IT MIGHT be four weeks until polling day – but the first results are in.

The Conservatives have swept to victory in Mirfield without a vote being cast, while in Holme Valley there are more vacancies than volunteers.

Nominations for the five town and parish councils around Huddersfield have now closed.

The elections take place on May 5, the same day as the Kirklees Council poll.

However, there will be no voting for Holme Valley Parish Council or Mirfield Town Council because of a lack of candidates.

But it’s a different story in Meltham, Kirkburton and Denby Dale, where several wards will be keenly fought.

The Conservatives have put up 16 candidates for the 16 seats on Mirfield Town Council.

However, no other party or independent candidate has put their name forward, meaning there will be no election.

In Holme Valley 23 people put their names forward for 23 seats.

But David McGowan, the only would-be candidate for Honley South, has not been nominated.

A Kirklees spokeswoman explained yesterday: “Each parish candidate must be proposed and seconded by two electors who live in the ward in which they are standing.

“The only candidate in Honley South Ward of the Holme Valley Parish Council did not have his nomination papers attested correctly in this respect.

“As his nomination papers were received close to the deadline of midday on Monday he had no opportunity to submit fresh nomination papers by the close of nominations.

“His nomination was therefore declared invalid.”

But in Meltham there will be a fight on, with 12 independent candidates hoping to make it a clean sweep against three Lib Dems.

Clr Terry Lyons, an independent on both Kirklees and the town council, said: “We’re all of the same ilk, we’re all for Meltham itself.

“We want to improve the village with the £50,000 the town council has available for good causes which we’ve given to groups like the churches and the playgroups.”