Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees
Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial county:	West Yorkshire
Historic county:	Yorkshire (West Riding)
Area: - Total	Ranked 115th 408.60 km²
Admin. HQ:	Huddersfield
ONS code:	00CZ
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 8th 394,600 966 / km²
Ethnicity:	85.6% White 11.4% S.Asian 1.4% Afro-Carib 1.6% Other
Politics
Coat of arms of Kirklees
Leadership:	Leader and Cabinet
Executive:	TBA (council NOC) (Conservative administration)
MPs:	Mary Creagh, Shahid Malik, Kali Mountford, Barry Sheerman, Mike Wood

Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 390,000 and includes Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite. Currently the council is moving towards locality working, and recognises the 7 main locality areas: Batley/Birstall/Birkenshaw, Colne/Holme Valleys, Dewsbury and Mirfield, Huddersfield North, Huddersfield South, Kirkburton/Denby Dale, and Spen Valley. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... 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Cleckheaton is a town in Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse and west of Batley. ... Dewsbury is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Wakefield, in the borough of Kirklees. ... Heckmondwike (known locally by its nickname Hecky) is a small town which is located in West Yorkshire, England, 13km (8 miles) south east of Bradford. ... Holmfirth is a small town located in the Holme Valley parish, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. ... Huddersfield is a large town in England near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... Statistics Population: 3,499 (2001 census data) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE048116 Administration Metropolitan borough: Kirklees Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Fire and rescue: West Yorkshire Ambulance... Meltham is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Slaithwaite. ... Mirfield is a town in West Yorkshire, England, near Dewsbury. ... Slaithwaite (pronounced Slathwait or Slawit but never Slaythwait; pronunciation varies) is a village in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England, near Huddersfield, on the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. ...

Structure

The borough was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the county boroughs of Dewsbury and Huddersfield along with the municipal boroughs of Batley and Spenborough and the urban districts of Colne Valley, Denby Dale, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Kirkburton, Meltham and Mirfield. It was named after the Kirklees Estate, which is situated mid way between Huddersfield and Dewsbury. The grounds were the location of Kirklees Priory. There is however an area of Calderdale, adjacent to the Calderdale Royal Hospital at Salterhebble that is also historically called Kirklees. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Dewsbury is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Wakefield, in the borough of Kirklees. ... Huddersfield is a large town in England near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... Batley is a small town in Kirklees Metropolitan Borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Spenborough was a municipal borough in what is now the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... The Colne Valley crosses the Pennines in West Yorkshire. ... Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the South East of Huddersfield. ... Heckmondwike (known locally by its nickname Hecky) is a small town which is located in West Yorkshire, England, 13km (8 miles) south east of Bradford. ... Location of Holme Valley within Kirklees The Holme Valley is a large civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. ... Kirkburton is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, lying five miles southeast of Huddersfield. ... Meltham is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Slaithwaite. ... Mirfield is a town in West Yorkshire, England, near Dewsbury. ... Kirklees Hall is a 16th century Jacobean hall, close to the village of Clifton, West Yorkshire in Calderdale. ... Salterhebble is a district of Halifax, West Yorkshire, where the rivers River Calder and River Hebble join. ...

Most of Kirklees consists of old mill towns although there are a few country villages, such as Denby Dale and Emley. The combination of the two county boroughs (which only happened in three other metropolitan districts: Wirral, Sefton and Sandwell) resulted in a borough with no clear centre. Graham Riddick, MP for Colne Valley, campaigned in the early 1990s for it to be split into two ^{[1] [2]}, an ambition also mentioned by Elizabeth Peacock MP for Batley and Spen in 1991. ^[3], but no review of the borough was undertaken by the Banham Commission or its successors. Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the South East of Huddersfield. ... Emley is a small village in West Yorkshire between Huddersfield and Wakefield with a population of 1,867 according to the 2001 census. ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ... See Sefton, New South Wales for the suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ... Graham Riddick was the Conservative Party member of Parliament for Colne Valley in West Yorkshire, England from 1987 to 1997. ... Colne Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Dame Elizabeth Joan Peacock (born 4 September 1937 as Elizabeth Joan Gates) ia a British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament for the West Yorkshire constituency of Batley and Spen. ... Batley and Spen is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Map showing counties and unitary authorities from 1998. ...

Notable features

Kirklees is the most populated borough or district in England not to have city status. In an unofficial referendum held by the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, the population of Huddersfield did not support city status. Kirklees council did not apply for that status in either 2000 or 2002. Historically, city status was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ...

One attraction in Kirklees is Kirklees Light Railway. The border of Kirklees borough with Derbyshire (High Peak district) runs across the summit of the significant hill named Black Hill. Kirklees light railway is a Narrow gauge railway in Kirklees, consisting of 8 miles (13 km) of 15 inch (381 mm) gauge line running along an old branch line which used to connect Clayton West and Skelmanthorpe with the main Sheffield-Huddersfield line. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... Black Hill is a hill in the Peak District lying on the border between Kirklees borough and Derbyshire, reaching 582 metres above sea level. ...

The last remaining colliery in West Yorkshire is at Scissett; the mine was so small that it was never nationalised and has always been in private hands. West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Scissett is a village in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. ...

Dewsbury and Batley have been made into a special E.U. transformation area to address their problems of deprivation. Dewsbury is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Wakefield, in the borough of Kirklees. ... Batley is a small town in Kirklees Metropolitan Borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Motto (Latin) United in diversity Anthem Ode to Joy(orchestral) Commission seat Brussels Official languages 23 Bulgarian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Irish Italian Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Polish Portuguese Romanian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Member states 27 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia...

