About the Council
Who we are
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, also known simply as Kirklees Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.
We are a metropolitan single tier authority, one of five in West Yorkshire, and the 13th biggest local authority in the UK in terms of population. Since 1 April 2014 we have been a constituent council of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
On Thursday 2 May 2024 District and Parish Council elections took place in Kirklees. Voters from all 23 wards had the opportunity to elect a new Councillor to represent their local area.
The results were:
- Labour – 24 seats
- Conservative – 15 seats
- Liberal Democrat- 10 seats
- Kirklees Community Independents Group – 6 seats
- Community Alliance – 6 seats
- Green – 4 seats
- Independent – 1 seat
We have an elected Leader and Cabinet structure, and a very talented and dedicated workforce across our four directorates:
- Adults and Health
- Children and Families
- Public Health and Corporate Resource
- Place
Our Directorate Leadership Structure
Led by our Executive Director and our three Service Directors, the Social Care Senior Leadership delivers our vision through a range of services and teams.
Our Council
‘Our Council’ is an initiative to refresh and strengthen our culture, it is a way of guiding the way we work as an organisation. It has seven key principles, which can be applied to every team and service across the council.
These seven principles of ‘Our Council’ are:
