Election
Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrat/Liberal
UKIP
Green
Independent
Other
Control
1973[ 2]
45
14
8
0
0
1
0
Labour
1975[ 3]
36
28
7
0
0
1
0
Labour hold
1976[ 4]
25
50
9
0
0
0
0
Conservative gain from Labour
1978[ 5]
15
48
9
0
0
0
0
Conservative hold
1979[ 6]
32
35
5
0
0
0
0
Conservative lose to no overall control
1980[ 7]
44
25
3
0
0
0
0
Labour gain from no overall control
1982[ 8] [ 9]
37
19
12
0
0
0
4
Labour hold
1983[ 10]
37
20
12
0
0
0
3
Labour hold
1984[ 11]
37
18
14
0
0
0
3
Labour hold
1986[ 12]
36
18
17
0
0
1
0
Labour hold
1987[ 13]
33
21
18
0
0
0
0
Labour lose to no overall control
1988[ 14]
33
23
15
0
0
1
0
No overall control
1990[ 15]
45
15
12
0
0
0
0
Labour gain from no overall control
1992[ 16]
41
19
10
0
0
2
0
Labour hold
1994[ 17]
35
21
15
0
0
1
0
Labour lose to no overall control
1995[ 18]
40
16
14
0
0
2
0
Labour gain from no overall control
1996[ 19]
45
6
18
0
1
1
1 vacancy
Labour hold
1998[ 20]
43
7
20
0
2
0
0
Labour hold
1999[ 21]
36
10
23
0
3
0
0
Labour lose to no overall control
2000[ 22]
25
15
29
0
3
0
0
No overall control
2002[ 23]
26
15
28
0
3
0
0
No overall control
2003[ 24]
22
16
31
0
3
0
0
No overall control
2004[ 25]
17
22
25
0
3
1
1
No overall control
2006[ 26]
20
21
20
0
3
1
4
No overall control
2007[ 27]
22
20
18
0
4
1
4
No overall control
2008[ 28]
22
21
19
0
4
0
3
No overall control
2010[ 29]
24
19
20
0
4
2
0
No overall control
2011[ 30]
27
21
14
0
4
3
0
No overall control
2012[ 31]
32
18
10
0
5
4
0
No overall control
2014[ 32]
32
18
10
0
5
4
0
No overall control
2015[ 33]
34
18
10
0
4
3
0
No overall control
2016[ 34]
34
20
9
0
3
3
0
No overall control
2018[ 35]
36
20
7
0
3
3
0
Labour gain from no overall control
2019[ 36]
35
17
10
0
3
4
0
Labour hold
2021
33
19
9
0
3
3
2[ a]
Labour lose to no overall control
2022
36
18
8
0
3
4
0
Labour gain from no overall control
2023
39
18
8
0
3
1
0
Labour hold
2024
31
15
10
0
4
9
Labour lose to no overall control
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^ Whitaker's Almanac, 1980
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^ "Local elections 2006 - Election summary" . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council. April 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2016 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Local elections 2007 - Election summary" . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council. April 2007. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2016 .
^ "Results for the 01 May 2008 District Council Election" . Kirklees Council. May 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2009 .[dead link ]
^ "Local elections 2010 - Election summary" . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council. April 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2016 .
^ "Local elections 2010 - Election summary" . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council. April 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2016 .
^ "Local elections 2012 - Election summary" . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council. April 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2016 .
^ "Local elections 2014 - Election summary" . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council. April 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2016 .
^ "Local elections 2015 - Election summary" . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council. April 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2016 .
^ "Local elections 2016 - Election summary" . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council. April 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2016 .
^ "Local elections 2018 - Election summary" . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council. April 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2018 .
^ "Local elections 2019 - Election summary" . Voting and elections . Kirklees Council. May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019 .
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^ "District council, Greenhead by-election result, 27 July 2006" . Kirklees Council. Retrieved 6 August 2016 .
^ "District council, Dalton by-election result, 10 July 2008" . Kirklees Council. Retrieved 6 August 2016 .
^ "District council, Dewsbury East by-election result, 16 October 2008" . Kirklees Council. Retrieved 1 August 2016 .
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