Bradford
Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough, City (1897)
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Historic county:	Yorkshire (West Riding)
Ceremonial county:	West Yorkshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 130th 366.42 km²
Admin. HQ:	Bradford
ONS code:	00CX
london_distance=206.7m
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 4th 485,000 1,324 / km²
Ethnicity:	78.3% White 18.9% S.Asian 1.0% Black British 0.2% Chinese 1.4% Mixed Race
Politics
Bradford City Council http://www.bradford.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative (council NOC)
MPs:	Ann Cryer, Philip Davies, Terry Rooney, Marsha Singh, Gerry Sutcliffe

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With a population of 477,770 (Source ONS 2003 Mid Year Estinate) it is England's 4th largest district with city status. In terms of the population of its urban area, which is the primary meaning of city in British English, Bradford is around the tenth largest city in England. Office for National Statistics logo The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the United Kingdom government executive agency charged with the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of the United Kingdom at national and local levels. ... The figures are mid-year estimates for 2005, unless otherwise stated, from the Office for National Statistics [1]. See also: List of towns and cities in England by population - List of English counties by population - List of ceremonial counties of England by population - List of English districts by area - List... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Historically, city status in England and Wales was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world. ...

History

The current borough boundaries date from 1 April 1974, when the county borough of Bradford was merged with the borough of Keighley, the urban districts of Baildon, Bingley, Denholme, Ilkley, Shipley and Silsden, along with the Queensbury parts of Queensbury and Shelf urban district and the parishes of Addingham, Kildwick and Steeton with Eastburn from Skipton Rural District. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Keighley (pronounced Keith-ly or ) is a town and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. ... Baildon (Celtic sun God Baal and Dune hill) is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Bradford, and in the metropolitan borough of Bradford. ... Bingley is a town in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England, five miles north west of Bradford. ... Denholme is a small town and civil parish in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire, England. ... Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ... Shipley is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Shipley, Derbyshire Shipley, Northumberland Shipley, Shropshire Shipley, West Sussex Shipley, West Yorkshire Shipley is also the name of these people: Jenny Shipley, ex-Prime Minister of New Zealand Jonathan Shipley, 18th century clergyman Tom Shipley, musician Debra Shipley, British... Silsden is widely regarded as The Pride of The North, situated in West Yorkshire, England. ... Queensbury is a village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. ... Queensbury and Shelf was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1937 to 1974. ... Addingham (formerly Haddincham) is a village in the English county of West Yorkshire. ... Map sources for Kildwick at grid reference SE0145 Kildwick is a village in North Yorkshire, situated between Skipton and Keighley. ... Steeton with Eastburn is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. ... Skipton was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. ...

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Bradford at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Note 1: includes hunting and forestry

Note 2: includes energy and construction

Note 3: includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

Note 4: Components may not sum to totals due to rounding

Settlement

Places within the borough boundaries (in addition to the Bradford city area itself) include Addingham, Baildon, Bingley, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Cottingley, Cullingworth, Denholme, Gilstead, Haworth, Ilkley, Keighley, Manningham, Menston, Oakworth, Oxenhope, Queensbury, Saltaire, Shipley, Silsden, Steeton with Eastburn, Thornton and Wilsden. Addingham (formerly Haddincham) is a village in the English county of West Yorkshire. ... Baildon (Celtic sun God Baal and Dune hill) is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Bradford, and in the metropolitan borough of Bradford. ... Bingley is a town in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England, five miles north west of Bradford. ... Burley-in-Wharfedale is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Cottingley is a village within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, in West Yorkshire, England. ... St Johns Church Cullingworth Cullingworth is a medium sized village in West Yorkshire, between Bradford and Haworth. ... Denholme is a small town and civil parish in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire, England. ... Gilstead is a village in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England. ... Haworth, Main Street Haworth, Main Street For alternate meanings see Haworth (disambiguation) Haworth is a small village and tourist attraction, in the English county of West Yorkshire, best known for its association with the Brontë sisters. ... Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ... Keighley (pronounced Keith-ly or ) is a town and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. ... Manningham is an area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, approximately a mile north of the city centre and is seen as the centre of the citys south Asian population. ... , Menston is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Oakworth is a small town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley, by the River Worth. ... Oxenhope, West Yorkshire Oxenhope is a village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley. ... Queensbury is a village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. ... Saltaire is the name of a Victorian era model village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... Shipley is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Shipley, Derbyshire Shipley, Northumberland Shipley, Shropshire Shipley, West Sussex Shipley, West Yorkshire Shipley is also the name of these people: Jenny Shipley, ex-Prime Minister of New Zealand Jonathan Shipley, 18th century clergyman Tom Shipley, musician Debra Shipley, British... Silsden is widely regarded as The Pride of The North, situated in West Yorkshire, England. ... Steeton with Eastburn is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. ... Thornton village lies to the west of Bradford, into which it was incorporated around 1899, but was mentioned in the Domesday Book of the 11th Century, when it had been laid waste by William the Conquerors harrying of the north, punishment for an uprising against the Norman invaders of... Wilsden is a village on the west side of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. ...

