Kirklees Council

Kirklees Council
Kirklees Council
	Coat of arms
Type
Type	Metropolitan borough
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor	Nosheen Dad, ; Labour ; since 22 May 2024
Leader	Cathy Scott, ; Independent ; since 13 September 2023
Chief Executive	Steve Mawson ; since 2017
Structure
Seats	69 councillors
Political groups	Labour (24) Independent (16) Conservative (15) Liberal Democrats (10) Green (4)
Joint committees	West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Elections
Voting system	Multiple member first-past-the-post
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
	Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TA
Website
	www.kirklees.gov.uk
Constitution
	Constitution

Kirklees Council, also known as Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. As a metropolitan borough council it provides the majority of local government services in the borough. Since 2014 the council has been a constituent members of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

The council has been under no overall control since 2024. It meets at Huddersfield Town Hall and has its main offices in the nearby Civic Centre.

^ Council, Kirklees (1 October 2023). "Chief Executive, strategic directors and service directors". www.kirklees.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ Marlow, Abigail (14 May 2024). "History in the making as youngest Mayor of Kirklees set to take office". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[1] Council, Kirklees (1 October 2023). "Chief Executive, strategic directors and service directors". www.kirklees.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[2] Marlow, Abigail (14 May 2024). "History in the making as youngest Mayor of Kirklees set to take office". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

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