Kirklees Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Steve Mawson[1] since 2023 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 69 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Joint committees | West Yorkshire Combined Authority |
| Elections | |
| Multiple member first-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2 May 2024 |
Next election | 7 May 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TA | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| 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.