Young people shape local democracy during Welcome to Your Vote Week
Schools across Kirklees joined together this March for a special event designed by members of Kirklees Youth Council, celebrating Welcome to Your Vote Week 2026.
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Locality ‘Keep it Local’ Award celebrates our partnerships in local places
Kirklees Council are the winners of a national award from Locality for our innovative community engagement and working alongside our partners. We’ve been awarded the ‘Keep it Local’ Award at the national Locality Awards 2021. The award, which the Democracy team are dedicating to our inspiring community organisations in local places across Kirklees, is in recognition of how the council
Read moreKirklees Archives Awarded National Grant To uncover 150 years of history & Strengthen local democracy
Thousands of never-before-seen archives that tell the story of the development of places across the entire Kirklees area during the 19th and 20th centuries will become accessible to the public for the first time, following an award by The National Archives.
Read moreLocal Democracy Week 2019 events programme
Local Democracy Week is a way of helping people to have a voice and be actively involved in the things that really matter in our local communities. In Kirklees, we’re celebrating throughout October. Our free events include workshops, inspiring stories, discussions and exhibitions.
Read more5 Top Tips For Local Elections Day
Vote in the local elections on Thursday 2 May. Our top tips include where to find out more about your candidates and how to check where your local polling station is.
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