Reform UK takes all three seats in Colne Valley East, Kirklees Council reports
kirklees council has begun reporting results in the 2026 West Yorkshire local elections, and Reform UK took all three seats in Colne Valley East. Labour councillor Graham Turner was edged out in the ward as the first Kirklees numbers came in.
The count is part of all-out elections in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, with more than 5,000 seats being decided across 136 local authorities and six mayoral races. In Kirklees, the opening result gives Reform UK its first reported sweep of a three-seat ward.
Colne Valley East
Colne Valley East was the clearest early shift in Kirklees. Reform UK took all three seats, while Turner lost his place for Labour. The result gives the party a full set of councillors in the ward rather than a split outcome.
The first Kirklees declaration matters because all-out elections can move control at ward level quickly, and early results can set the tone for the rest of the count. For voters in the ward, the immediate change is straightforward: three seats have changed hands together.
Netherton and Newsome
The Greens added another Kirklees result by taking all three seats in Netherton and Newsome. Andrew Cooper won 2,703 votes there, giving the party a full ward win in the count so far.
That leaves Kirklees with a mixed opening picture: Reform UK gained Colne Valley East, while the Greens secured Netherton and Newsome. The two ward sweeps show how quickly all-out elections can redraw representation in individual parts of the council before the full set of results is complete.
Leeds and Wakefield
The wider West Yorkshire picture also shifted as results came in elsewhere. In Leeds, council deputy leader Jonathon Pryor lost his seat to the Greens, with Nilesh Chohan taking it on 4,334 votes to Pryor’s 1,278. The first Leeds results were announced in Killingbeck and Seacroft.
Wakefield Labour leader Denise Jeffrey also lost her seat to Reform. In Leeds, a third of the seats are being contested along with three vacant seats, leaving a total of 36 up for grabs. Results from all counts are expected by Saturday, and the early ward swings in Kirklees give the count a clear direction before the final declarations land.
