2014 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

2014 UK local government election July 2026 May 2014 2014 05 22 2014 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election England no 2012 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election 2012 2015 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election 2015 24 of the 69 seats on Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council 35 David Sheard Labour Party (UK) Coat of arms of Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.png David Hall Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary Kath Pinnock Liberal Democrats (UK) Heckmondwike Liversedge and Gomersal Cleckheaton 2014 local election results in Kirklees Kirklees UK local election 2014 map.png 32 3 19 19 32 10 6 16 10 25 5 10 Leader after election Leader David Sheard David SheardLabour No overall control LabourNo overall controlLabour minority. The 2023 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on 22 May 2014 alongside other elections across the United Kingdom.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/events/vote2014/england-council-election-results England council results 23 May 2014 BBC News 24 out of the 69 seats on Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council were contested. The council remained in no overall control with a Labour minority administration. Background The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Kirklees was a district of the West Yorkshire metropolitan county.Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System HMSO 1974 0-11-750847-0 London 7 The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. Kirklees Council has generally been under no overall control or Labour control since its creation, with the Conservatives controlling the council between 1976 and 1979. It is considered one of the most marginal councils in West Yorkshire.Teale Andrew 30 April 2023 Previewing the English local elections of 4th May 2023 https://medium.com/britainelects/previewing-the-english-local-elections-of-4th-may-2023-d90f5831f1e7 1 May 2023 Britain Elects2014-05-20 West Yorkshire Local Elections: Labour aims to tighten grip https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-27436657 2026-09-19 BBC News en-GB The seats that were up for election in 2014 were last contested in 2010 This was the first election contested by David Sheard as leader of the Kirklees Labour Party and as leader of the council after Mehmoob Khan stepped down earlier in the year.2014-01-09 Kirklees Council leader Mehboob Khan to step down https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/kirklees-council-leader-mehboob-khan-to-step-down-2308713 2026-09-19 Dewsbury Reporter en This would be the last election Kath Pinnock would contest as the leader of the Kirklees Liberal Democrats. A role she had held since 1991, stepping down in August 2014.Douglas Joanne New Kirklees Lib Dem leader Nicola Turner on her "tough act to follow" after Kath Pinnock steps down https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/new-kirklees-lib-dem-leader-7188617 live 2026-09-19 www.examinerlive.co.uk Electoral process The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.Local government structure and elections https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-government-structure-and-elections#electoral-cycles 1 May 2023 GOV.UK Councillors are elected via first-past-the-post voting, with each ward represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term. All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Kirklees aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. Council composition After 2012 election2026-09-19 2012 Kirklees Council local election https://britain.votes.now/council-elections/kirklees/2012-05-03 live 2026-09-19 Britain Votes NowBefore 2014 electionAfter 2014 election2026-09-19 2014 Kirklees Council local election https://britain.votes.now/council-elections/kirklees/2014-05-22 2026-09-19 Britain Votes NowPartySeatsPartySeatsParty Labour Party (UK)32 Labour Party (UK)32Labour Party (UK)32 Conservative Party (UK)19 Conservative Party (UK)19Conservative Party (UK)19 Liberal Democrats (UK)10 Liberal Democrats (UK)10Liberal Democrats (UK)10 Green Party of England and Wales5 Green Party of England and Wales5Green Party of England and Wales5 Independent politician3 Independent politician3Independent politician3 Notes References Kirklees 2014 Category:2010s in West Yorkshire