The northern and western parts of the district are largely rural, with areas of high moorland including the famous Ilkley Moor and Brontë Country. Ilkley Moor is a part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. ... The Brontë Country is a name given to an area of pennine hills west of Leeds/Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. ...

Parishes

Most of the Bradford city area is still unparished, but there are parish and town councils for most of the outlying towns and villages in the District. From April 2004, the parishes in the borough are: A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ...

• Addingham
• Clayton
• Cullingworth
• Denholme
• Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury
• Ilkley
• Keighley
• Oxenhope
• Sandy Lane
• Silsden
• Steeton with Eastburn
• Wilsden
• Wrose

Addingham (formerly Haddincham) is a village in the English county of West Yorkshire. ... A view of The Albion – one of the series of pubs on Claytons main street Clayton is an area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, in England, situated to the west of the town centre. ... St Johns Church Cullingworth Cullingworth is a medium sized village in West Yorkshire, between Bradford and Haworth. ... Denholme is a small town and civil parish in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire, England. ... Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. ... Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ... Keighley (pronounced Keith-ly or ) is a town and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. ... Oxenhope, West Yorkshire Oxenhope is a village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley. ... Silsden is widely regarded as The Pride of The North, situated in West Yorkshire, England. ... Steeton with Eastburn is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. ... Wilsden is a village on the west side of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. ... Wrose is an area in Bradford, England, about three miles north of the city centre, and south-east of Shipley. ...

Demographics

It has a large number of recent immigrants, and approximately 22% of the population are from ethnic minority groups, particularly from Pakistan. Asian immigrants' restaurants have led to the city being dubbed "the curry capital of Europe". Bradford is the district with the fourth highest percentage of Muslims in Britain (16.1% compared to an average of 3.0%). This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Age Structure

0-4 years 33,240 (7.1 %)
5-15 years 76.087 (16.3 %)
16-24 years 58,305 (12.5 %)
25-44 years 130,742 (28.0 %)
45-64 years 101,630 (21.7 %)
65-74 years 36,101 (7.7 %)
75+ years 31,560 (6.7 %)

Work

Economically active, of all people aged 16 - 74 207,122 (63.4 %)
Employed (including self-employed) of economically active 184,558 (89.1 %)
Unemployed, of economically active 14,281 (6.9 %)
Full time student working or looking for work, of economically active 8,283 (4.0 %)
Economically inactive, of all people aged 16 - 74 119,656 (36.6 %)
Retired, of economically inactive 41,922 (35.0 %)
Student not working or looking for work, of economically inactive 18,116 (15.1 %)
Looking after family/home, of economically inactive 24,972 (20.9 %)
Permanently sick or disabled, of economically inactive 20,042 (16.7 %)
Other, of economically inactive 14,604 (12.2 %)

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi 4,968 (1.1 %)
Black or Black British 4,333 (1.0 %)
Indian 12,504 (2.7 %)
Mixed 6,937 (1.5 %)
Pakistani 67,994 (14.5 %)
White 366,041 (78.3 %)
Other ethnic group 4,890 (1.0 %)

Education

Education in the borough is provided for by a number of schools and colleges. State schooling is managed by Bradford Local Education Authority. There are also a number of independent (private) schools, such as Bradford Grammar School and The Girls' Grammar School, Bradford. Bradford College and the University of Bradford are the main further and higher education providers. The following is a partial list of currently operating schools in the Yorkshire and Humber region of England. ... A Local Education Authority (LEA) is the part of a council in England or Wales that is responsible for education within that councils jurisdiction. ... Bradford Grammar School was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter as the Free Grammar School of King Charles II in 1662. ... Α This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The University of Bradford is a university in Bradford, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. ...

Local government election

The district is divided into 30 wards and each is represented on the district council by three councillors. Each councillor is normally elected on a first past the post basis for a four-year period which is staggered with the other councillors of that ward so that only one councillor per ward is up for election at any one time. Exceptions to this include by-elections and ward boundary changes. A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... An example of a plurality ballot. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

The table below summarises the state of the council after the 2007 local government election. Each party is ordered by number of councillors. The comparison is between the state of the council before the election and afterwards. One seat was empty.

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See also

• More information about the Bradford District is contained under the Bradford entry.

For other uses, see Bradford (disambiguation). ...

Notes

References

• bradfordinfo.com has a range of statistical and other information about the District, and includes a Geographic information system accessible from mapsandstats.com

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External links

• City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
• Key Statistics (PDF 1.2 MB) from the 2001 census
• Official Statistics (PDF 1.8 MB) (hint: search for 'Bradford' for pertinent figures)
• Visit Bradford website for visitor information about Bradford. the site is managed by Bradford Metropoliton District Council

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Coordinates: 53°47′41″N 1°45′23″W / 53.79472, -1.75639 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...