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:''This article discusses the metropolitan district of the 'City of Leeds'. (For information on the city itself, see Leeds).''
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.
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.
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.
includes hunting and forestry
includes energy and construction
includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
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
The eight parliamentary constituencies which represent Leeds as of 2007, and their MPs, are listed in the "Infobox" above.
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):
★ 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.
The City of Leeds' town twins are:
★ Leeds City Council
★ Leeds City Guide
| City of Leeds | |
|---|---|
 Leeds | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan district, 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 () - Density | Ranked 726,939 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 91.8% White 4.5% S.Asian 1.4% Black British 1.8% Mixed Race 0.5% Chinese |
| Politics | |
 Leeds' Coat Of Arms Leeds City Council http://www.leeds.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | Leeds West: John Battle Leeds Central: Hilary Benn Elmet: Colin Burgon Morley and Rothwell: Colin Challen Leeds North East: Fabian Hamilton Leeds East: George Mudie Leeds North West: Greg Mulholland Pudsey: Paul Truswell |
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.
| Contents |
| History |
| Economy |
| Places in the metropolitan district |
| Parliamentary constituencies |
| Town twinning |
| External links |
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.
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 Added | Agriculture | Industry | Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | '8,713' | 43 | 2,652 | 6,018 |
| 2000 | '11,681' | 32 | 2,771 | 8,878 |
| 2003 | '13,637' | 36 | 3,018 | 10,583 |
includes hunting and forestry
includes energy and construction
includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
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
Parliamentary constituencies
The eight parliamentary constituencies which represent Leeds as of 2007, and their MPs, are listed in the "Infobox" above.
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):
★ 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.
Town twinning
The City of Leeds' town twins are:
★ - Colombo, Sri Lanka ★ - Brno, Czech Republic ★ - Dortmund, Germany ★ - Durban, South Africa ★ - Ulan Bator, Mongolia (According to a 2004 Calendar news broadcast) | ★ - Hangzhou, China ★ - Lille, France ★ - Louisville, Kentucky (United States) ★ - Siegen, Germany |
External links
★ Leeds City Council
★ Leeds City Guide
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