Richard Smith: councillor for Kirkburton, Kirklees Council
Richard Smith is a Conservative councillor for the Kirkburton ward on Kirklees Council, according to the council's own published list. Richard Smith is also Group Business Manager (Conservative). Their current term began on 6 May 2016.
- Council
- Kirklees Council
- Ward
- Kirkburton
- Party
- Conservative
- Posts
- Group Business Manager (Conservative)
- Term began
- 6 May 2016
- 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 Richard Smith
These are the details Kirklees Council publishes for Richard Smith, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:
- Email: richard.smith@kirklees.gov.uk
- Phone: 01484 221000
- Phone: 01484 689387
- Phone: 07799 310725
- Post: KIRKLEES COUNCIL, Councillor Richard Smith, PO Box 1720, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 9EL
- Official profile: democracy.kirklees.gov.uk
Who else represents Kirkburton
- Bill Armer Conservative
- John Taylor Conservative Group Leader (Conservative)
Conservative on Kirklees Council
Conservative holds 9 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 Kirkburton
Richard Smith 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.