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Kirklees.

Reform UK-controlled metropolitan_borough. £468m net revenue. 23 wards across 0 parliamentary constituencies.

Typemetropolitan_borough
Seats69 councillors · 23 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitekirklees.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£468m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,322
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
29/69
Reform UK 42%
Westminster
0
constituencies overlap
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Reform UK chamber, opposed area.

Kirklees is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Reform UK (29 of 69 seats). Net revenue is £468m for 2025-26. It covers 23 wards spanning 0 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.69 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Ref 29Ind 14Green 12Con 9LD 5

Reform UK 42% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Craig WilesRefAlmondbury2026
Gill FloydRefAlmondbury2026
Pip HarveyRefAlmondbury2026
David George Edward KnightGrnAshbrow2026
Martin PriceGrnAshbrow2026
Simon James DuffyGrnAshbrow2026
Akhtar KasiaIndBatley East2026
Aziz DajiIndBatley East2026
Habiban ZamanIndBatley East2026
Khuram AmjadIndBatley West2026
Yusra HussainIndBatley West2026
Zahid KahutIndBatley West2026
Showing 12 of 69·All 69 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

54%
Council tax
£251.0m · median 44%
35%
Central grants
£163.7m · median 41%
11%
Business rates
£53.4m · median 14%

This is a high-council-tax councils (metropolitan_borough): 54% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (44%).

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,964
County / upper-tier£0
Police£263
Fire & rescue£84
GLA precept£0
Parish average£10
Total Band-D£2,322

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)

How does Kirklees split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education43.9% of net spend · cohort median 41%
8 of 35+8% vs median
Adult Social Care26.6% of net spend · cohort median 26%
13 of 35+3% vs median
Children's Services11.6% of net spend · cohort median 15%
35 of 35-23% vs median
Waste & Recycling4.8% of net spend · cohort median 4%
11 of 35+16% vs median
Public Health3.9% of net spend · cohort median 4%
23 of 35-9% vs median
Corporate & Central3.0% of net spend · cohort median 3%
19 of 35-2% vs median
Housing & Homelessness2.7% of net spend · cohort median 2%
3 of 35+59% vs median
Culture & Leisure2.0% of net spend · cohort median 2%
27 of 35-15% vs median
Highways & Transport0.7% of net spend · cohort median 2%
32 of 35-53% vs median
Planning & Economic Development0.7% of net spend · cohort median 2%
31 of 35-55% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.17,720 payments · £165.6m gross · 2 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
REDACTED DATA£81.12m49.0%9,272
BAM CONSTRUCTION LTD£9.20m5.6%5
SUEZ RECYCLING AND RCOVERY UK LTD (£6.40m3.9%12
KIRKLEES SCHOOL SERVICES LTD£5.20m3.1%49
WATES CONSTRUCTION LTD£3.58m2.2%3
LOCALA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS CIC£3.01m1.8%13
JLW EXCELLENT HOMES FOR LIFE LTD£2.65m1.6%8
CHANGE GROW LIVE LTD (VAT)£2.16m1.3%7
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED£1.99m1.2%16
C R REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION LTD£1.82m1.1%14

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Corporate And CentralREDACTED DATA£8.58m
Adult Social CareREDACTED DATA£6.83m
EducationREDACTED DATA£2.18m
Housing And HomelessnessREDACTED DATA£1.60m
Highways And TransportREDACTED DATA£0.36m
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
17,720 payments · 2 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level