 | 2.2 | -1.22 | |
| Pirate | Garry Kitchin | 64 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
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Birstall and Birkenshaw ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Liz Smaje | 2,294 | 31 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Thompson | 2,234 | 30 | ||
| Labour | Jasmine Kennedy | 1261 | 17 | ||
| Labour | Arfan Asif | 995 | 13 | ||
| Green | Susan Lee-Richards | 289 | 4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pippa Hepworth | 213 | 3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Kane | 195 | 3 | ||
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Cleckheaton ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Lawson | 2,318 | 53 | +15.47 | |
| Conservative | Susie Bell Proctor | 1049 | 24 | -2.93 | |
| Labour Co-op | Tom Kowalski | 887 | 20 | -5.96 | |
| Green | Isabel Walters | 136 | 3 | -6.58 | |
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Colne Valley ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nell Griffiths | 1,960 | 36 | +17.17 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Turner | 1866 | 34 | -4.12 | |
| Conservative | Mathew Noble | 1176 | 22 | +9.13 | |
| Green | James McLeod | 231 | 4 | -5.39 | |
| UKIP | Melanie Roberts | 198 | 4 | -16.79 | |
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Crosland Moor and Netherton ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Erin Hill | 2,328 | 47 | +0.11 | |
| Conservative | Tony McGrath | 1176 | 24 | -4.53 | |
| TUSC | Mike Forster | 701 | 14 | +11.46 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Iredale | 242 | 5 | -1.97 | |
| UKIP | Susan Laird | 213 | 4 | +4.00 | |
| Green | Robert Barraclough | 194 | 4 | -4.80 | |
| Independent | Steve Bradbury | 98 | 2 | -4.26 | |
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Dalton ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter McBride | 1,778 | 53 | +7.97 | |
| Conservative | Sarah Brightmore | 874 | 26 | +6.31 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Battye | 421 | 13 | +0.53 | |
| Green | Simon Duffy | 221 | 7 | -3.44 | |
| Democrats and Veterans | Joshua Pearce | 74 | 2 | +2.00 | |
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Denby Dale ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Billy Jewitt | 2,592 | 47 | ||
| Labour | Will Simpson | 2355 | 43 | ||
| Green | Nick Brook | 391 | 7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Waheed Anwar | 153 | 3 | ||
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Dewsbury East ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cathy Scott | 1,900 | 42 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Eastwood | 1437 | 32 | ||
| Dewsbury Borough Independents - Heavy Woollen District | Aleks Lukic | 877 | 20 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Hullock | 157 | 3 | ||
| Green | Tony Kelsall | 120 | 3 | ||
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Dewsbury South ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Masood Ahmed | 3,360 | 70 | ||
| Conservative | James Spivey | 875 | 18 | ||
| Green | Adrian Cruden | 208 | 4 | ||
| Dewsbury Borough Independents - Heavy Woollen District | Anthony Penny-Whitworth | 193 | 4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bernard Disken | 153 | 3 | ||
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Dewsbury West ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mumtaz Hussain | 3,667 | 76 | ||
| Conservative | Sean Guy | 626 | 13 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kingsley Hill | 307 | 6 | ||
| Green | Simon Cope | 250 | 5 | ||
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Golcar ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Murgatroyd | 1,876 | 40 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Marchington | 1723 | 37 | ||
| Conservative | Jacqueline Walker | 838 | 18 | ||
| Green | Ian Vincent | 231 | 5 | ||
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Greenhead ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohan Sokhal | 3,637 | 71 | ||
| Conservative | Robert McGuin | 818 | 16 | ||
| Green | John Phillips | 420 | 8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Manjit Singh | 252 | 5 | ||
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Heckmondwike ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Viv Kendrick | 2,377 | 59 | ||
| Conservative | Rob Thornton | 1235 | 31 | ||
| Green | Alan Freeman | 247 | 6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Josie Pugsley | 150 | 4 | ||
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Holme Valley North ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Terry Lyons | 2,078 | 39 | ||
| Labour | Suzanne Gannon | 1622 | 31 | ||
| Conservative | Elena Bunbury | 1313 | 25 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gina Dungworth | 173 | 3 | ||
| Democrats and Veterans | Joshua Dalton | 108 | 2 | ||
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Holme Valley South ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Patrick | 2,758 | 46 | ||
| Labour | Paul Davies | 2350 | 39 | ||
| Green | Susan Macklin | 480 | 8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Holroyd | 278 | 5 | ||
| Democrats and Veterans | James Dalton | 135 | 2 | ||
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Kirkburton ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Armer | 2,269 | 47 | ||
| Green | Derek Hardcastle | 1399 | 29 | ||
| Labour | Paul Connolly | 1072 | 22 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Farnhill | 90 | 2 | ||
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Lindley ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Cahal Burke | 2,578 | 44 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Gregg | 1850 | 32 | ||
| Labour | Yusra Hussain | 1020 | 17 | ||
| Independent | Mike Chalker | 256 | 4 | ||
| Green | Peter Taylor | 140 | 2 | ||
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Liversedge and Gomersal ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Hall | 2,462 | 58 | ||
| Labour | Jude McKaig | 1504 | 35 | ||
| Green | Nicholas Whittingham | 180 | 4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Snee | 127 | 3 | ||
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Mirfield ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vivien Lees-Hamilton | 3,270 | 59 | ||
| Labour | Julie Spencer | 1715 | 31 | ||
| Green | Catherine Whittingham | 359 | 7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bird | 167 | 3 | ||
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Newsome ward
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Karen Allison | 2,215 | 51.5 |  0.4 | |
| Labour | Jo Lawson | 1,593 | 37.0 | 2.0 | |
| Conservative | Charlie Reid | 366 | 8.5 |  1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wilkinson | 75 | 1.7 | 0.7 | |
| Yorkshire | Bikatshi Katenga | 56 | 1.3 | New | |
| Majority | 622 | 14.5 | 1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,317 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,313 | 35.0 | 3.6 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ||
| Green hold | Swing | 0.8 |
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- "District Council Election 2018, statutory notices and key dates". kirklees.gov.uk. Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- Lavigueur, Nick (4 May 2018). "Kirklees Council elections see Colne Valley turn red as Labour claims vital Lib Dem scal". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Election results for Almondbury, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- "Election results for Ashbrow, 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.