2011 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2011 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect 23 members to the Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It elected one-third of the council's 69 members to a four-year term. The council remained under no overall control.^[1]

Results summary

2011 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	10	3	43.5	17	27	39.1	51,146	39.7	9.1
	Conservative	8	2	34.8	14	22	31.9	38,598	30.0	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	2	6	8.7	12	14	20.3	18,911	14.7	8.7
	Green	2		8.7	2	4	5.8	13,232	10.3	4.4
	Independent	1	1	4.3	1	2	2.9	3,533	2.7	0.3
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,180	0.9	0.2
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	984	0.8	New
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	923	0.7	6.9
	English Democrat	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	276	0.2	New

Ward results

Almondbury

Almondbury^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Blanchard	1,736	31.7	5.2
	Conservative	Janice Thomas	1,400	25.6	0.1
	Labour	Elliott Ledsam	1,322	24.2	10.8
	Green	Eileen Marchant	677	12.4	5.9
	BNP	Tony Leach	230	4.2	5.8
	TUSC	Craig Fennell	105	1.9	New
Majority			336	6.1	5.1
Total valid votes			5,470	40.9
Registered electors			13,542
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.6

Ashbrow

Ashbrow^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cath Harris*	2,817	52.5	11.1
	Conservative	Bill Armer	1,871	34.8	3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Manjit Singh	397	7.4	0.6
	Green	Sharon Fallows	285	5.3	0.3
Majority			946	17.6	7.4
Total valid votes			5,395	39.7
Registered electors			13,791
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Batley East

Batley East^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amanda Stubley	3,834	67.2	18.5
	Conservative	Mohammed Laher	1,028	18.0	3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Bloom	333	5.8	14.2
	Independent	Mark Griffin	295	5.2	New
	Green	Peter Cunnington	212	3.7	0.5
Majority			2,806	49.2	39.0
Total valid votes			5,702	45.5
Registered electors			12,804
	Labour hold		Swing	7.7

Batley West

Batley West^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter O'Neill*	3,376	64.3	24.9
	Conservative	John Birkenshaw	1,302	24.8	4.6
	Green	Matt Blakeley	317	6.0	2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Irfan Iqbal	252	4.8	13.3
Majority			2,074	39.5	20.3
Total valid votes			5,247	40.5
Registered electors			13,157
	Labour hold		Swing	10.2

Birstall and Birkenshaw

Birstall and Birkenshaw^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Light*	2,642	53.2	5.0
	Labour	Michael Williams	1,640	33.0	9.6
	Green	Clive Lord	368	7.4	2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Suzy Brain England	317	6.4	0.4
Majority			1,002	20.2	4.6
Total valid votes			4,967	40.9
Registered electors			12,503
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

Cleckheaton

Cleckheaton^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Pinnock*	2,237	42.8	4.3
	Conservative	David Pinder	1,389	26.6	10.7
	Labour	Dan Howard	1,316	25.2	17.1
	Green	Robert Barraclough	283	5.4	3.7
Majority			848	16.2	3.8
Total valid votes			5,225	41.3
Registered electors			12,856
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.5

Colne Valley

Colne Valley^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donna Bellamy	1,656	28.9	9.7
	Labour	Tabatha Ellam	1,554	27.1	14.9
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Bradbury	1,425	24.8	17.8
	Green	Chayley Collis	559	9.7	0.6
	UKIP	Melanie Roberts	543	9.5	New
Majority			102	1.8	N/A
Total valid votes			5,771	43.8
Registered electors			13,273
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	2.6

Crosland Moor and Netherton

Crosland Moor and Netherton^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammad Sarwar*	2,754	47.0	9.5
	Conservative	Louisa Waple	1,151	19.7	8.7
	TUSC	Jackie Grunsell	866	14.8	New
	Liberal Democrats	Mahmood Hussain	574	9.8	6.8
	Green	Chas Ball	511	8.7	4.7
Majority			1,603	27.4	12.2
Total valid votes			5,856	45.1
Registered electors			13,196
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Dalton

Dalton^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cliff Preest	2,243	48.0	18.9
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Battye*	1,072	22.9	12.1
	Conservative	Chris Meadows	892	19.1	3.4
	Green	David Honour	468	10.0	5.3
Majority			1,171	25.0	N/A
Total valid votes			4,675	37.2
Registered electors			12,758
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	15.5

Denby Dale

Denby Dale^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elaine Ward*	2,514	41.1	0.2
	Labour	Graham Turner	2,285	37.4	7.3
	Green	Terry Sigsworth	443	7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Armistead	392	6.4	1.9
	English Democrat	Paul McEnhill	276	4.5	1.5
	BNP	Rachel Firth	206	3.4	3.6
Majority			229	3.7	7.5
Total valid votes			6,140	49.0
Registered electors			12,663
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Dewsbury East

Dewsbury East^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eric Firth*	2,739	51.6	15.5
	Conservative	Mark Eastwood	1,150	21.7	15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Hullock	776	14.6	6.7
	UKIP	Greg Burrows	441	8.3	New
	Green	Tony Kelsall	203	3.8	2.3
Majority			1,589	29.9	28.5
Total valid votes			5,309	40.0
Registered electors			13,486
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

