Kirklees

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Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Kirklees spans much of West Yorkshire’s southern Pennines, combining towns, valleys, and moorland. Huddersfield is the largest town, known for its Victorian architecture, canals, and university, while Dewsbury, Batley, and Holmfirth add variety with markets, historic buildings, and cultural associations. The Colne Valley and Holme Valley cut through the hills, with reservoirs and scenic countryside popular for walking. The Pennine uplands form a dramatic backdrop, with rugged moors and far-reaching views. Kirklees blends industrial towns with rural landscapes, giving it a diverse and distinctive geography.

The local government for this district is: Kirklees Borough Council (Metropolitan District).

This district page, Kirklees, is a sub-page of this county page: West Yorkshire and this region page: Yorkshire and The Humber. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Kirklees

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 54 of them are in Yorkshire and the Humber region. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Kirklees

Kirklees is divided into 23 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Almondbury
  • Ashbrow
  • Batley East
  • Batley West
  • Birstall and Birkenshaw
  • Cleckheaton
  • Colne Valley
  • Crosland Moor and Netherton
  • Dalton
  • Denby Dale
  • Dewsbury East
  • Dewsbury South
  • Dewsbury West
  • Golcar
  • Greenhead
  • Heckmondwike
  • Holme Valley North
  • Holme Valley South
  • Kirkburton
  • Lindley
  • Liversedge and Gomersal
  • Mirfield
  • Newsome

Kirklees in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Kirklees is within an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) Yorkshire and The Humber
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ West Yorkshire
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Calderdale and Kirklees

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in West Yorkshire