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Kirklees 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

23 ward races

23 seats

11 elected below the proportional quota

47.8% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 23 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 23 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	44,786	40.9%	14	60.9%	10	43.5%	+4
Conservative and Unionist Party	34,895	31.9%	5	21.7%	8	34.8%	-3
Liberal Democrats	14,409	13.2%	3	13.0%	3	13.0%	0
Green Party	10,244	9.4%	1	4.3%	2	8.7%	-1
Workers Party of Britain	2,563	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	1,849	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
OMRL	236	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FREE	170	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	106	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Yorkshire Party	68	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	63	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	109,389	100.0%	23	100.0%	23	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Holme Valley North · 1 seat · won at 33.1% · +16.9 pts below quota
Golcar · 1 seat · won at 38.1% · +11.9 pts below quota
Heckmondwike · 1 seat · won at 43.5% · +6.5 pts below quota
Batley East · 1 seat · won at 44.6% · +5.4 pts below quota
Colne Valley · 1 seat · won at 45.5% · +4.5 pts below quota
Holme Valley South · 1 seat · won at 46.8% · +3.2 pts below quota
Almondbury · 1 seat · won at 48.2% · +1.8 pts below quota
Dewsbury East · 1 seat · won at 48.9% · +1.1 pts below quota
Lindley · 1 seat · won at 49.3% · +0.7 pts below quota
Kirkburton · 1 seat · won at 49.6% · +0.4 pts below quota
Denby Dale · 1 seat · won at 49.8% · +0.2 pts below quota
Dalton · 1 seat · won at 51.8% · above quota
Birstall & Birkenshaw · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
Mirfield · 1 seat · won at 54.0% · above quota
Crosland Moor & Netherton · 1 seat · won at 56.2% · above quota
Liversedge & Gomersal · 1 seat · won at 56.6% · above quota
Ashbrow · 1 seat · won at 56.7% · above quota
Newsome · 1 seat · won at 60.6% · above quota
Cleckheaton · 1 seat · won at 61.1% · above quota
Batley West · 1 seat · won at 63.6% · above quota
Dewsbury West · 1 seat · won at 64.7% · above quota
Greenhead · 1 seat · won at 66.1% · above quota
Dewsbury South · 1 seat · won at 70.7% · above quota

Race results

Holme Valley North · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,253

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McGrath T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,739	33.1%	Elected
2	Lyons T.	Independent	1,667	31.7%
3	Lockley B.	Labour Party	1,214	23.1%
4	Midgley S.	Green Party	364	6.9%
5	Hill K.	Liberal Democrats	206	3.9%
6	Laird S.	Reform UK	63	1.2%

Electorate 13,371 · Ballots cast 5,253 · EC ward code E05008561 · Back to ward index

Golcar · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,573

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Turner G.	Labour Party	1,744	38.1%	Elected
2	Iredale R.	Liberal Democrats	1,695	37.1%
3	Bellamy T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	751	16.4%
4	Roberts N.	Green Party	309	6.8%
5	Finch M.	FREE	74	1.6%

Electorate 13,864 · Ballots cast 4,573 · EC ward code E05001401 · Back to ward index

Heckmondwike · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,563

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kendrick V.	Labour Party	1,985	43.5%	Elected
2	Ali I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,317	28.9%
3	Kahut Z.	Workers Party of Britain	952	20.9%
4	Pugsley J.	Liberal Democrats	309	6.8%

Electorate 13,425 · Ballots cast 4,563 · EC ward code E05001403 · Back to ward index

Batley East · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,868

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Zaman A.	Labour Party	2,170	44.6%	Elected
2	Daji A.	Workers Party of Britain	1,611	33.1%
3	Gavaghan K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	734	15.1%
4	Duffy S.	Green Party	201	4.1%
5	Shepherd D.	Liberal Democrats	152	3.1%

Electorate 13,151 · Ballots cast 4,868 · EC ward code E05001390 · Back to ward index

Colne Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,520

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McCarthy H.	Labour Party	2,509	45.5%	Elected
2	Bellamy D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,988	36.0%
3	Marchington J.	Liberal Democrats	542	9.8%
4	Norman J.	Green Party	375	6.8%
5	Roberts M.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	106	1.9%

Electorate 13,680 · Ballots cast 5,520 · EC ward code E05008559 · Back to ward index

Holme Valley South · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,445

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Crook M.	Labour Party	3,016	46.8%	Elected
2	Brook D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,710	42.0%
3	Gould D.	Green Party	453	7.0%
4	McCaig A.	Liberal Democrats	266	4.1%

Electorate 15,267 · Ballots cast 6,445 · EC ward code E05001405 · Back to ward index

Almondbury · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,639

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Munro A.	Liberal Democrats	2,238	48.2%	Elected
2	Ackroyd M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,275	27.5%
3	Jones B.	Labour Party	840	18.1%
4	Taylor P.	Green Party	286	6.2%

Electorate 13,427 · Ballots cast 4,639 · EC ward code E05008558 · Back to ward index

Dewsbury East · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,952

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Scott C.	Labour Party	1,934	48.9%	Elected
2	Mallinson K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,307	33.1%
3	Woodlock D.	Liberal Democrats	311	7.9%
4	Earl 'Eaton S.	OMRL	236	6.0%
5	Richards G.	Green Party	164	4.1%

Electorate 14,042 · Ballots cast 3,952 · EC ward code E05001398 · Back to ward index

Lindley · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,208

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Burke C.	Liberal Democrats	3,062	49.3%	Elected
2	Heathcote D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,069	33.3%
3	Asif G.	Labour Party	844	13.6%
4	Vincent I.	Green Party	233	3.8%

