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Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
Local authority area: Kirklees
Kirklees is a metropolitan borough, in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It covers 408.6 km² and had 437,593 residents in 2022 — about 1,071 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Huddersfield.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Kirklees, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022437,593+2.8% since 2012
Land area408.6km²157.7 sq mi
Density1,071/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#37of 382 UK councils · #35 in England
Population estimates4 data points
425.5K434.3K438.7K437.6K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Kirklees became a local authority area.
Abroad
Twinned with
BergkamenBesançon
Same region, same type
All councils in Yorkshire and the HumberOther metropolitan boroughs in Yorkshire and the Humber
Elections
23 electoral wards
Census 2021: 433,211 residents in 177,990 households across the wards; 17.7% aged 65+, 65.5% of homes owned, 22.7% of households without a car.
1Greenhead9,316 households · 12.7% aged 65+23,0392Batley West8,288 households · 11.8% aged 65+22,3503Liversedge & Gomersal9,216 households · 19.6% aged 65+21,4034Ashbrow8,741 households · 16.3% aged 65+21,2115Dewsbury West6,560 households · 8.6% aged 65+20,6346Dewsbury East8,534 households · 15.4% aged 65+20,616
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CAcas Counselling ServiceCouncil office · Dewsbury WF12 7DHCDewsbury Customer Service CentreCouncil office · Dewsbury WF12 8EE · hours listedCKirklees Business HubCouncil office · Huddersfield HD1 2TG · hours listedCKirklees CouncilCouncil office · Huddersfield HD1 2TTCKirklees Council Huddersfield Customer Service CentreCouncil office · Huddersfield HD1 2YZ · hours listedCKirklees Council Investment & Regeneration DeptCouncil office · Huddersfield HD1 2TGCKirklees Metropolitan Borough CouncilCouncil office · Huddersfield HD1 9WJCKirklees Metropolitan CouncilCouncil office · Huddersfield HD3 3JBTBatley Town HallTown hall · Batley WF17 5DA · hours listedTDewsbury Town HallTown hall · Dewsbury WF12 8DGTHuddersfield Town HallTown hall · Huddersfield HD1 2TA · hours listedPDenby Dale Parish CouncilParish council · Huddersfield HD8 9DA
and 1 more in the office directory.
Source: Wikidata Q918975 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.