Dewsbury South

Dewsbury South^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Salim Patel*	2,577	43.0	9.3
	Labour	Naheed Arshad-Mather	1,896	31.6	0.1
	Independent	Chris Kennedy	822	13.7	New
	Green	Adrian Cruden	287	4.8	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Disken	224	3.7	1.7
	Independent	Shaun Maddox	189	3.2	New
Majority			681	11.4	9.2
Total valid votes			5,995	47.4
Registered electors			12,890
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.6

Dewsbury West

Dewsbury West^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Darren O'Donovan	2,918	50.8	20.9
	Liberal Democrats	Naz Hussain*	2,118	36.9	9.3
	Conservative	Christophe Walker	502	8.7	3.4
	Green	Andrew Stimson	202	3.5	1.5
Majority			800	13.9	N/A
Total valid votes			5,740	45.2
Registered electors			12,971
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	15.1

Golcar

Golcar^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hilary Richards	1,769	33.6	13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Iredale*	1,567	29.7	9.8
	Conservative	Clinton Simpson	857	16.3	4.4
	Green	Daniel Greenwood	384	7.3	1.2
	Independent	David Hill	340	6.5	New
	BNP	Skye Turner	292	5.5	16.6
	TUSC	Matt Moll	59	1.1	New
Majority			202	3.8	N/A
Total valid votes			5,292	39.4
Registered electors			13,559
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	11.5

Greenhead

Greenhead^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Hughes	4,117	65.0	5.9
	Conservative	Robert McGuin	972	15.3	1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Haleem	718	11.3	2.6
	Green	Michelle Atkinson	526	8.3	1.2
Majority			3,145	49.7	4.4
Total valid votes			6,379	46.2
Registered electors			13,949
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Heckmondwike

Heckmondwike^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Sheard*	3,403	70.1	25.4
	Conservative	Mark Roberts	873	18.0	1.8
	Green	David Brooks	320	6.6	New
	Liberal Democrats	Josie Pugsley	257	5.3	1.2
Majority			2,530	52.1	40.0
Total valid votes			4,853	38.9
Registered electors			12,699
	Labour hold		Swing	11.8

Holme Valley North

Holme Valley North^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edgar Holroyd-Doveton	1,887	31.7	*New*
	Conservative	Basil Smith	1,539	25.8	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Woodhead*	1,097	18.4	9.5
	Labour	Ian Leedham	931	15.6	6.7
	Green	Barry Ward	507	8.5	2.8
Majority			348	5.8	N/A
Total valid votes			5,961	47.7
Registered electors			12,665
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	16.1

Holme Valley South

Holme Valley South^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Sims*	3,201	48.8	0.2
	Labour	Steven Morris	1,808	27.6	10.7
	Green	Sue Macklin	794	12.1	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver Constance	751	11.5	1.1
Majority			1,393	21.3	10.8
Total valid votes			6,604	46.6
Registered electors			14,360
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.5

Kirkburton

Kirkburton^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Derek Hardcastle*	2,221	38.8	4.6
	Conservative	Amanda Shaw	2,139	37.4	2.8
	Labour	Mike Greetham	1,040	18.2	7.0
	BNP	Carol Dixon	195	3.4	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jatinder Singh	127	2.2	1.0
Majority			82	1.4	7.4
Total valid votes			5,747	44.8
Registered electors			12,888
	Green hold		Swing	3.7

Lindley

Lindley^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Brice	2,379	39.3	9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Woodhead*	1,650	27.3	14.6
	Labour	Douglas Morgan	1,487	24.6	12.0
	Green	Richard Plunkett	531	8.8	2.8
Majority			729	12.1	N/A
Total valid votes			6,081	44.0
Registered electors			13,936
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	12.1

Liversedge and Gomersal

Liversedge and Gomersal^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lisa Holmes	2,467	46.7	5.2
	Labour	Gordon North	2,189	41.5	22.1
	Green	Karen Allison	334	6.3	2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Farnhill	290	5.5	2.0
Majority			278	5.3	8.6
Total valid votes			5,280	39.0
Registered electors			13,735
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.5

Mirfield

Mirfield^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathleen Taylor*	3,561	53.9	7.2
	Labour	Karen Rowling	2,325	35.2	20.8
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Firth	376	5.7
	Green	Cassandra Whittingham	350	5.3	2.4
Majority			1,236	18.7	3.9
Total valid votes			6,612	44.5
Registered electors			15,089
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Newsome

Newsome^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Julie Stewart-Turner*	2,450	51.6	1.1
	Labour	Mohammed Saeed	1,383	29.2	3.0
	Conservative	Jas Virdee	536	11.3	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Scott	225	4.7	2.8
	TUSC	Ian Slattery	150	3.2	New
Majority			1,067	22.5	4.0
Total valid votes			4,777	34.6
Registered electors			13,955
	Green hold		Swing	2.1

References

^ Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Kirklees". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Electiosn Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Kirklees Metropolitan Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "District council election results, 5 May 2011". Kirklees Council. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[HoC-1] Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[LEAP-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Kirklees". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[TEC1-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Electiosn Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[TEC2-4] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Kirklees Metropolitan Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[Council-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "District council election results, 5 May 2011". Kirklees Council. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

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