| Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees | |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Admin. A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England. County: | West Yorkshire |
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Ranked 115th 408.60 km² |
| Admin. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of HQ: | Huddersfield |
| ONS code: | 00CZ |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2006 est. Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ): Density: |
Ranked 8th 398,200 975 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 84. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 5 White 11. 7% S. Asian 1. 6% Black 1. 6% Mixed Chinese or other 0. 5%[1] |
| Politics | |
 Kirklees Metropolitan Council http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/ |
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| Executive: | TBA (council NOC) |
| MPs: | Mary Creagh, Shahid Malik, Kali Mountford, Barry Sheerman, Mike Wood |
Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Kirklees is a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Within the context of Local councils of the United Kingdom the term No Overall Control (abbreviated to NOC refers to a situation in which no single party achieves Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Mary Helen Creagh (born 2 December 1967) is a British Politician. Shahid Malik (born November 24, 1967 Burnley) is British Member of Parliament Kali Mountford (b 12 January 1954, Crewe) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Barry John Sheerman (born 17 August 1940 Sunbury-on-Thames) is a politician in the United Kingdom. Michael Roy Wood (born March 3, 1946, in Crewe, Cheshire, England) is a British politician and Labour A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It has a population of 390,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite. Batley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Birstall is a large village roughly 6 miles south-west of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England and part of the Metropolitan borough of Cleckheaton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Denby Dale is a Village and Civil parish in the Metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the Dewsbury is a Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Heckmondwike (known locally by its Nickname, Hecky) is a small town in the Metropolitan borough of Kirklees, which is located Holmfirth is a small town located on the A6024 Woodhead Road in the Holme Valley, within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north Kirkburton is a Village, Civil parish and local government ward in the Metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, lying Marsden is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, west of Huddersfield and located at the confluence Meltham is a small town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Mirfield is a small town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Slaithwaite (pronounced Slathwait or Slawit but never Slaythwait; pronunciation varies is a village in the Colne Valley laying across the Huddersfield is the largest settlement of the district, and its centre of administration.
Currently the local Borough Council is moving towards locality working, and recognises the 7 main locality areas: Batley/Birstall/Birkenshaw, Colne/Holme Valleys, Dewsbury and Mirfield, Huddersfield North, Huddersfield South, Kirkburton/Denby Dale, and Spen Valley.
Kirklees is the most populous Local government district of England without city status. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements
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Structure
The borough was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the county boroughs of Dewsbury and Huddersfield along with the municipal boroughs of Batley and Spenborough and the urban districts of Colne Valley, Denby Dale, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Kirkburton, Meltham and Mirfield. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City Dewsbury is a Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to Batley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Spenborough was a Municipal borough in what is now the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area The Colne Valley is a steep sided valley on the east flank of the Pennine Hills in the English county of West Yorkshire. Denby Dale is a Village and Civil parish in the Metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the Heckmondwike (known locally by its Nickname, Hecky) is a small town in the Metropolitan borough of Kirklees, which is located Holme Valley is a large Civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. Kirkburton is a Village, Civil parish and local government ward in the Metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, lying Meltham is a small town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Mirfield is a small town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It was named after the Kirklees Estate, which is situated mid way between Huddersfield and Dewsbury. The grounds were the location of Kirklees Priory. There is however an area of Calderdale, adjacent to the Calderdale Royal Hospital at Salterhebble that is also historically called Kirklees. Salterhebble is a district of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, where the River Hebble flows into the River Calder.
