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Kirklees Council was established on 1 April 1974, when Kirklees and West Yorkshire were created under the Local Government Act 1972. The eleven former district councils within the area were abolished at the same time. [3] [4] Kirklees was awarded borough status, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. [5]
Kirklees Council is the local authority of the district. The council is composed of 69 councillors, three for each of the borough's 23 wards. Elections are held three years out of four, on the first Thursday of May. One third of the councillors are elected, for a four-year term, in each election. The council is currently led by a Labour executive.
The abolition of West Yorkshire County Council in 1986 left the county without a single authority covering the whole area, although some council functions including archive services and Trading Standards continued to be provided jointly, through West Yorkshire Joint Services, and the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and West Yorkshire Police continued to operate across the county.
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The councils have ceremonial mayors elected by council members. Uniquely in the UK, vacancies are filled by co-option by whichever party won the seat at the previous election. Last update 21 May 2024. [30] Key to abbreviations below. NOC = No Overall Control, i.e. no single party has more than half the seats; Unionists: DUP = Democratic ...
This category lists topics relating to the local government of the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Kirklees Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.Since the last boundary changes in 2004, the council has comprised 69 councillors representing 23 wards.
Grange Moor is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England, between Huddersfield (6 miles (10 km) away) and Wakefield (9 miles (14 km) away). In 2019, it had an estimated population of 1,101. [1] The village is represented on Kirkburton parish council and is in the Kirkburton ward of Kirklees ...