Candidates confirmed for Kirklees Council elections May 2024
A full list of candidates standing in the Kirklees Council local elections on 2 May 2024 is now available.
The deadline to submit nominations closed at 4pm on Friday 4 April 2024. You can view the list of candidates standing in each of the 23 Kirklees wards.
A third of all 69 seats are up for election with one seat in all 23 wards going to the polls. Parish by-elections are also taking place in Denby Dale – Clayton West ward and Holme Valley Parish – Upper Holme Valley ward. The council currently has a Labour majority with Labour (35 seats), Conservative (18 seats), Liberal Democrat (8 seats), Green (3 seats), Kirklees Community Independents Group (4 seats) other Independents (1 seat).
Of the 23 district seats up for election this year, Labour hold 11, Conservative 8, Liberal Democrats 1, Kirklees Community Independents Group 1, Independent 1, and Green 1.
The election count will be taking place on Friday 3 May from 09:00am, with results to be announced live throughout the day on Kirklees Council’s Facebook and Twitter pages. A full round-up of the results will also be published on Kirklees Council’s website.
Are you registered to vote?
To vote in May’s local elections, you need to be registered to vote. The deadline to apply is Midnight on Tuesday 16 April 2024. Read more information, check if you’re registered already or register to vote now on Kirklees Council’s website.
You will need to bring ID to vote
Voters across the country will need to show photographic ID when voting at polling stations. Kirklees residents are being urged to make sure they are ready to vote on 2 May by checking they have an accepted form of ID.
Accepted forms of ID include a UK, European Economic Area (EEA) or Commonwealth passport; a UK, EEA or Commonwealth drivers’ licence; and some concessionary travel passes, such as an older person’s bus pass or an Oyster 60+ card. Voters will be able to use expired ID if they are still recognisable from the photo.
Information, including the full list of accepted ID, along with more information about the new requirement and details of how to apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate can be found on the council’s website. The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm on 24 April 2024.
Want to vote by post?
If voters don’t want to or can’t visit a Polling Station to vote this year, they can apply to vote by post. The deadline to submit a completed application form to vote by post is 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024.
Do you need somebody to vote on your behalf?
Voters can apply for somebody to vote on their behalf, also known as a proxy vote. The deadline to apply to vote by proxy is 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
New rules for postal voting
New rules for 2024 mean that postal votes will be rejected if not returned correctly. It is important to post postal votes back as soon as possible to ensure it is delivered in time.
The easiest way to return postal votes is by posting it in a Royal Mail post box using the pre-paid envelope provided.
If voters have missed the post, they can still hand their vote in at a polling station or at High Street Buildings, 3-5 Albion Street, Huddersfield, before 10pm on polling day but they will be required to complete a form.
Voters can also hand deliver their own and no more than 5 other postal votes per election.
Campaigners can only hand in their own postal vote, and those of close relatives or people for whom they provide regular care.
Read about all the details around postal votes.