Most of Kirklees consists of old mill towns although there are a few country villages, such as Denby Dale and Emley. Denby Dale is a Village and Civil parish in the Metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the Emley is a small village in West Yorkshire, England between Huddersfield and Wakefield with a population of 1867 according to the 2001 The combination of the two county boroughs (which only happened in three other metropolitan districts: Wirral, Sefton and Sandwell) resulted in a borough with no clear centre. Wirral or The Wirral (ˈwɪrəl is a Metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern History of the Borough The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the County boroughs of Warley (associated with Worcestershire Graham Riddick, MP for Colne Valley, campaigned in the early 1990s for it to be split into two [2] [3], an ambition also mentioned by Elizabeth Peacock MP for Batley and Spen in 1991. Graham Edward Galloway Riddick (b 26 August 1955, Long Preston, North Yorkshire) was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament Colne Valley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Elizabeth Joan Peacock (born 4 September 1937 as Elizabeth Joan Gates) is a British Conservative politician and former Member Batley and Spen is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [4], but no review of the borough was undertaken by the Banham Commission or its successors. The Local Government Commission for England was the body responsible for reviewing the structure of local government in England from 1992 to 2002
Notable features
Kirklees is the most populated borough or district in England not to have city status. This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom, as of 2008 Cities which have held such status since Time immemorial are indicated with TI in the column headed In an unofficial referendum held by the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, the population of Huddersfield did not support city status. Kirklees council did not apply for that status in either 2000 or 2002.
One attraction in Kirklees is Kirklees Light Railway. The Kirklees Light Railway is a 4 mile long gauge Minimum gauge railway in Kirklees Metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire first opened in 1991 The border of Kirklees borough with Derbyshire (High Peak district) runs across the summit of the significant hill named Black Hill. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle High Peak is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough of the Non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire, England. Black Hill is a hill in the Peak District, England. It used to be the highest point in Cheshire but now lies on the border between the boroughs of Kirklees
The last remaining colliery in West Yorkshire is at Scissett; the mine was so small that it was never nationalised and has always been in private hands. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of Scissett is a village in West Yorkshire, England. It is 14 km (8 mi south east of Huddersfield and 16 km (10 mi north west of
Dewsbury and Batley have been made into a special E.U. transformation area to address their problems of deprivation. Dewsbury is a Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
Religion
Kirklees is a mainly Christian area in West Yorkshire. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of The religious beliefs in Kirklees are as follows:
- 1. Christian 67. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth 2%
- 2. No religion 14%
- 3. Muslim 10. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion 1%
- 4. Religion not stated 7. 3%
- 5. Sikh 0. Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. 7%
List of Civic Honours and Freedoms
Since its formation Kirklees Borough Council has granted the freedom of the Borough to two individuals and two groups.
- 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers - 25 March, 1979
- Sir William Mallalieu MP - 27 January, 1980
- The Rt Hon Betty Boothroyd MP - 20 November, 1992
On 25 March 1979, Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council gave the Freedom of Kirklees to the 3rd Battalion of the Yorkshire Volunteers. Sir Joseph Percival William Mallalieu ( 18 June 1908 &ndash 13 March 1980) was a British Labour Party politician journalist Betty Boothroyd Baroness Boothroyd, OM, PC (born October 8, 1929 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire) is a British Besançon (bəzɑ̃ˈsɔ̃ in French and Arpitan; German: Bisanz) is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The 3rd Battalion was at that time the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) Territorial Army unit. The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (officially the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army The Territorial Army ( TA) is the principal and Volunteer reserve force of the British Army, the land armed forces branch of the United Kingdom
However the freedom given by Kirklees to the 3rd battalion of the Yorkshire Volunteers did not permit any transfer to heirs or successors and effectively that freedom ceased when the battalion was amalgamated into the East and West Riding Regiment on the 1 July, 1999. The East and West Riding Regiment ceased to exist on 6 June 2006, having been merged into the Yorkshire Regiment as its 4th Battalion. The Yorkshire Regiment has requested the right to march to be transferred to them.
Local government
The borough is divided into 23 wards and each is represented on the borough council by three councillors. In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district Each councillor is normally elected on a first past the post basis for a four-year period which is staggered with the other councillors of that ward so that only one councillor per ward is up for election at any one time. The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Exceptions to this include by-elections and ward boundary changes. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant
For example, in 2004, the boundaries were changed, resulting in one less ward and, therefore, three less councillors. The local government election in June 2004 was for all seats of the council. The electorate were given three votes each to fill the three seats of each ward. The candidate with the most votes was elected for the standard four years, the candidate with the second highest number of votes was elected for three years and the candidate with the third highest number of votes was elected for two years; their seat therefore being up for re-election in 2006.
