The City of Leeds is a metropolitan district with city status within the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 726,939. Its local government is Leeds City Council. It stretches from Otley and Wetherby in the north, on the border with North Yorkshire, to the border with the district of the City of Wakefield in the south, and from Pudsey on the border with the district of the City of Bradford in the west, to Garforth and Micklefield in the east. It is named after its major settlement, Leeds, which is also the administrative seat. To the south and west, the district covers mostly urban and suburban areas, with some woodland. To the east and north, the district includes urban, suburban and rural areas. There are several distinct towns and villages within the borough, in addition to the city of Leeds. A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... Historically, city status in England and Wales was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... The six metropolitan counties shown within England The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level subnational entity in current use in England. ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Leeds City Council is the city council for the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. ... Otley on a market day, looking up Kirkgate with The Chevin in the background Otley is a town in northern England by the River Wharfe. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... This article discusses the metropolitan district and named the City of Wakefield. ... Photo of Pudsey Parish Church For other uses, see Pudsey (disambiguation). ... The City of Bradford Metropolitan District is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire with city status. ... Garforth is a town at the eastern edge of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. ... Micklefield is a village in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ...

History

The metropolitan district was formed in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the area of the former County Borough of Leeds, Aireborough Urban District, Horsforth Urban District, the Municipal Borough of Morley, Otley Urban District, the Municipal Borough of Pudsey, Rothwell Urban District and parts of Tadcaster Rural District, Wetherby Rural District and Wharfedale Rural District. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Statistics Population: 443,247 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE297338 Administration Metropolitan borough: City of Leeds Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Fire and... Aireborough was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1937 to 1974, to the north of Leeds. ... Town Street,Horsforth Horsforth is a suburb of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Morleys Coat of Arms Morley is a town in the county of Yorkshire (since 1974, West Yorkshire), England, in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds and is situated five miles south-west of Leeds City Centre. ... Otley is a town in northern England by the River Wharfe. ... Photo of Pudsey Parish Church For other uses, see Pudsey (disambiguation). ... Rothwell is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, near Leeds. ... Tadcaster was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. ... Wetherby was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974 in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Wharfedale 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 Leeds 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

Places in the metropolitan district

Areas within the City of Leeds metropolitan district include:

• Aberford, Adel, Aireborough, Allerton Bywater, Alwoodley, Armley, Arthington, Austhorpe
• Bardsey cum Rigton, Barwick-in-Elmet (sometimes Barwick), Beeston, Belle Isle, Blenheim, Boston Spa, Bramham, Bramhope, Bramley, Burley, Burmantofts
• Calverley, Carlton, Chapel Allerton, Chapeltown, Churwell, Clifford, Collingham, Colton, Cookridge, Cottingley, Cross Flatts, Cross Gates (sometimes Crossgates)
• Drighlington
• East Ardsley (sometimes Ardsley East), East End Park, East Keswick
• Farsley, Fulneck
• Garforth, Gildersome, Gipton, Gledhow, Great Preston, Guiseley
• Halton, Halton Moor, Harehills, Harewood, Hawksworth, Headingley, Holbeck, Holt Park, Horsforth, Hunslet, Hyde Park
• Ireland Wood
• Killingbeck, Kippax, Kirkstall
• Lawnswood, Ledsham, Ledston, Leeds City Centre, Linton, Little London, Lofthouse, Lovell Park
• Manston, Meanwood, Methley, Micklefield, Mickletown, Middleton, Miles Hill, Morley, Moor Allerton, Moortown, Moorside, Moor Grange
• New Farnley
• Oakwood, Old Farnley (sometimes Farnley), Osmondthorpe, Otley, Oulton
• Pendas Fields, Pool, Potternewton, Pudsey
• Quarry Hill
• Rawdon, Richmond Hill, Robin Hood, Rodley, Rothwell, Roundhay
• Scarcroft, Scholes (sometimes Scholes-in-Elmet), Scott Hall, Seacroft, Sheepscar, Shadwell, Stanningley, Swarcliffe, Swillington, Swinnow
• Temple Newsam, Thorner, Thorpe, Thorp Arch, Tinshill
• Weetwood, West Ardsley, West Park, Wetherby, Whitkirk, Whinmoor, Woodhouse, Woodlesford, Wortley, Wykebeck
• Yeadon

