Elections to Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
The incumbent was Linda Wilkinson.
The incumbent was Jean Calvert.
The incumbent was Mahmood Akhtar.
The incumbent was Geoffrey Alvy who stood down at this election.
The incumbent was Liz Smaje.
The incumbent was Ann Raistrick.
The incumbent was Dorothy Lindley.
The incumbent was Shahida Awan
The incumbent was Angela Ellam.
The incumbent was Jim Dodds.
The incumbent was Eric Firth.
The incumbent was Jonathan Scott.
The incumbent was Keith Oldroyd.
The incumbent was Andrew Marchington.
The incumbent was Mohan Sokhal.
The incumbent was Tabasum Aslam who stood down at this election.
The incumbent was Mike Bower who stood down at this election.
The incumbent was Nigel Patrick.
The incumbent was Christine Smith.
The incumbent was Tony Brice.
The incumbent was David Hall.
The incumbent was Beverley Warby who stood down at this election.
The incumbent was Sharon Fallows who stood down at this election.