List of Civic Honours and Freedoms

Since its formation Kirklees Borough Council has granted the freedom of the Borough to two individuals and two groups.

• 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers - 25 March, 1979

• Sir William Mallalieu MP - 27 January, 1980

• The Rt Hon Betty Boothroyd MP - 20 November, 1992

• Citizens of Besançon, France - 7 October, 2005

Yorkshire Volunteers Freedom Scroll

On 25 March 1979, Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council gave the Freedom of Kirklees to the 3rd Battalion of the Yorkshire Volunteers. The 3rd Battalion was at that time the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) Territorial Army unit. Joseph Percival William Mallalieu (18 June 1908 – 13 March 1980) was a British Labour Party politician, journalist and author. ... Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, OM, PC (born October 8, 1929 in Dewsbury, England), is a British politician and was the first female Speaker of the House of Commons. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Utinam (Latin: If God wills) Citadel Vauban of Besançon Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Franche-Comté Department Doubs (25) Intercommunality Grand Besançon Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area¹ 65. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 410 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1512 × 2211 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 410 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1512 × 2211 pixel, file size: 2. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (officially, the Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding)) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Kings Division. ... The Territorial Army (TA) is the principal reserve force of the British Army, the land armed forces of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at the same rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents. ...

However the freedom given by Kirklees to the 3rd battalion of the Yorkshire Volunteers did not permit any transfer to heirs or successors and effectively that freedom ceased when the battalion was amalgamated into the East and West Riding Regiment on the 1 July, 1999. The East and West Riding Regiment ceased to exist on 6 June 2006, having been merged into the Yorkshire Regiment as its 4th Battalion. The Yorkshire Regiment has requested the right to march to be transferred to them.

Local government

Logo of Kirklees Metropolitan Council

The borough is divided into 23 wards and each is represented on the borough council by three councillors. Each councillor is normally elected on a first past the post basis for a four-year period which is staggered with the other councillors of that ward so that only one councillor per ward is up for election at any one time. Exceptions to this include by-elections and ward boundary changes. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... An example of a plurality ballot. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

For example, in 2004, the boundaries were changed, resulting in one less ward and, therefore, three less councillors. The local government election in June 2004 was for all seats of the council. The electorate were given three votes each to fill the three seats of each ward. The candidate with the most votes was elected for the standard four years, the candidate with the second highest number of votes was elected for three years and the candidate with the third highest number of votes was elected for two years; their seat therefore being up for re-election in 2006.

Three of the four seats currently held by the Green Party represent Newsome ward.^[4] The ward was the first ever win by the party on the council when Nicholas Harvey won it in the late 1990s. Since then, the ward has consistently elected Green Party councillors. The ward is centred on Newsome village, but also includes Lowerhouses, Lockwood, Berry Brow, Hall Bower, Taylor Hill, Primrose Hill, Armitage Bridge, Ashenhurst and Salford. Also included in the ward is the majority of Huddersfield town centre, the university campus, halls of residence and other student accommodation. The Greens' success may therefore be due to the high proportion of students compared with the more permanent residents. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. ... Newsome is a village situated approximately 1 mile south of Huddersfield, England. ... Lowerhouses is a large housing estate between Newsome and Almondbury in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees within the County of West Yorkshire in England. ... Lockwood, a district to the south west of the Huddersfield Town Centre and generally to the west of the River Holme. ... Berry Brow is a semi rural village approx 2 miles south of Huddersfield. ... Hall Bower is a small Hamlet 2 miles (3. ... The University of Huddersfield is a University in the town of Huddersfield, England. ...

2007 election

The table below summarises the results of the local government election held in May 2007. 23 of the 69 seats were up for re-election. Each party is ordered by number of votes registered. No party won the 35 or more seats required for overall control, though the Labour Party won the most seats. The administration of the council was decided at the Annual General Meeting on May 23rd 2007. The Conservatives took control of the Council for the second consecutive year. The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ...

The votes and seats listed below for the Labour Party also include candidates who stood as Labour Co-operative candidates. The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Labour Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties. ...

The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the modern party. ... The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. ... Save Huddersfield NHS is a broad based campaign against the Kirklees and Calderdale NHS Trust Boards proposals to close St. ... The English Democrats Party is the largest English Nationalist political party in England committed to the formation of a devolved English Parliament with at least the same powers as those granted to the Scottish Parliament. ... Logo of The New Party The New Party is a political party in the UK. It supports a smaller role for the state and encourages the growth of a largely laissez-faire system of capitalism, with a significant reduction in bureaucracy and renegotiation with the European Union in line with... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP) is a registered political party established in the United Kingdom in 1983 by musician and anti-politician David Sutch, also known as Screaming Lord Sutch (1940-1999). ...

2006 election

The table below summarises the results of the 2006 local government election. 23 of the 69 seats were up for re-election. Each party is ordered by number of votes registered. No party won the 35 or more seats required for overall control, though the Conservatives won the most seats. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ...

The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the modern party. ... The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. ... Save Huddersfield NHS is a broad based campaign against the Kirklees and Calderdale NHS Trust Boards proposals to close St. ... The English Democrats Party is the largest English Nationalist political party in England committed to the formation of a devolved English Parliament with at least the same powers as those granted to the Scottish Parliament. ... The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP) is a registered political party established in the United Kingdom in 1983 by musician and anti-politician David Sutch, also known as Screaming Lord Sutch (1940-1999). ...

References

External links

• Kirklees Council Website
• Multimap location