Kirklees local elections
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Kirklees
is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire
, England
. One third of the Kirklees Council is elected each election year. Every fourth year there is no election.
1973 - 1975
No overall control
1975 - 1976
Conservative
1976 - 1979
No overall control
1979 - 1980
Labour
1980 - 1986
No overall control
1986 - 1990
Labour
1990 - 1994
No overall control
1994 - 1995
Labour
1995 - 1999
No overall control
1999 - present
Kirklees Council election, 1999
Kirklees Council election, 2000
Kirklees Council election, 2002
Kirklees Council election, 2003
Kirklees Council election, 2004
Kirklees Council election, 2006
Kirklees Council election, 2007
Kirklees Council election, 2008
Kirklees Council election, 2010
Kirklees
The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 401,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite...
is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. One third of the Kirklees Council is elected each election year. Every fourth year there is no election.
Political Control
LabourLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
1973 - 1975
No overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
1975 - 1976
Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1976 - 1979
No overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
1979 - 1980
Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
1980 - 1986
No overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
1986 - 1990
Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
1990 - 1994
No overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
1994 - 1995
Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
1995 - 1999
No overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
1999 - present
Council Elections
Kirklees Council election, 1998Kirklees Council election, 1999
Kirklees Council election, 2000
Kirklees Council election, 2002
Kirklees Council election, 2003
Kirklees Council election, 2004
Kirklees Council election, 2006
Kirklees Council election, 2007
Kirklees Council election, 2008
Kirklees Council election, 2010