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Election results for Dewsbury East
District Council Election - Thursday 7th May 2026
Status:
Published
District Council Election - results by party
Previous results for Dewsbury East
Summary of comparison with previous results for Dewsbury East
Dewsbury East - results
Election Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Outcome
Councillor Eric Stuart Butterworth
Reform UK
2096
14%
Elected
Councillor Graham Michael France
Reform UK
2022
14%
Elected
Councillor Maciej Kapsa
Reform UK
1833
12%
Elected
Ednan Hussain
Liberal Democrats
1024
7%
Not elected
Dennis Hullock
Liberal Democrats
936
6%
Not elected
Jon Robert Bloom
Liberal Democrats
896
6%
Not elected
Eric Firth
Labour
775
5%
Not elected
Mudassar Chaudrey
Labour
649
4%
Not elected
Logan Bramwell
Independent
638
4%
Not elected
Cathy Scott
Community Alliance Kirklees
574
4%
Not elected
Jack Cambridge
Green Party
557
4%
Not elected
Clare Patricia Lindley
Green Party
533
4%
Not elected
Michael Richard Keddie
Labour
530
4%
Not elected
Gideon Barry Richards
Green Party
393
3%
Not elected
Karam Hussain
Community Alliance Kirklees
371
2%
Not elected
Danielle Forsyth
Community Alliance Kirklees
365
2%
Not elected
Carolyn Heath
Conservative
364
2%
Not elected
Hassan Raza
Conservative
212
1%
Not elected
Ibiknule Farajimakin
Conservative
199
1%
Not elected
Voting Summary
Details
Number
Total votes
14967
Electorate
14539
Number of ballot papers rejected
24
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Councillor Eric Stuart Butterworth
14%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Councillor Graham Michael France
14%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Councillor Maciej Kapsa
12%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Ednan Hussain
7%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Dennis Hullock
6%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Jon Robert Bloom
6%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Eric Firth
5%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Mudassar Chaudrey
4%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Logan Bramwell
4%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Cathy Scott
4%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Jack Cambridge
4%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Clare Patricia Lindley
4%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Michael Richard Keddie
4%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Gideon Barry Richards
3%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Karam Hussain
2%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Danielle Forsyth
2%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Carolyn Heath
2%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Hassan Raza
1%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Ibiknule Farajimakin
1%
Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
Description
Number
Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty
11
Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to
12
Writing or mark by which voter could be identified
1
Total rejected
24