Kirklees Council: all 69 councillors

Kirklees Council has 69 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Reform UK, with 27 of the 69 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Kirklees Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).

See Kirklees: local statistics and who has power over Kirklees, from the council up to the G20.

Seats by party

• ■ Reform UK: 27 councillors
• ■ Green Party: 12 councillors
• ■ Conservative: 9 councillors
• ■ Kirklees Independents: 8 councillors
• ■ Liberal Democrats: 6 councillors
• ■ Independent: 4 councillors
• ■ Valley Independent Group: 3 councillors

Leaders and post holders

• Gill Floyd (Reform UK): Cabinet Member - Children's Services (Statutory responsibility for Children)
• Pip Harvey (Reform UK): Cabinet Member - Place,Culture and Volunteering
• Habiban Zaman (Kirklees Independents): Group Leader (Kirklees Independents)
• Philip James (Reform UK): Cabinet Member - Housing and Physical Communities
• Michael Howard (Reform UK): Group Business Manager (Reform UK)
• Michael Simmons (Reform UK): Cabinet Member - Adults Social Care and Public Health Communities
• Mark Smith (Reform UK): Deputy Leader of the Council and Deputy Group Leader (Reform UK)
• Alex Vickers (Green Party): Deputy Group Leader (Green Party)
• John Hardie (Reform UK): Cabinet Member - Regeneration, Highways and Transport
• Simon Brophy (Reform UK): Cabinet Member - Strategic Finance and Local Government Efficiency
• Khalid Patel (Kirklees Independents): Group Business Manager (Kirklees Independents)
• Charles Greaves (Valley Independent Group): Group Leader (Valley Independent Group)
• Julia Roebuck (Valley Independent Group): Group Business Manager (Valley Independent Group)
• Robert Butler (Reform UK): Cabinet Member - Education and SEND
• Richard Smith (Conservative): Group Business Manager (Conservative)
• John Taylor (Conservative): Group Leader (Conservative)
• Ashleigh Robinson (Liberal Democrats): Group Business Manager (Liberal Democrats)
• Anthony Smith (Liberal Democrats): Group Leader (Liberal Democrats)
• Sarah Wood (Reform UK): Leader of the Council and Group Leader (Reform UK)
• Andrew Cooper (Green Party): Group Leader (Green Party)
• Susan Lee-Richards (Green Party): Group Business Manager (Green Party)

Every councillor, by ward

Source

Kirklees Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Kirklees Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.