Reform Becomes Largest Party on Kirklees Council

Surprise, delight, and change: Huddersfield speaks as Reform takes Kirklees

Huddersfield residents have had their say after Reform became the biggest party on Kirklees Council following the Labour Party total wipeout in the local elections.

Reform becomes largest party on Kirklees Council

Reform won 29 seats, with 14 Independents, 12 Greens, nine Conservatives and five Liberal Democrats.

Kirklees Council election results in full: Reform UK is largest party as Labour loses all of its seats

Reform UK has become the largest party on Kirklees Council after a dramatic day which saw Labour lose all its seats on the local authority.

Labour wiped out as Reform UK sweep to the brink of power after dramatic Kirklees Council elections

Labour was wiped out as Reform UK swept to the brink of taking control of Kirklees Council in the most dramatic elections in its 52-year history. The writing was on the wall for Labour with the unpopularity of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer turning the focus away from local issues. Labour had run Kirklees for much of the last decade but the all-out elections – where all 69 seats were up for re-election – meant a perfect storm where the politica…