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Local Elections 2026
Results in Kirkburton
These are the local election records for Kirkburton (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 Kirkburton
Bill Armer, John Joseph Taylor, Richard Smith were elected in Kirkburton.
18,019 valid candidate votes were recorded across 15 candidates.
Filter by party
15 candidates across 5 parties
John Joseph TaylorElected
Conservative
14.63 %
2,637 votes
BA
Bill ArmerElected
Conservative
12.36 %
2,227 votes
RS
Richard SmithElected
Conservative
11.49 %
2,071 votes
BH
Bill HodgsonNot elected
Reform UK
10.76 %
1,939 votes
GP
Graham PickupNot elected
Reform UK
10.19 %
1,837 votes
CW
Christopher David WisherNot elected
Reform UK
9.47 %
1,707 votes
JB
Jane BodhiNot elected
Green Party
7.79 %
1,403 votes
GS
Graham SimpsonNot elected
Green Party
5.7 %
1,027 votes
RW
Rosamund Ann WalshNot elected
Green Party
5.28 %
952 votes
EB
Edward John BowenNot elected
Labour
4.4 %
793 votes
RL
Raffi LeeceNot elected
Labour
2.62 %
472 votes
AM
Alero MegbeleNot elected
Labour
2.13 %
383 votes
JL
Jane Elizabeth LambertNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.27 %
228 votes
MC
Miles CromptonNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.07 %
192 votes
JS
Jeremy SmithNot elected
Liberal Democrats
0.84 %
151 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 15 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 18,019 |
| Turnout | Not available |