Aberford is a village on the eastern outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. ... Adel is a wealthy area north of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Aireborough was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1937 to 1974, to the north of Leeds. ... Allerton Bywater is a semi-rural village and civil parish in the south-east of Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, near to Castleford. ... Alwoodley is a suburb of north Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and is the citys richest and most wealthy area, and also one of the citys more affluent areas. ... There is also a town in Saskatchewan called Armley. ... Arthington is a small village in Wharfedale. ... Austhorpe is a suburb of Leeds. ... Bardsey cum Rigton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. ... Barwick-in-Elmet is a village on the outskirts of Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Beeston is an area of south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England with a population of about 16,000[1]. Parts of Beeston could be considered inner city due to the whereabouts of the area in relation to Holbeck and the city centre, though not the whole area can be classed as... Belle Isle is an area near Middleton, in South Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Blenheim, along with its neighbours Little London and Lovell Park, is an area of 1960s high-rise and maisonette council housing in inner-city north Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the city centre, Little London and Woodhouse. ... Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, 3 miles south of Wetherby, on the banks of the River Wharfe. ... Village signpost along Toulston Lane on the way to Tadcaster. ... Bramhope is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, just to the north of Leeds itself area. ... Bramley is a working-class area of west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Burley is a suburb of Leeds. ... Burmantofts is an area of 1960s high-rise housing blocks in inner-city east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England adjacent to the city centre and St. ... Calverley is a village in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom midway between Leeds and Bradford. ... Carlton is a village and civil parish in the south of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, about eight miles from Leeds city centre. ... For village in southwest England, see Chapel Allerton, Somerset. ... Chapeltown is an inner-city suburb of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and is the centre of the citys British Afro-Caribbean community. ... Churwell is a small village in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom between Leeds City Centre and Morley. ... Clifford is a small village near Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, England. ... Collingham is a village 3 km (2 miles) south east of Wetherby in West Yorkshire. ... Colton is a district of east Leeds, situated between Cross Gates to the north, Halton and Halton Moor to the west, Whitkirk to the north-west, and Austhorpe to the north-east. ... The Dale Parks from Moseley Wood area Cookridge is an outer suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Cottingley is an urban area in the south-west of the city of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. ... Cross Flatts is a mixed area of council estates and private housing on the edge of east Leeds, adjacent to Seacroft. ... Cross Gates, also known locally as Crossgates, is a large urban conurbation in Leeds, West Yorkshire close to the A64 dual carriageway and M1 motorway. ... Drighlington is a small village 9 km (5 miles) to the south west of Leeds and 6 km (4 miles) south east of Bradford in the county of West Yorkshire. ... East Ardsley is on the outermost fringe of Leeds (post 1974), having a Wakefield address and forming part of the former Municipal Borough of Morley. ... East End Park is an area of nineteenth-century back-to-back terraced housing in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... East Keswick is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Farsley is a district of Leeds, ((West Yorkshire]], 6 miles to the west of the city centre, and 4 miles east of Bradford. ... Fulneck Moravian Settlement is a Moravian village in Pudsey in the city of Leeds, England. ... Garforth is a town at the eastern edge of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. ... Gildersome is a village in the Leeds Metropolitan District. ... Oak Tree Drive, Gipton, West Yorkshire. ... Gledhow Valley Woods is a ribbon of woodland and grassland that runs for about 1. ... Great Preston is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Guiseley is a small town in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Otley. ... Halton is a district of east Leeds, situated between Killingbeck to the north and north-west, Halton Moor to the west, Colton to the east and Whitkirk to the north-east. ... Halton Moor is a district of east Leeds, situated between Killingbeck to the north, Osmondthorpe to the west and Halton and Colton to the east. ... Harehills Parade from Roundhay Road Harehills is an inner-city area of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Burmantofts and Gipton, and adjacent to Chapeltown, characterised by its streets of dense, back-to-back terraced housing. ... Harewood (pronounced Hair-wood) is a village on the outskirts of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Hawksworth is a small, early twentieth-century council estate in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated on a hill between West Park and Horsforth and is circled by Butcher Hill, the A65 and Vesper Lane. ... Hyde Park Corner, Leeds Headingley is a suburb of the English city of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire. ... Holbeck is a district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, through which passes the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... Holt Park is a low-rise, 1970s estate on the northern edge of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Town Street,Horsforth Horsforth is a suburb of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Hunslet is a working class area of inner-city south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Brudenell Road, one of the main roads through Hyde Park Hyde Park is an inner-city area of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Leeds University and Headingley. ... Ireland Wood is a small council estate on the edge of West Park in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Killingbeck is a district of east Leeds, situated between Seacroft to the north, Cross Gates and Whitkirk to the east, Gipton to the west, Halton Moor to the south, Halton to the south east and Osmondthorpe to the south west. ... Kippax is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Kirkstall is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, and is located next to the River Aire, nestled between the river and the suburbs of Headingley to the North, Horsforth to the North West and Burley to