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Local government districts in West Yorkshire
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Aberford

Aberford is a village and civil parish on the eastern outskirts of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Aireborough

Aireborough was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1937 to 1974.

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Sir Alec Edward Shelbrooke (born 10 January 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Wetherby and Easingwold since 2024 and for Elmet and Rothwell between 2010 and 2024.

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Alex Sobel

Alexander David Sobel (born 26 April 1975) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds Central and Headingley since 2024.

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Allerton Bywater

Allerton Bywater is a semi-rural village and civil parish in the south-east of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.

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Alwoodley

Alwoodley is a suburb and civil parish of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Andrea Jenkyns

Dame Andrea Marie Jenkyns (born 16 June 1974) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood from 2015 to 2024.

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Armley

Armley is a district in the west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Arthington

Arthington is a linear village in Wharfedale, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.

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Austhorpe

Austhorpe is a civil parish and residential suburb of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Bardsey cum Rigton

Bardsey cum Rigton is a civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.

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Barwick in Elmet and Scholes

Barwick in Elmet and Scholes is a civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.

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BBC Local Radio

BBC Local Radio (also referred to as Local BBC Radio) is the BBC's local and regional radio division for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of forty stations.

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BBC Radio Leeds

BBC Radio Leeds is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of West Yorkshire.

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BBC Yorkshire

BBC Yorkshire is one of the English regions of the BBC.

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BD postcode area

The BD postcode area, also known as the Bradford postcode area, is a group of 24 postcode districts in England, within seven post towns.

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Beeston, Leeds

Beeston is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on a hill about 2 miles (3 km) south of the city centre.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.

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Black British people

Black British people are a multi-ethnic group of British people of either African or Afro-Caribbean descent.

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Borough of Harrogate

The Borough of Harrogate was a local government district with borough status in North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023. City of Leeds and borough of Harrogate are Leeds City Region.

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Boston Spa

Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Bradford

Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England. City of Leeds and Bradford are cities in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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Bramham cum Oglethorpe

Bramham cum Oglethorpe is a civil parish forming part of the City of Leeds in the English county of West Yorkshire.

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Bramhope

Bramhope is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England, north of Holt Park and north east of Cookridge.

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Bramley, Leeds

Bramley is a district in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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British Asians

British Asians (also referred to as Asian Britons) are British people of Asian descent.

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British Summer Time

During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC±00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and evenings one hour more.

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Brno

Brno (Brünn) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

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Buddhism in England

Buddhism in England has growing support.

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Call centre

A call centre (Commonwealth spelling) or call center (American spelling; see spelling differences) is a managed capability that can be centralised or remote that is used for receiving or transmitting a large volume of enquiries by telephone.

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Capital Yorkshire

Capital Yorkshire is a regional radio station owned by Global as part of the Capital network.

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Carlton, Wharfedale

Carlton is a civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Ceremonial counties of England

Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed.

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Chapel Allerton

Chapel Allerton is an inner suburb of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, from the city centre.

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Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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City of Bradford

Bradford, also known as the City of Bradford, is a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. City of Leeds and City of Bradford are cities in Yorkshire and the Humber, Leeds City Region, local government districts in West Yorkshire and metropolitan boroughs.

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City of Wakefield

Wakefield, also known as the City of Wakefield, is a local government district with city status and a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. City of Leeds and city of Wakefield are cities in Yorkshire and the Humber, Leeds City Region, local government districts in West Yorkshire and metropolitan boroughs.

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City region (United Kingdom)

A city region in the United Kingdom may refer to.

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City status in the United Kingdom

City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which might or might not meet the generally accepted definition of cities.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

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Clifford, West Yorkshire

Clifford is a village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England.

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Cohabitation

Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not married, usually couples, live together.

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Collingham, West Yorkshire

Collingham is a village and civil parish south-west of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, England.

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Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

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Council Tax

Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales.

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Countries of the United Kingdom

Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland (variously described as a country, province, jurisdiction or region).

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County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s.

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County Borough of Leeds

The County Borough of Leeds, and its predecessor, the Municipal Borough of Leeds, was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1835 to 1974.

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Deliberation

Deliberation is a process of thoughtfully weighing options, for example prior to voting.

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Dortmund

Dortmund (Düörpm; Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the ninth-largest city in Germany.

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Drighlington

Drighlington is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England.

