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Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. One third of the Council is elected each election year. Every fourth year there is no election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 69 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.
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As of the 2016 elections the council remains in "No Overall Control", with Labour 1 seat short of a majority.
Political Control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Council elections
The political make-up of the council is as follows;
Summary of election results 1973 - 2016
The first elections to Kirklees council were held on 10 May 1973, with the councillors serving as a shadow authority until 1 April of the next year. A system of elections by thirds was then introduced from 1975, with polls being held in three years out of four. This continued until 1982 when new ward boundaries were introduced, and an election of the whole council was held. Elections by thirds continued from that date until 2016.