By Joshua Robinson –
The results of the local elections in Kirklees, held on Thursday 2nd May 2024, have been released and no political party is able to maintain a majority of seats.
The amount of seats that each party has following the local election:
- Labour: 31 (-4)
- Conservative: 15 (-3)
- Liberal Democrats: 10 (+2)
- Green: 4 (+1)
- Kirklees Community Independents Group: 3 (-1)
- Independent: 6 (+5)
Labour lost five seats, including that of former long-serving leader Shabbir Pandor.
A series of victories for independent candidates, the Liberal Democrats, and the Green Party has left the council hung, as it was between 2021 and 2022.
Tanisha Bramwell told BBC Radio Leeds: “We’ve lost so many services and local people have been affected are feeling that hit.
“Labour has always had the Muslim vote, but unfortunately is that when the community came knocking and said ‘advocate for us’, Labour and the Conservatives didn’t.”
To see the full results please visit: https://democracy.kirklees.gov.uk/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=30&RPID=5748712
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