Huddersfield Green Party

23/10/2026

So at Wednesday's Kirklees Council meeting Reform's Cllr Sarah Wood undeclared the climate emergency. No Reform Cllr spoke to propose or second the motion or speak in the debate. Cllr Wood spoke at the end of the debate but gave no details of any financial or any other evidenced justification for the motion. She was just following orders from Reform HQ in London.

Green Party Leader Cllr Andrew Cooper spoke in the debate against the Reform motion. Here is his speech.

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21/10/2026

15/10/2026

Why did ITV spend a year undercover in Reform to uncover racism when they could just have looked at Kirklees Councillor Tracy Clayton's Facebook account?

09/10/2026

Cllr Andrew Cooper today speaking at Kirklees Council's Corporate Governance Committee. He detailed the Green Party's opposition to Labour Government plans to remove powers from local people and Councillors to object to planning applications.

08/10/2026

Cllr Toby Cooper, Greenhead Ward raised the issue of missed bin collections at Kirklees Cabinet on Tuesday. Thousands of households have been affected.

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02/10/2026

Great news about a new proposal to build new social housing on the former Newsome Mill site.
https://kirklees.greenparty.org.uk/press-release/greens-welcome-new-proposal-to-build-homes-on-derelict-mill-site/https://kirklees.greenparty.org.uk/press-release/greens-welcome-new-proposal-to-build-homes-on-derelict-mill-site/

Green Councillors welcome new plans to build homes for social rent and shared ownership on the former Newsome Mills site by Connect Housing. Newsome Mills burnt down in 2016 in a suspected arson attack. The Mill’s Clock Tower and large stone entrance arch will be preserved as part of the developme...

17/07/2026

Cllr Toby Cooper (Greenhead Ward) has submitted the first petition to Kirklees Council since the May Local Elections. Hundreds of local Birkby and Fartown residents signed it.

Toby and his ward colleagues Cllrs Maryam Jawaid and Cllr Richard Burton have called on the Council to install road safety measures to reduce the risk of vehicle collisons at the Percy St/Cobcroft Road crossroads.

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16/07/2026

So after weeks Kirklees Council now has a Leader.

The Conservatives called for a secret ballot on the Leadership vote and unsurprisingly Reform's Sarah Wood got 36 votes to Andrew Cooper's 30 votes. They may have tried to save their blushes but it is very clear that the Conservatives voted for a Reform Leader. She will now appoint a Cabinet of Reform Councillors.

The actions of Reform led Councils gives us good reason for concern. The removal of support for low income families in Wakefield and abolition of scrutiny committees in Calderdale that would have held the Reform Cabinet to account.

As the second largest group the Green Party is the official opposition to Reform on the Council. We will hold them to account, be constructive and challenging. We will also stand against the divisive politics that Reform represent.

Here is Cllr Andrew Cooper's speech from last night's Council meeting.

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