Three of the four seats currently held by the Green Party represent Newsome ward. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. [5] The ward was the first ever win by the party on the council when Nicholas Harvey won it in the late 1990s. Since then, the ward has consistently elected Green Party councillors. The ward is centred on Newsome village, but also includes Lowerhouses, Lockwood, Berry Brow, Hall Bower, Taylor Hill, Primrose Hill, Armitage Bridge, Ashenhurst and Salford. Newsome is a Village situated approximately 1 mile south of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Lowerhouses is a large housing estate in the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Lockwood is an area of Huddersfield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Berry Brow is a semi-rural village in West Yorkshire, England situated approximately 2 miles south of Huddersfield. Hall Bower is a small hamlet lying 2 miles (35 km south of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Also included in the ward is the majority of Huddersfield town centre, the university campus, halls of residence and other student accommodation. The University of Huddersfield is a University in the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The Greens' success may therefore be due to the high proportion of students compared with the more permanent residents.
2007 election
The table below summarises the results of the local government election held in May 2007. 23 of the 69 seats were up for re-election. Each party is ordered by number of votes registered. No party won the 35 or more seats required for overall control, though the Labour Party won the most seats. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The administration of the council was decided at the Annual General Meeting on May 23, 2007. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Conservatives took control of the Council for the second consecutive year.
The votes and seats listed below for the Labour Party also include candidates who stood as Labour Co-operative candidates. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Labour Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national
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| Labour | 22 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 31. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 2 | 26. 8 | 32,851 | +1. 6% | |
| Conservative | 20 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 29. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 0 | 24. 9 | 30,550 | +1. 3% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 18 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 26. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 1 | 20. 6 | 25,271 | +0. 8% | |
| British National Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4. The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. 3 | 16. 2 | 19,891 | -2. 3% | |
| Green | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. 8 | 8. 2 | 9,999 | -0. 1% | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 4 | 1. 4 | 1,700 | -0. 5% | |
| Save Huddersfield NHS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1. Save Huddersfield NHS is a broad based campaign against the Kirklees and Calderdale NHS Trust Board's proposals to close St 4 | 1. 0 | 1,184 | -1. 3% | |
| English Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The English Democrats Party ( EngDem) is an English Nationalist political party, committed to the formation of a devolved English Parliament 4 | 526 | 0. 0% | |
| The New Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The New Party is a neoliberal Political party in the United Kingdom. 3 | 388 | N/A | |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. Respect – The Unity Coalition is a Left wing political party in England and Wales founded on 25 January, 2004 in London. 1 | 169 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP is a registered Political party established in the United Kingdom in 1983 by musician and politician David 0 | 47 | -0. 1% | |
| Total | 69 | 122,576 | |||||||
2006 election
The table below summarises the results of the 2006 local government election. 23 of the 69 seats were up for re-election. Each party is ordered by number of votes registered. No party won the 35 or more seats required for overall control, though the Conservatives won the most seats. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom.
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Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss |
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| Labour | 20 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 29. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 0 | 25. 2 | 31,103 | -3. 0% | |
| Conservative | 21 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 30. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 4 | 23. 6 | 29,200 | -3. 5% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 20 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 29. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 0 | 19. 8 | 24,445 | -7. 8% | |
| British National Party | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4. The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. 3 | 18. 5 | 22,914 | +12. 9% | |
| Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. 3 | 8. 3 | 10,300 | -1. 5% | |
| Save Huddersfield NHS | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1. Save Huddersfield NHS is a broad based campaign against the Kirklees and Calderdale NHS Trust Board's proposals to close St 4 | 2. 3 | 2,827 | N/A | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 4 | 1. 9 | 2,312 | +0. 9% | |
| English Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The English Democrats Party ( EngDem) is an English Nationalist political party, committed to the formation of a devolved English Parliament 4 | 436 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP is a registered Political party established in the United Kingdom in 1983 by musician and politician David 1 | 66 | 0. 0% | |
| Total | 69 | 123,603 | |||||||
References
- ^ Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages); Mid-2005 Population Estimates. National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. The Office for National Statistics (ONS is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly Retrieved on 2008-04-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, 3 March, 1992, column 717
- ^ Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, 22 November, 1993, column 277
- ^ Parliamentary Debates, House of Collomons, 8 May 1991, column 711
- ^ Newsome ward - unemployment, employment, welfare benefits
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