Khalid Patel: councillor for Dewsbury West, Kirklees Council

Khalid Patel is a Kirklees Independents councillor for the Dewsbury West ward on Kirklees Council, according to the council's own published list. Khalid Patel is also Group Business Manager (Kirklees Independents). Their current term began on 11 May 2026.

Council: Kirklees Council
Ward: Dewsbury West
Party: Kirklees Independents
Posts: Group Business Manager (Kirklees Independents)
Term began: 11 May 2026
Official profile: democracy.kirklees.gov.uk
Source: Kirklees Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Khalid Patel

These are the details Kirklees Council publishes for Khalid Patel, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: khalid.patel@kirklees.gov.uk
Phone: 01484 221000
Phone: 07859 737732
Post: KIRKLEES COUNCIL, Councillor Khalid Patel, PO Box 1720, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 9EL
Official profile: democracy.kirklees.gov.uk

Who else represents Dewsbury West

Ammar Anwar Independent
Tanisha Bramwell Kirklees Independents

Kirklees Independents on Kirklees Council

Kirklees Independents holds 8 of the 69 seats on Kirklees Council. The largest group is Reform UK, with 27. Seats by party: Reform UK 27, Green Party 12, Conservative 9, Kirklees Independents 8, Liberal Democrats 6, Independent 4 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Kirklees Council

Habiban Zaman Group Leader (Kirklees Independents)
Mark Smith Deputy Leader of the Council and Deputy Group Leader (Reform UK)
Alex Vickers Deputy Group Leader (Green Party)
Charles Greaves Group Leader (Valley Independent Group)
John Taylor Group Leader (Conservative)
Anthony Smith Group Leader (Liberal Democrats)
Sarah Wood Leader of the Council and Group Leader (Reform UK)
Andrew Cooper Group Leader (Green Party)

All 69 councillors of Kirklees Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Dewsbury West

Khalid Patel sits on Kirklees Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Kirklees, each with its own page:

West Yorkshire Combined Authority led by Tracy Brabin
West Yorkshire Police led by Tracy Brabin, Alison Lowe
Colne Valley: Paul Davies (Labour) MP
Dewsbury and Batley: Iqbal Mohamed (Independent) MP
Huddersfield: Harpreet Uppal (Labour) MP
Ossett and Denby Dale: Jade Botterill (Labour) MP
Spen Valley: Kim Leadbeater (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Kirklees, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Kirklees Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Kirklees Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.