After May 7
No overall control. Reform UK largest party
Council size: 69 seats · 69 up on May 7
Council · Metropolitan borough
Kirklees
No overall control. Reform UK largest party after May 7 2026. (Remained no overall control, previously ncc)
What happened on May 7
Seats won and overall control
Reform UK
29 of 69 seats
Won 29 on May 7 · had 0 before · largest party
Next election
May 2027
By thirds, three years in four.
Post-May 7 composition
Every party's seat count on the new council
Pre-May-7 composition is the latest OCD snapshot of who held each seat; post is pre minus seats up plus actual winners.
How accurate was the model here?
Our 7 May 2026 forecast for Kirklees
Locked, sha256-witnessed forecast scored against the actual count. See the full national accuracy audit →
Our locked May 7 forecast
The pre-election prediction
This is the seats-on-the-ballot projection we published before polls opened, used here for accuracy comparison only.
All wards
Per-ward forecast vs actual
| Ward | Our top pick | Actual winner | Predicted share | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almondbury | Lib Dem | Reform UK | 28.7% | high |
| Ashbrow | Labour | Green Party | 36.2% | high |
| Batley East | Independent | Independent | 47.8% | high |
| Batley West | Independent | Independent | 47.9% | high |
| Birstall & Birkenshaw | Reform UK | Conservative | 34.4% | low |
| Cleckheaton | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 48.6% | high |
| Colne Valley East | Reform UK | Reform UK | 34.4% | low |
| Colne Valley West | Reform UK | Reform UK | 34.4% | low |
| Crosland Moor | Reform UK | Green Party | 34.0% | low |
| Dalton | Labour | Reform UK | 29.6% | high |
| Denby Dale | Conservative | Conservative | 36.4% | high |
| Dewsbury East | Labour | Reform UK | 26.8% | high |
| Dewsbury South | Independent | Independent | 51.7% | high |
| Dewsbury West | Independent | Independent | 46.0% | high |
| Greenhead | Labour | Green Party | 32.6% | high |
| Heckmondwike | Independent | Reform UK | 30.5% | high |
| Holme Valley North | Independent | Independent | 31.1% | high |
| Holme Valley South | Conservative | Reform UK | 28.6% | high |
| Kirkburton | Conservative | Reform UK | 38.6% | high |
| Lindley | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 30.3% | high |
| Liversedge & Gomersal | Reform UK | Reform UK | 34.2% | low |
| Mirfield | Conservative | Reform UK | 43.8% | high |
| Netherton & Newsome | Reform UK | Green Party | 34.4% | low |