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Local Elections 2026
Results in Dewsbury South
These are the local election records for Dewsbury South (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 South
Christopher Kennedy, Hanifa Darwan were elected in Dewsbury South.
13,793 valid candidate votes were recorded across 20 candidates.
Turnout was 42.0%.
Filter by party
20 candidates across 6 partiesHD
Hanifa DarwanElected
Independent
13.51 %
2,117 votes
CK
Christopher KennedyElected
Reform UK
8.37 %
1,311 votes
SY
Soyeb YusufNot elected
Independent
8.26 %
1,294 votes
IA
Imtiaz Ali AmeenNot elected
Labour
8.22 %
1,287 votes
MF
Michael Kenneth FortuneNot elected
Reform UK
7.93 %
1,242 votes
RW
Ryan WardNot elected
Reform UK
7.76 %
1,215 votes
MA
Mohammed AliNot elected
Labour
7.15 %
1,120 votes
Jackie RamsayNot elected
Labour
6.27 %
983 votes
IB
Ismail Yusuf BhanaNot elected
Independent
5.89 %
923 votes
MH
Mohammed Abubakar HaneefNot elected
Green Party
2.71 %
425 votes
EJ
Ebony Riann JohnsonNot elected
Green Party
2.1 %
329 votes
MW
Myste Brooke WebsterNot elected
Green Party
1.96 %
307 votes
PT
Pamela Joyce ThorneNot elected
Conservative
1.44 %
226 votes
MW
Marjorie WheelhouseNot elected
Conservative
1.37 %
215 votes
CV
Claire VoyceNot elected
Conservative
1.3 %
204 votes
SM
Shaun MaddoxNot elected
Independent
1.28 %
201 votes
SB
Stephen John BirdNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1 %
156 votes
CB
Chrissy BloomNot elected
Liberal Democrats
0.88 %
138 votes
John Edward RossingtonNot elected
Liberal Democrats
0.64 %
100 votes
MA
Masood Ahmed
Independent
Pending
Vote total
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 20 |
| Parties on ballot | 6 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 13,793 |
| Turnout | 42.0% |