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Drystone Radio

Drystone Radio, operating online and on frequencies of 103.5 FM (formerly 106.9 FM) and 102.0 FM, is a not-for-profit community radio station operating from Cowling, North Yorkshire to listeners across Craven, Wharfedale and parts of the southern Yorkshire Dales.

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Durban

Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

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East Keswick

East Keswick is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.

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Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)

Elmet and Rothwell was a constituency for the House of Commons of the UK Parliament in West Yorkshire.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is an ethnically diverse society.

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Executive (government)

The executive, also referred to as the juditian or executive power, is that part of government which executes the law; in other words, directly makes decisions and holds power.

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Fabian Hamilton

Fabian Uziell-Hamilton (born 12 April 1955) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds North East since 1997.

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Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve

Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve is a protected area in West Yorkshire, England, noted for its avian biodiversity.

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Farnley, Leeds

Farnley is a district in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, west of Leeds city centre, between Wortley, Bramley and the countryside around Pudsey and Gildersome, in the LS12 Leeds postcode area.

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Farsley

Farsley is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Leeds city centre, east of Bradford.

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Garforth

Garforth is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Gazette & Observer

The Gazette & Observer, in full the Ilkley, Wharfedale and Aireborough Gazette & Observer, was a weekly newspaper published by Wharfedale Newspapers of Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, and part of the Newsquest group.

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Gildersome

Gildersome is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough 5 miles (7 km) south-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, England.

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Great and Little Preston

Great and Little Preston is a civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.

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Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire

Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire (previously Radio Aire, Magic 828/Radio Aire 2, Ridings FM and Pulse 2) is an Independent Local Radio station serving West Yorkshire on 96.3 and 106.8 FM, DAB, online and via the app.

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Green belt (United Kingdom)

In British town planning, the green belt is a policy for controlling urban growth.

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Greenwich Mean Time

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the local mean time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from midnight.

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Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries.

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Gross value added

In economics, gross value added (GVA) is the measure of the value of goods and services produced in an area, industry or sector of an economy.

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GSS coding system

GSS codes are nine-character geocodes maintained by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics (ONS) to represent a wide range of geographical areas of the UK, for use in tabulating census and other statistical data.

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Guiseley

Guiseley is a town in metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Hangzhou

Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northeastern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo. As of 2022, the Hangzhou metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of 4 trillion yuan (US$590 billion), making it larger than the economy of Sweden.

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Harewood House

Harewood House is a country house in Harewood, West Yorkshire, England.

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Harewood, West Yorkshire

Harewood is a village, civil parish, former manor and ecclesiastical parish, in West Yorkshire, England, today in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds.

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Headingley

Headingley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road.

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Heart Yorkshire

Heart Yorkshire (previously Real Radio Yorkshire) is a regional radio station owned by Communicorp UK and operated by Global as part of the Heart network.

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Hilary Benn

Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born 26 November 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds South, formerly Leeds Central, since 1999.

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Hinduism in England

Hinduism in England is the third largest religion in the country, with over 1,020,533 followers as of the 2021 census.

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Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts and others.

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History of the Jews in England

The history of the Jews in England goes back to the reign of William the Conqueror.

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Hits Radio West Yorkshire

Hits Radio West Yorkshire, formerly Pulse 1, is an Independent Local Radio station based in Leeds, England, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Hits Radio network.

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Holbeck

Holbeck is an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Home Office

The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Horsforth

Horsforth is a town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, five miles north-west of Leeds city centre.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Hunslet

Hunslet is an inner-city suburb in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Ilkley Moor

Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England.

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Independent Local Radio

Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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International Territorial Level

International Territorial Level (ITL) is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of the United Kingdom for statistical purposes, used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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Irreligion in the United Kingdom

Irreligion in the United Kingdom is more prevalent than in some parts of Europe, with about 8% indicating they were atheistic in 2018, and 52% listing their religion as "none".

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Islam in England

Islam in England is the second largest religion after Christianity.

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ISO 3166-2:GB

ISO 3166-2:GB is the entry for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. City of Leeds and ISO 3166-2:GB are metropolitan boroughs.

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ITV Yorkshire

ITV Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire Television and commonly referred to as just YTV, is the British television service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network.

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Judaism

Judaism (יַהֲדוּת|translit.

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Kharkiv

Kharkiv (Харків), also known as Kharkov (Харькoв), is the second-largest city in Ukraine.

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Kippax, West Yorkshire

Kippax is a town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Kirklees

Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. City of Leeds and Kirklees are Leeds City Region, local government districts in West Yorkshire and metropolitan boroughs.

