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A Grade II listed building in Huddersfield could be turned into housing for graduates and people looking for a home in the town centre. Kirklees Council has approved plans to spend £1.25m of ...
Parking charges have been introduced at 15 Kirklees car parks which were previously free to use. The charges come into effect following a decision made by the district council in October.
Kirklees Council plans to make £27.6m of savings in 2025/26 [Google] A council leader has vowed to go "back to basics" with the local authority's budget as it braces itself for millions of pounds ...
The 2024 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 alongside the West Yorkshire mayoral election and other local elections across the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] Prior to the local elections, four Labour councillors resigned from the party in protest of the party's direction and policy regarding the war in Gaza . [ 2 ]
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.
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]
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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.