Kirklees

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Kirklees Borough Council
Currently in review

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Consultation on revised proposals

We may consult on revisions to our original proposals.

Dates: 30 Jul 2024 - 10 Sep 2024

Previous stages

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Dates: 27 Feb 2024 - 6 May 2024

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 26 Sep 2023 - 4 Dec 2023

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

New arrangements apply to elections after this date.

Dates: 28 Nov 2003

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 29 Jul 2003

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

We are carrying out an electoral review of Kirklees because it has been a long time since the last review.  

15 August 2023 We decide how many councillors there should be
26 September - 4 December 2023 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
27 February - 6 May 2024 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
30 July - 10 September 2024 We carry out a limited further public consultation on revised proposals
10 December 2024 We publish our recommendations
TBC We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
May 2026 New arrangements apply to local elections

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Latest Information

Consultation on revised proposals

From 30 July to 10 September 2024, we are accepting opinions and comments from the public on revised draft recommendations for Kirklees Council.

The consultation focuses on new proposals for division boundaries in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.

Previous stages

Consultation on proposals

Local views on our proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our revised proposals.

We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change. 

We are recommending changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils.

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Councillor numbers

We have decided that Kirklees Council should have 69 councillors.

Submissions received on council size are below.

Effective date

The Borough of Kirklees (Electoral Changes) Order 2003 was made on 28 November 2003.

The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2004 elections.

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 29 July 2003.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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