the South East. ... Lawnswood is a suburb in the North West of the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ... Ledsham is a village 7 km (4 miles) north of Castleford and 19 km (11 miles) east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Ledston is a village 4 km (3 miles) north of Castleford and 17 km (10 miles) east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... The city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, can be separated roughly into four areas or quarters. ... See Linton for other places named Linton Linton is a village in West Yorkshire, England. ... Little London, along with its adjacent areas Lovell Park and Blenheim, is an area of 1960s high-rise and maisonette council housing in inner-city north Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the city centre and Sheepscar. ... Lofthouse is a village in West Yorkshire, England between the cities of Wakefield and Leeds and is also in the Leeds Metropolitan District. ... Lovell Park, along with its adjacent areas Little London and Blenheim, is an area of 1960s high-rise and maisonette council housing in inner-city north Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the city centre and Sheepscar. ... Manston is a small area of Cross Gates, that lies 6 km (4 miles) to the east of Leeds City Centre Manston is a residential part of Cross Gates. ... , A view of Meanwood. ... Methley is a dispersed village in south east Leeds, located near Rothwell, Oulton, Woodlesford, Mickletown and Allerton Bywater. ... Micklefield is a village in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Middleton is an old pit village in south Leeds. ... Miles Hill is a council estate in north Leeds, England. ... Morleys Coat of Arms Morley is a town in the county of Yorkshire (since 1974, West Yorkshire), England, in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds and is situated five miles south-west of Leeds City Centre. ... Moortown is a suburb in north Leeds, which can be accessed from Harrogate Road or the ring road. ... Moortown is a suburb in north Leeds, which can be accessed from Harrogate Road or the ring road. ... Moorside is a district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Moor Grange Estate was built in Leeds in the 1950s on recliamed farm land from Old Farm. It was originally owned by the local council, and was leased by the council to tennants as a council estate. ... This article discusses New Farnley, near Leeds. ... Oakwood is one of the well-known suburbs of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... See also Farnley, in North Yorkshire, and New Farnley, nearby. ... Osmondthorpe is a district of the English city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ... Otley on a market day, looking up Kirkgate with The Chevin in the background Otley is a town in northern England by the River Wharfe. ... Oulton is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, between Leeds and Wakefield. ... Pendas Fields is a private housing estate in Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Pool is a village in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, and is within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. ... Potternewton is a suburb of Leeds in Yorkshire, England. ... Photo of Pudsey Parish Church For other uses, see Pudsey (disambiguation). ... Quarry Hill in Leeds, United Kingdom is a small district to the east of Leeds city centre that is surrounded by the A61 and A64 roads and the Leeds - York / Hull railway. ... St. ... Richmond Hill is a district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Robin Hood is a village in West Yorkshire, England, within the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, with Wakefield WF3 postcodes. ... Rodley is a village on the outskirts of the city of Leeds in England with a strong history dating back to Georgian times. ... , Rothwell is a town in the south east of the metropolitan borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, situated between Oulton to the east, Belle Isle to the west, Woodlesford to the north east and Robin Hood to the south west. ... Roundhay is one of the better known of Leedss suburbs. ... Scarcroft is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Leeds and south of Bardsey. ... Scholes is a village on the outskirts of Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Scott Hall is a suburb of north Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, adjacent to Chapeltown and Meanwood. ... View from Seacroft Village Green of the Cricketers Arms and the Queensview Flats with the shopping centre to the right. ... Sheepscar is the main interchange for north Leedss local roads, and consists of nothing much but dual carriageways, traffic islands, complex junctions, industrial units and car showrooms, though there is a sex shop and a nightclub. ... Shadwell is a small but affluent village in north east Leeds. ... Stanningley is a district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Swarcliffe is an district of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. ... Swillington is a small village located in Leeds which is in West Yorkshire, England. ... Swinnow (A Yorkshireised contraction of Swine Moor) is a district of west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Temple Newsam is an estate in the county in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Thorner is a village near Wetherby, West Yorkshire not far away from the A1, A58 and A64 main roads. ... Ashfield Terrace, Thorpe on the Hill Thorpe on the Hill (most people refer to it as just Thorpe) is a small village between Middleton and Rothwell in the Leeds Metropolitan District area. ... Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, four miles south of Wetherby, on the banks of the River Wharfe. ... Tinshill (pronounced Tins-hill) is a district 7 km (4 miles) north of Leeds City Centre. ... Weetwood is a pleasant, leafy area between Headingley and Meanwood in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... West Ardsley is a parish on the south-west edge of the City of Leeds district, possessing a WF3 postcode. ... West Park is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north of Headingley. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Whitkirk is a district of east Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England, situated between Cross Gates to the north, Austhorpe to the east, Killingbeck to the west, Colton to the south-east and Halton to the south-west. ... Whinmoor is an area of some council houses but mainly affluent private estates on the outer edge of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Woodhouse is an area of largely back-to-back terraced housing in inner city north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Woodlesford Primary School Woodlesford Park Woodlesford is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, four miles south-east of Leeds centre. ... Wortley is a town which is part of the metropolitan district of Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Yeadon High Street Yeadon is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ...

