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West Yorkshire

NameWest Yorkshire
StatusMetropolitan county &
Ceremonial county
Origin1974
(Local Government Act 1972)
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
ArearankRanked 29th
Area Km22029
AdminhqWakefield (1972-1986)
Ons2F
Nutscode3
Nuts3UKE4
PoprankRanked 4th
Popestdate2005
Pop2,161,200
Density Km21044
Ethnicity88.6% White
8.7% S. Asian
CouncilNo county council

West Yorkshire Joint Services
http://www.wyjs.org.uk/
Mps *Stuart Andrew (C) *Ed Balls (L)/(Co-op) *Hilary Benn (L) *Colin Challen (L) *Yvette Cooper (L) *Mary Creagh (L) *Philip Davies (C) *Fabian Hamilton (L) *Kris Hopkins (C) *Jason McCartney (C) *George Mudie (L) *Greg Mulholland (LD) *Simon Reevell (C) *Rachel Reeves (L) *Linda Riordan (L)/(Co-op) *Barry Sheerman (L)/(Co-op) *Alec Shelbrooke (L) *Marsha Singh (L) *Gerry Sutcliffe (L) *Jon Trickett (L) *David Ward (LD) *Craig Whittaker (C) *Mike Wood (L)
SubdivnameMetropolitan Boroughs
Subdivs#Leeds #Wakefield #Kirklees #Calderdale #Bradford

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West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.

West Yorkshire, which is landlocked, consists of five metropolitan boroughs (City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, City of Leeds and City of Wakefield) and shares borders with the counties of Derbyshire (to the south), Greater Manchester (to the south-west), Lancashire (to the north-west), North Yorkshire (to the north and east) and South Yorkshire (to the south-east).

West Yorkshire County Council was abolished in 1986, and so its districts (the metropolitan boroughs) are now effectively unitary authorities. However, the metropolitan county, which covers an area of 2029 km2 (783.4 sqmi), continues to exist in law, and as a geographic frame of reference.

West Yorkshire encompasses the West Yorkshire Urban Area, which is the most built-up and biggest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire.


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