Kirklees
| Kirklees |
| Metropolitan borough |
|
|
Kirklees shown within West Yorkshire
|
| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
|
| Constituent country |
 England
|
| Region |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
| City region |
Leeds |
| Ceremonial county |
 West Yorkshire
|
| Established |
1 April 1974 |
| Administrative HQ |
Huddersfield |
| Government |
| • Type |
Metropolitan borough |
| • Body |
Kirklees Council |
| • Leadership
|
Leader and cabinet |
| • Leader |
David Sheard (Labour) |
| • Mayor
|
Jim Dodds BEM
|
| • Chief Executive: |
Adrian Lythgo |
| • Executive: |
Labour (council NOC) |
| Area |
| • Total |
157.8 sq mi (408.6 km2) |
| Area rank |
100th |
| Population (mid-2015 est.)
|
| • Total |
434,300 |
| • Rank |
11th |
| • Density |
2,750/sq mi (1,063/km2) |
| Time zone |
Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) |
British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postcode areas |
BD (11, 12, 19)
HD (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
WF (4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) |
| Dialling codes |
01484 (Huddersfield)
01924 (Wakefield)
|
| ISO 3166 code |
GB-KIR |
| Vehicle registration prefix |
Y |
|
GSS code |
E08000034 |
| NUTS 3 code |
UKE44 |
| ONS code |
00CZ |
| Motorways |
M62
M606
|
| Major railway stations |
Huddersfield (B) |
| Ethnicity |
79.1% White
15% S. Asian
1.9% Black
2.3% Mixed
Other 1.7% |
| Councillors |
69 |
| MPs |
Tracy Brabin (L)
Jason McCartney (C)
Paula Sherriff (L)
Barry Sheerman (L) |
| European Parliament |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Police area |
West Yorkshire |
| Fire service |
West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance service |
Yorkshire |
| Website |
kirklees.gov.uk |
Coordinates: 53°35′35″N 1°48′04″W / 53.593°N 1.801°W / 53.593; -1.801
The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 422,500 in 2011 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite. Huddersfield is the largest settlement of the district, and its centre of administration.
The borough was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the county boroughs of Dewsbury and Huddersfield along with the municipal boroughs of Batley and Spenborough and the urban districts of Colne Valley, Denby Dale, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Kirkburton, Meltham and Mirfield.
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