Electorate 15,456 · Ballots cast 6,208 · EC ward code E05001407 · Back to ward index

Kirkburton · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,942

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Armer B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,450	49.6%	Elected
2	Burton R.	Green Party	1,690	34.2%
3	Yusuf S.	Labour Party	670	13.6%
4	Anwar W.	Liberal Democrats	132	2.7%

Electorate 12,683 · Ballots cast 4,942 · EC ward code E05008562 · Back to ward index

Denby Dale · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,781

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Simpson W.	Labour Party	2,879	49.8%	Elected
2	Rank V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,283	39.5%
3	Armistead C.	Liberal Democrats	264	4.6%
4	Shaw M.	Green Party	259	4.5%
5	Tilt J.	FREE	96	1.7%

Electorate 13,353 · Ballots cast 5,781 · EC ward code E05001397 · Back to ward index

Dalton · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.8 pts Valid ballots 3,748

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hawkins T.	Labour Party	1,941	51.8%	Elected
2	Easingwood J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,180	31.5%
3	Walters C.	Green Party	357	9.5%
4	Black D.	Liberal Democrats	270	7.2%

Electorate 12,539 · Ballots cast 3,748 · EC ward code E05001396 · Back to ward index

Birstall & Birkenshaw · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 3,968

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smaje L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,104	53.0%	Elected
2	Smith J.	Labour Party	1,370	34.5%
3	Walsh L.	Liberal Democrats	254	6.4%
4	Akram T.	Green Party	240	6.0%

Electorate 12,930 · Ballots cast 3,968 · EC ward code E05001392 · Back to ward index

Mirfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.0 pts Valid ballots 5,589

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lees-Hamilton V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,020	54.0%	Elected
2	Kernan G.	Labour Party	1,808	32.3%
3	Whittingham C.	Green Party	547	9.8%
4	Bird S.	Liberal Democrats	214	3.8%

Electorate 15,577 · Ballots cast 5,589 · EC ward code E05001409 · Back to ward index

Crosland Moor & Netherton · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.2 pts Valid ballots 4,376

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lawson J.	Labour Party	2,460	56.2%	Elected
2	Barnett I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,035	23.7%
3	Barraclough S.	Liberal Democrats	358	8.2%
4	Green C.	Green Party	341	7.8%
5	Bradbury S.	Independent	182	4.2%

Electorate 13,319 · Ballots cast 4,376 · EC ward code E05008560 · Back to ward index

Liversedge & Gomersal · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.6 pts Valid ballots 4,175

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hall D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,364	56.6%	Elected
2	McKaig J.	Labour Party	1,274	30.5%
3	Simmons L.	Green Party	300	7.2%
4	Snee D.	Liberal Democrats	237	5.7%

Electorate 13,952 · Ballots cast 4,175 · EC ward code E05001408 · Back to ward index

Ashbrow · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.7 pts Valid ballots 4,084

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Perry F.	Labour Party	2,315	56.7%	Elected
2	Daniel D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,109	27.2%
3	Smithson B.	Green Party	447	10.9%
4	Singh M.	Liberal Democrats	213	5.2%

Electorate 14,060 · Ballots cast 4,084 · EC ward code E05001389 · Back to ward index

Newsome · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.6 pts Valid ballots 3,897

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Allison K.	Green Party	2,360	60.6%	Elected
2	Safdar M.	Labour Party	984	25.3%
3	Roberts J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	379	9.7%
4	Wilkinson A.	Liberal Democrats	106	2.7%
5	Katenga B.	Yorkshire Party	68	1.7%

Electorate 12,667 · Ballots cast 3,897 · EC ward code E05001410 · Back to ward index

Cleckheaton · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.1 pts Valid ballots 4,335

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lawson J.	Liberal Democrats	2,650	61.1%	Elected
2	Briggs P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,085	25.0%
3	Patel K.	Labour Party	600	13.8%

Electorate 13,545 · Ballots cast 4,335 · EC ward code E05001393 · Back to ward index

Batley West · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.6 pts Valid ballots 4,266

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lowe G.	Labour Party	2,713	63.6%	Elected
2	Laher M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,087	25.5%
3	Senior J.	Green Party	233	5.5%
4	Long S.	Liberal Democrats	233	5.5%

Electorate 13,840 · Ballots cast 4,266 · EC ward code E05001391 · Back to ward index

Dewsbury West · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.7 pts Valid ballots 5,054

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Anwar A.	Labour Party	3,268	64.7%	Elected
2	Hussain S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,328	26.3%
3	Whittingham N.	Green Party	229	4.5%
4	Rossington J.	Liberal Democrats	229	4.5%

Electorate 13,889 · Ballots cast 5,054 · EC ward code E05001400 · Back to ward index

Greenhead · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.1 pts Valid ballots 4,813

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sokhal M.	Labour Party	3,179	66.1%	Elected
2	Marchant E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	674	14.0%
3	Peacock H.	Green Party	639	13.3%
4	Harrison P.	Liberal Democrats	321	6.7%

Electorate 13,891 · Ballots cast 4,813 · EC ward code E05001402 · Back to ward index

Dewsbury South · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.7 pts Valid ballots 4,340

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed M.	Labour Party	3,069	70.7%	Elected
2	Guy S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	907	20.9%
3	Parker A.	Green Party	217	5.0%
4	Hullock D.	Liberal Democrats	147	3.4%

Electorate 13,424 · Ballots cast 4,340 · EC ward code E05001399 · Back to ward index