City of Leeds

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This article discusses the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds. For information on the city itself, see Leeds.
City of Leeds
Leeds
Geography
Status: Metropolitan borough, City (1893)
Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding)
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial County: West Yorkshire
Area:
- Total		 Ranked 90th
551.72 km²
Admin. HQ: Leeds
ONS code: 00DA
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density		 Ranked 2nd
726,939
1,311 / km²
Ethnicity: 91.8% White
4.5% S.Asian
1.4% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Leeds' Coat Of Arms

Coat of arms of Leeds

Leeds City Council
http://www.leeds.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Labour / Liberal Democrats / Conservative / Green
MPs: John Battle, Hilary Benn, Colin Burgon, Colin Challen, Fabian Hamilton, George Mudie, Greg Mulholland, Paul Truswell

The City of Leeds is a metropolitan borough with city status within the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 726,939. It stretches from Otley and Wetherby in the north, on the border with North Yorkshire, to the border with the district 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 borders of the district cover mostly urban and suburban areas, with some woodland. To the east and north, the district also includes urban and suburban areas with some green space, as Temple Newsam Park, Roundhay Park, Potternewton Park and East End Park all lie in the east of the city.

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[edit] History

The metropolitan borough 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.

[edit] 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.

Year Regional Gross Value Added4 Agriculture1 Industry2 Services3
1995 8,713 43 2,652 6,018
2000 11,681 32 2,771 8,878
2003 13,637 36 3,018 10,583

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

[edit] Places in the district

Other areas within the Leeds Metropolitan boundary include:

[edit] Town twinning

The City of Leeds' town twins are:

[edit] External links


Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire

City of Bradford | City of Leeds | City of Wakefield
Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale | Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees



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Districts of Yorkshire and the Humber

Barnsley • Bradford • Calderdale • Craven • Doncaster • East Riding of Yorkshire • Hambleton • Harrogate • Hull • Kirklees • Leeds • North Lincolnshire • North East Lincolnshire • Richmondshire • Rotherham • Ryedale • Scarborough • Selby • Sheffield • Wakefield • York

Counties with multiple districts: North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire


Places with city status in the United Kingdom
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Flag of England Places with City status in England
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Cities in Scotland

Aberdeen · Dundee · Edinburgh · Glasgow · Inverness · Stirling

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Places with City status in Wales

Bangor • Cardiff • Newport • St David's • Swansea

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Flag of Northern Ireland Places with City status in Northern Ireland

Belfast • Derry • Armagh • Newry • Lisburn 

Coordinates: 53°47′59″N, 1°32′57″W

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