2019 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2019 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary[edit]

2019 Kirlees Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 11 Decrease 1 47.8 24 35 50.7 37,976 36.7
  Conservative 5 Decrease 3 21.7 12 17 24.6 26,055 25.2
  Liberal Democrats 4 Increase 3 17.4 6 10 14.5 14,812 14.3
  Green 1 Steady 4.3 2 3 4.3 13,105 12.7
  Independent 1 Steady 4.3 2 3 4.3 2,987 2.9
  Dewsbury Borough Independents 1 Increase 1 0.0 0 1 1.4 1,766 1.7
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,763 3.6
  Batley Borough Independents 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,959 1.9
  Democrats and Veterans 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 926 0.9

Ward results[edit]

Almondbury[edit]

Almondbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paola Davies 1,988 45.5
Conservative James Spivey 989 22.6
Labour Julia Green-Wiles 895 20.5
Green Tricia Moores 500 11.4
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Ashbrow[edit]

Ashbrow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amanda Pinnock 1,882 50.8
Conservative Dominic Gill 981 26.5
Green Brenda Smithson 574 15.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew McCraig 267 7.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Batley East[edit]

Batley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Habiban Zaman 3,183 70.5
Conservative Keiron Gavaghan 778 17.2
Green James Hansford 384 8.5
Liberal Democrats Clare Kane 172 3.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Batley West[edit]

Batley West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yusra Hussain 2,599 48.3
Batley Borough Independents Paul Halloran 1,959 36.4
Conservative Paul Young 588 10.9
Green Martin Pelan 134 2.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Kane 97 1.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Birstall & Birkenshaw[edit]

Birstall & Birkenshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlotte Goodwin 2,000 53.8
Labour Co-op Catherin Pinder 847 22.8
Green Christopher Green 510 13.7
Liberal Democrats Louise Walsh 360 9.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Cleckheaton[edit]

Cleckheaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Pinnock 2,650 64.5
Conservative Madeleine Poutney 618 15.1
Green Linda Simmons 457 11.1
Labour Khalid Patel 381 9.3
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Colne Valley[edit]

Colne Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lesley Warner 1,542 29.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Iredale 1,333 25.7
Conservative Donna Bellamy 1,300 25.1
UKIP Melanie Roberts 577 11.1
Green Karen How 429 8.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Crosland Moor & Netherton[edit]

Crosland Moor & Netherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammad Sarwar 2,218 51.5
Conservative Tony Mcgrath 769 17.9
Green Robert Barraclough 404 9.4
UKIP David Thorpe 394 9.1
Liberal Democrats Kingsley Hill 293 6.8
Independent Steve Bradbury 230 5.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Dalton[edit]

Dalton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mus Khan 1,334 38.5
UKIP Keith Taylor 635 18.3
Conservative Sarah Brightmore 572 16.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Battye 566 16.3
Green Simon Duffy 361 10.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Denby Dale[edit]

Denby Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Watson 2,037 41.5
Labour Jackie Ramsay 1,591 32.4
Liberal Democrats Alison Baskeyfield 676 13.8
Green Clare Walters 604 12.3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Dewsbury East[edit]

Dewsbury East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Dewsbury Borough Independents Aleks Lukic 1,766 41.6
Labour Eric Firth 1,695 40.0
Conservative Sean Guy 489 11.5
Liberal Democrats Dennis Hullock 150 3.5
Green Gideon Richards 141 3.3
Majority
Turnout
Dewsbury Borough Independents gain from Labour

Dewsbury South[edit]

Dewsbury South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nosheen Ded 2,627 64.3
Conservative Charlie Reid 725 17.8
Green Marnie Cope 445 10.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Diskin 286 7.0
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Dewsbury West[edit]

Dewsbury West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Darren O'Donovan 3,198 72.1
Conservative Farmida Ishaq 569 12.8
Green Simon Cope 408 9.2
Liberal Democrats Jon Bloom 259 5.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Golcar[edit]

Golcar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Marchington 1,876 41.8
Labour Hilary Richards 1,265 28.2
UKIP Carole Harrison 603 13.4
Conservative Jacqueline Walker 403 9.0
Green Ian Vincent 340 7.6
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Greenhead[edit]

Greenhead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carole Pattison 2,963 65.0
Conservative Paulin McGleenan 456 10.0
Green John Phillips 455 10.0
UKIP Nick Martinek 343 7.5
Liberal Democrats Howard Cohen 342 7.5
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Heckmondwike[edit]

Heckmondwike
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aafaq Butt 2,044 47.9
Conservative Helen Gavaghan 852 20.0
Independent Alan Girvan 785 18.4
Green Alan Freeman 401 9.4
Liberal Democrats Josie Pugsley 187 4.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Holme Valley North[edit]

Holme Valley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul White 1,850 37.1
Labour John Heneghan 1,009 20.2
Conservative Trevor Bellamy 901 18.1
UKIP Susan Laird 473 9.5
Green Sonia King 413 8.3
Liberal Democrats Gina Dungworth 225 4.5
Democrats and Veterans Joshua Dalton 120 2.4
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Holme Valley South[edit]

Holme Valley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Davies 1,820 31.9
Conservative Ken Sims 1,613 28.2
Democrats and Veterans James Dalton 806 14.1
Green Darryl Gould 606 10.6
Liberal Democrats Caroline Anstey 539 9.4
UKIP Stefan Dransfield 330 5.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kirkburton[edit]

Kirkburton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Taylor 2,013 46.1
Green Derek Hardcastle 1,506 34.5
Labour Neil Denby 696 15.9
Liberal Democrats John Rossington 150 3.4
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lindley[edit]

Lindley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith 1,785 32.3
Conservative Adam Gregg 1,661 30.1
Labour Lisa Hogarth 1,262 22.9
UKIP John Livsey 408 7.4
Green Peter Taylor 280 5.1
Independent Mike Chalker 122 2.2
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Liversedge & Gomersal[edit]

Liversedge & Gomersal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lisa Holmes 2,544 61.6
Labour Jude McKaig 942 22.8
Green Nicholas Eugene 406 9.8
Liberal Democrats David Snee 241 5.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Mirfield[edit]

Mirfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathleen Taylor 2,931 58.7
Green Catherine Helen 892 17.9
Labour Kieron Dunn 891 17.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bird 275 5.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Newsome[edit]

Newsome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Susan Lee-Richards 2,455 62.8
Labour Chris Owen 1,092 27.9
Conservative Scarlett Black 266 6.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wilkinson 95 2.4
Majority
Turnout
Green hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Election results by party, 2 May 2019". democracy.kirklees.gov.uk. 2 May 2019.
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