Voters in Kirklees are going to the polls on Thursday May 4.
Kirklees Council is currently controlled by Labour and the council make-up is: Labour (36 seats), Conservative (18 seats), Liberal Democrat (eight seats), Green (three seats), Holme Valley Independents (three seats) and other Independents (one seat).
A third of all 69 seats are up for election with one seat in each of the 23 wards going to the polls. There is also an additional seat in the Ashbrow ward.
Of the 24 district seats up for election this year, Labour hold 11, Conservative five, Liberal Democrats four, Independents three and Green one.
For the first time, voters across the country will need to show photographic ID when voting at polling stations.
Accepted forms of ID include a UK, European Economic Area (EEA) or Commonwealth passport; a UK, EEA or Commonwealth drivers’ licence; and some concessionary travel passes, such as an older person’s bus pass or an Oyster 60+ card. Voters will be able to use expired ID if they are still recognisable from the photo.
Here’s a list of all the candidates standing for election.
ALMONDBURY
Maria Carthy – Conservative
Patricia Colling – Labour
Paola Davies – Liberal Democrats
Josie McCabe – Independent
Peter Taylor – Green Party
ASHBROW:
Ian Carthy – Conservative
Heidi Din – Green Party
Amanda Pinnock – Labour
Ian Roberts – Conservative
Zarina Shahbaz – Labour
Manjit Singh – Liberal Democrats
BATLEY EAST:
Simon Duffy – Green Party
Gill Long – Liberal Democrats
Hanif Mayet – Conservative
Habiban Zaman – Labour
BATLEY WEST:
Yusra Hussain – Labour
Mohammed Laher – Conservative
Stephen Long – Liberal Democrats
John Phillips – Green Party
BIRSTALL AND BIRKENSHAW:
Tahir Akram – Green Party
Joshua Sheard – Conservative
Julie Smith – Labour
Mark Steele – Social Democratic Party
Louise Walsh – Liberal Democrats
CLECKHEATON:
Piers Briggs – Conservative
Khalid Patel – Labour
Andrew Pinnock – Liberal Democrats
Nicholas Whittingham – Green Party
COLNE VALLEY:
Beverley Addy – Labour
Isaac Barnett – Conservative
Jake Marchington – Liberal Democrats
Julia Norman – Green Party
CROSLAND MOOR AND NETHERTON:
Suzanne Barraclough – Liberal Democrats
Matthew Crompton – Conservative
Imran Safdar – Labour
Alex Vickers – Green Party
DALTON:
Dominic Black – Liberal Democrats
Clare Holden – Independent
Mus Khan – Labour Party
Kash Masih – Conservative
Clare Walters – Green Party
DENBY DALE:
Alison Baskeyfield – Liberal Democrats
Hannah McKerchar – Labour
Michael Shaw – Green Party
Jonathan Tilt – Independent
Michael Watson – Conservative
DEWSBURY EAST:
Paul Moore – Labour
Gideon Richards – Green Party
Hazel Sharp – Conservative
Dan Woodlock – Liberal Democrats
DEWSBURY SOUTH:
Richard Beck – Independent
Toby Cooper – Green Party
Nosheen Dad – Labour
Sean Guy – Conservative
Dennis Hullock – Liberal Democrats
DEWSBURY WEST:
Simon Cope – Green Party
Sajid Hussain – Conservative
Darren O’Donovan – Labour
John Rossington – Liberal Democrats
GOLCAR:
Mark Finch – Independent
Jackie Firth-Walker – Conservative
Andrew Marchington – Liberal Democrats
Nina Roberts – Green Party
Angela Sewell – Labour
GREENHEAD:
Andrew McCaig – Liberal Democrats
Pauline McGleenan – Conservative
Carole Pattison – Labour
Heather Peacock – Green Party
HECKMONDWIKE:
Aafaq Butt – Labour
Keith Mallinson – Conservative
Josie Pugsley – Liberal Democrats
Graham Simpson – Green Party
HOLME VALLEY NORTH:
Donna Bellamy – Conservative
Miri Finch – Independent
Suzanne Gannon – Independent
Kingsley Hill – Liberal Democrats
Samuel Midgley – Green Party
Jo Murtagh – Labour
Richard Noon – Independent
HOLME VALLEY SOUTH:
Jon Bloom – Liberal Democrats
Damian Brook – Conservative
Paul Davies – Labour
Darryl Gould – Green Party
KIRKBURTON:
Craig Armistead – Liberal Democrats
Lisa Beck – Independent
Edward Bowen – Labour
Richard Burton – Green Party
John Taylor – Conservative
LINDLEY:
Munir Ahmed – Labour
Mike Chalker – Independent
Chris Green – Green Party
Robert McGuin – Conservative
Anthony Smith – Liberal Democrats
LIVERSEDGE AND GOMERSAL:
Lisa Holmes: Conservative
Linda Simmons: Green Party
David Snee: Liberal Democrats
Emily Warrillow – Labour
MIRFIELD:
Itrat Ali – Conservative
Stephen Bird – Liberal Democrats
Samuel Griffith-Jones – Reform UK
Geoff Kernan – Labour
Catherine Whittingham – Green Party
NEWSOME:
Charles Ayugbo – Conservative
Patrycja Bartosinska – Liberal Democrats
Bikatshi Katenga – Yorkshire Party
Susan Lee-Richards – Green Party
Jane Rylah – Labour