Community Governance Reviews

Merge the Honley Parish wards (Central & East, South and West)

Merge the three wards into a single Honley Parish Ward, with 6 councillors

We're proposing to bring the three current Honley parish wards together to form one single parish ward. This new ward would elect 6 councillors.

Residents told us during Stage 1 that Honley is experienced as one community, with shared services, shared facilities and no strong sense of separation between the three ward areas. National guidance also suggests that a parish of this size is usually represented by around 6 councillors.

What this means for local residents:

• You would vote for councillors in a single Honley parish ward.
• The number of councillors would be 6 in total.

Create a new Honley Parish Council

Combine the Honley area and the Brockholes ward to form a new Honley Parish Council

We're proposing to create a new Honley Parish Council, covering the three Honley wards and the Brockholes ward (currently part of Holme Valley Parish Council).

The new parish would have 6,806 electors. Holme Valley Parish Council would continue separately with 16,663 electors.

Feedback suggested that Honley and Brockholes have strong shared links, with residents identifying closely with Honley's local facilities, schools and transport routes. Creating a separate parish council could give these communities a more focused, local voice.

What this means for local residents:

• Residents in Honley and Brockholes would vote for and be represented by a new, separate parish council.
• Council Tax charges for the new parish would be set separately from Holme Valley in future years.

Increase Brockholes councillors from 1 to 2.

We're proposing to increase the number of councillors representing Brockholes from 1 councillor to 2 councillors.

Based on national guidance about the typical number of parish councillors for areas of this size, Brockholes is currently under represented.

What this means for local residents:

• Brockholes residents would have an additional councillor representing their area.
• This could help improve representation and spread councillors' workloads more fairly.

Renaming two Holme Valley Parish wards

• Fulstone to be become New Mill & Fulstone
• Scholes to become Scholes & Hade Edge

We're proposing new ward names to better reflect the communities they cover.

Residents told us that the current names don't fully represent local areas, particularly New Mill and Hade Edge, which are widely recognised communities.

What this means for local residents:

• Only the ward names would change.
• Boundaries and the number of councillors stay the same.

New Whitley & Briestfield ward

Extend the parish boundary to include polling district KB1 D, creating a new ward with 1 councillor

We're proposing to extend the Kirkburton Parish Council boundary to include the Whitley and Briestfield area. This would form a new parish ward represented by 1 councillor.

Residents asked for their area to have parish representation more closely aligned with local identity and community ties.

What this means for local residents:

• If approved, households in the affected area would become part of Kirkburton Parish Council.
• An extra parish Council Tax charge would be added. Right now, it is £16.67 a year for a Band D property, but this could change in the future.

Create Meltham North and South wards

Split the town into two wards based on existing polling districts

We're proposing to create two new Meltham wards:

• Meltham North (2,471 electors with 4 councillors)
• Meltham South (5,169 electors with 8 councillors)

The current parish ward arrangements no longer reflect population changes. Splitting into two wards ensures that councillor numbers better match the number of residents in each area.

What this means for local residents:

• You would vote in either Meltham North or Meltham South, depending on where you live.
• Representation would be more balanced across the town.

Mirfield Town Council - To include the MF4B D (Spring Place Gardens) area

Move voters in the MF4B-D area into Mirfield Town Council's Northorpe ward.

We're proposing that residents living in the Spring Place Gardens area become part of Mirfield Town Council, within the Northorpe ward.

Residents told us their community identity and services are more closely linked to Mirfield. This proposal corrects a historic boundary issue.

What this means for local residents:

• You would be represented by Mirfield Town Council.
• An extra parish Council Tax charge would be added. Right now, it is £17.54 a year for a Band D property, but this could change in the future.

Move the Calder View Development into Mirfield Town Council

Transfer the Calder View development into the Mirfield Town Council boundary.

We're proposing that the Calder View development move from Kirkburton Parish Council into Mirfield Town Council.

If this proposal is supported, we would also ask the national boundary body (LGBCE) to adjust the Mirfield district ward boundary to match.

Residents in the new Calder View homes are more connected to Mirfield for day to day services, travel routes and identity. Aligning all boundaries would remove confusion and ensure consistent representation.

What this means for local residents:

• Residents would become part of Mirfield Town Council.
• Parish Council Tax charges would change in future years, depending on Mirfield's annual precept.

Increase Mirfield Town Councillors from 16 to 21

We're proposing to increase the number of councillors on Mirfield Town Council to 21 councillors in total.

Mirfield's population has grown, and national guidance suggests councils of this size usually have more councillors to ensure fair representation and manageable workloads.

What this means for local residents

• Mirfield would have five additional councillors.
• This could improve representation across the town as it continues to grow.