Local government boundary review

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has recently completed a review of the electoral wards of Kirklees. Following two rounds of public consultation, they published their final recommendations for Kirklees on the 10 December 2024. The Commission has recommended that Kirklees remains covered by 23 wards and each ward shall have three Councillors each. The final recommendations were laid before Parliament in early 2025 for approval.

All the details including the full report and an interactive map can be accessed at: Kirklees final recommendations .

The polling district boundaries as recommended by the Returning Officer were approved by Corporate Governance and Audit Committee on Friday 26 of September 2025. The new warding arrangements will come into force for administrative purposes on the 1 December. All Council seats will be up for election on the 7 May 2026 to allow residents to elect their Councillors to the new wards.

Interim polling district and places review

In accordance with Section 18c (sub section 1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, Kirklees Council is conducting a review of all 186 polling districts and 194 polling stations within the Kirklees area.

We welcome representations from electors within the authority area or within a UK Parliamentary constituency which has any part in the authority area on any aspect regarding the council's proposals for polling districts or polling places. We also welcome representations from interested persons or groups, particularly those with expertise in disability access issues on the authority's proposals, the (Acting) Returning Officer's representations, or any other matter. Any persons or bodies making representations should, if possible, provide alternative places that may be used as polling places.

Further details of the current and proposed arrangements can be found in the initial proposals document published below.

The Council has a duty to divide its area into polling districts and to designate a polling place for each district, where the polling station will be located.

Ahead of the implementation of the new wards in 2026, polling districts and polling stations need to be reviewed to ensure that they align with the new warding arrangements. The review is designed to see if the polling districts and polling places in Kirklees are arranged to suit the needs of voters and covers the following:

The polling district boundaries within each ward in the area
The location of the polling place and station in each polling district
The access to each polling station

The notice of review was published on the 25 March 2025 and a public consultation was launched for a period of 4 weeks to invite residents to have their say on our initial proposals for polling station and polling district arrangements.

Timetable for the review

Timetable for the polling station and polling district review
Event	Date
Notice of review published	25 March 2025
Public consultation period	25 March 2025 to 29 April 2025
Consider representations made	30 April 2025 to 19 May 2025
Publish representations made and the Returning Officers response	31 May 2025
Corporate Governance and Audit Committee	September 2025
Publish revised register	1 December 2025