Election results for Kirkburton

District Council Election - Thursday 7th May 2026
Comparison with previous election

 Conservative Hold Councillor John Taylor was elected with a majority of 2%, a change of -28% from the previous election. A total of 18019 votes were cast.

Table of main parties and election candidates retaining deposit
Election CandidatePartyNumber%Status% Change
Councillor John TaylorConservative263715%Newly electedn/a
Councillor Bill ArmerConservative222712%Newly electedn/a
Councillor Richard SmithConservative207111%Re-elected-31%
Bill HodgsonReform UK193911%Not electedn/a
Graham PickupReform UK183710%Not electedn/a
Christopher David WisherReform UK17079%Not electedn/a
Jane BodhiGreen Party14038%Not electedn/a
Graham SimpsonGreen Party10276%Not electedn/a
Rosamund Ann WalshGreen Party9525%Not electedn/a
Other election candidates-see below221912%-6%
Table of other election candidates
Election Candidate Party Number % Outcome
Edward John Bowen Labour 793 4% Not elected
Raffi Leece Labour 472 3% Not elected
Alero Megbele Labour 383 2% Not elected
Jane Elizabeth Lambert Liberal Democrats 228 1% Not elected
Miles Crompton Liberal Democrats 192 1% Not elected
Jeremy Smith Liberal Democrats 151 1% Not elected