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Local Elections 2026
Results in Dewsbury East
These are the local election records for Dewsbury East (Dewsbury and Batley) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Kirklees Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared69 of 69 seats declared
42.0%
20.3%
17.4%
13.0%
Reform UK 29 (42.0%)(+29)Independent 14 (20.3%)(+8)Green Party 12 (17.4%)(+8)Conservative 9 (13.0%)(-6)Liberal Democrats 5 (7.2%)(-5)
Current councillors in Dewsbury East
Eric Stuart Butterworth, Graham Michael France, Maciej Kapsa were elected in Dewsbury East.
14,957 valid candidate votes were recorded across 19 candidates.
Turnout was 36.4%.
Filter by party
19 candidates across 7 partiesEB
Eric Stuart ButterworthElected
Reform UK
14.01 %
2,096 votes
GF
Graham Michael FranceElected
Reform UK
13.52 %
2,022 votes
MK
Maciej KapsaElected
Reform UK
12.26 %
1,833 votes
Ednan HussainNot elected
Liberal Democrats
6.85 %
1,024 votes
Dennis HullockNot elected
Liberal Democrats
6.26 %
936 votes
JB
Jon Robert BloomNot elected
Liberal Democrats
5.99 %
896 votes
Eric FirthNot elected
Labour
5.18 %
775 votes
MC
Mudassar ChaudhreyNot elected
Labour
4.34 %
649 votes
LB
Logan BramwellNot elected
Independent
4.27 %
638 votes
Cathy ScottNot elected
Community Alliance Kirklees
3.84 %
574 votes
JC
Jack CambridgeNot elected
Green Party
3.72 %
557 votes
CL
Clare Patricia LindleyNot elected
Green Party
3.56 %
533 votes
MK
Michael Richard KeddieNot elected
Labour
3.54 %
530 votes
GR
Gideon Barry RichardsNot elected
Green Party
2.63 %
393 votes
KH
Karam HussainNot elected
Community Alliance Kirklees
2.48 %
371 votes
DF
Danielle ForsythNot elected
Community Alliance Kirklees
2.44 %
365 votes
CH
Carolyn HeathNot elected
Conservative
2.37 %
354 votes
HR
Hassan RazaNot elected
Conservative
1.42 %
212 votes
IF
Ibiknule FarajimakinNot elected
Conservative
1.33 %
199 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 19 |
| Parties on ballot | 7 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 14,957 |
| Turnout | 36.4% |