Parliamentary constituencies

The eight parliamentary constituencies which represent Leeds as of 2007, and their MPs, are listed in the "Infobox" above. In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ...

After planned boundary changes Leeds will be represented by seven constituencies and three-fifths of one (which has 3 Leeds wards and 2 Wakefield wards): Main article: 54th United Kingdom general election The Boundary Commissions are conducting a periodic review of constituency boundaries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This article discusses the metropolitan district and named the City of Wakefield. ...

• Elmet and Rothwell (new constituency)
• Leeds Central
• Leeds East
• Leeds North East
• Leeds North West
• Leeds West
• Morley and Outwood (new constituency: 3 Leeds wards and 2 Wakefield wards)
• Pudsey

The existing seats of Morley and Rothwell and Elmet will be abolished; the other six Leeds seats will all have changed boundaries. Elmet and Rothwell will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leeds Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leeds East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leeds North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leeds North West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leeds West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Morley and Outwood will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Pudsey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Morley and Rothwell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Elmet is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Town twinning

The City of Leeds' town twins are: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

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External links

• Leeds City Council
• Leeds City Guide

Places with city status in the United Kingdom

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WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Northern Ireland County: District: Belfast UK Parliament: Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 posttown = Belfast Postal District(s): BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58 Area: 115 km² Population (2001) Website: www. ... Londonderry redirects here. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... , Newry (from the Irish: An tIúr meaning the yew tree) is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

Coordinates: 53°47′59″N, 1°32′57″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...