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Kirklees Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.Since the last boundary changes in 2004, the council has comprised 69 councillors representing 23 wards.
Kirklees Council was established on 1 April 1974, when Kirklees and West Yorkshire were created under the Local Government Act 1972. The eleven former district councils within the area were abolished at the same time. [3] [4] Kirklees was awarded borough status, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. [5]
Kirklees Council is the local authority of the district. The council is composed of 69 councillors, three for each of the borough's 23 wards. Elections are held three years out of four, on the first Thursday of May. One third of the councillors are elected, for a four-year term, in each election. The council is currently led by a Labour executive.
A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolitan counties.
Kirklees Council has suggested replacing the current 240-litre grey wheelie bins with 180-litre bins, in a move it says would save more than £500,000. However, Labour MPs Jade Botterill, Paul ...
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. [11] 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.
2024 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election This page was last edited on 15 July 2014, at 14:04 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
A draft budget report for a council meeting taking place later said the move would save £131,000 in the 2025/26 financial year and a further £395,000 the following year.