No Overall Control in Kirklees following local elections
Results have now been declared for all 23 wards in the Kirklees election held on Thursday 7 May 2026.
No single party has secured a majority of seats and Kirklees Council remains in No Overall Control.
The composition of the council is as follows (compared to the composition of the council before the election):
Reform: 29 seats [+29]
Independent and others: 14 seats [-2]
Green: 12 seats [+8]
Conservative: 9 seats [-7]
Liberal Democrat: 5 seats [-4]
Labour: 0 [-23]
Vacancy: 0 seats [-1]
Turnout across Kirklees was 42.5%.
Full results for each ward can be found at: https://democracy.kirklees.gov.uk/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=35&V=1&RPID=322761390