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Labour and Co-operative Party

Labour and Co-operative Party (often abbreviated to Labour Co-op; Llafur a'r Blaid Gydweithredol) is a description used by candidates in United Kingdom elections who stand on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

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LDC Radio

LDC Radio is a community radio station based in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, with a dance and urban music format.

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Ledsham, West Yorkshire

Ledsham is a village and civil parish north of Castleford and east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England.

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Ledston

Ledston (historically also spelt Ledstone) is a village in the Leeds metropolitan borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. City of Leeds and Leeds are cities in Yorkshire and the Humber and Leeds City Region.

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Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds Central was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

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Leeds city centre

Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds City Region

The Leeds City Region, or informally Greater Leeds, is a local enterprise partnership city region located in West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds Civic Hall

Leeds Civic Hall is a municipal building located in the civic quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Richard Burgon of the Labour Party until his suspension and whip withdrawn on 23 July 2024, as a result of voting to scrap the two child benefit cap.

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Leeds North East (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds North East is a constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Fabian Hamilton of the Labour Party.

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Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds North West is a constituency in the City of Leeds which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Katie White, of the Labour Party.

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Leeds railway station

Leeds railway station (also known as Leeds City railway station) is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds TV

Local TV Leeds (formerly known by the names of TalkLeeds, Leeds TV and Made in Leeds) is a local television station serving Leeds and West Yorkshire.

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Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds West was a borough constituency covering the western part of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city.

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Lille

Lille (Rijsel; Lile; Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders.

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List of English districts by area

This is a list of the districts of England ordered by area, according to Standard Area Measurements published by the Office for National Statistics.

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List of English districts by population

This is a list of the districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for from the Office for National Statistics.

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List of mayors of Leeds

The Lord Mayor of Leeds (until 1897 known as the Mayor of Leeds) is a ceremonial post held by a member of Leeds City Council, elected annually by the council.

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List of places in Leeds

City of Leeds, West Yorkshire is a large city in England that includes several separate towns and villages and many other identifiable areas.

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Local government

Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state.

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Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

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Local Government Act 1985

The Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51) is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom.

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Local government in England

Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities.

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Localism Act 2011

The Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) is an Act of Parliament that changes the powers of local government in England.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lotherton cum Aberford

Lotherton cum Aberford is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States.

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LS postcode area

The LS postcode area, also known as the Leeds postcode area, is a group of 29 postcode districts in England, within six post towns.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.

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Merger (politics)

A merger, consolidation or amalgamation, in a political or administrative sense, is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities, such as municipalities (in other words cities, towns, etc.), counties, districts, etc., into a single entity.

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Metropolitan borough

A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. City of Leeds and metropolitan borough are metropolitan boroughs.

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Metropolitan county

Metropolitan counties are a subdivision of England which were originally used for local government.

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Micklefield

Micklefield is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Middleton, Leeds

Middleton is a largely residential suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England and historically a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)

Mixed is an ethnic group category that was first introduced by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics for the 2001 Census.

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Moortown, Leeds

Moortown is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Morley and Outwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Morley and Outwood was a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

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Morley Town Hall

Morley Town Hall is a municipal facility in Morley, West Yorkshire, England.

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Morley, West Yorkshire

Morley is a market town and a civil parish within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England.

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Municipal borough

A municipal borough was a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1836 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002.

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Municipal Borough of Morley

Morley was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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Municipal Borough of Pudsey

Pudsey was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1872 to 1974 around the town of Pudsey, covering Farsley, Calverley,and parts of Stanningley, Swinnow and Rodley.

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Municipal Corporations Act 1835

The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76), sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in the incorporated boroughs of England and Wales.

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Muslims

Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.

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National qualifications framework

A national qualifications framework (NQF) is a formal system describing qualifications.

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National Rail

National Rail (NR) is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger train operating companies (TOCs) of England, Scotland, and Wales.

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The news media or news industry are forms of mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public.

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No overall control

In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, no overall control (abbreviated to NOC) is a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats, comparably to a hung parliament.

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North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East regions of England.

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Office

An office is a space where the employees of an organization perform administrative work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization.

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Ordnance Survey

The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain.

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Ordnance Survey National Grid

The Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system (OSGB), also known as British National Grid (BNG), is a system of geographic grid references, distinct from latitude and longitude, whereby any location in Great Britain can be described in terms of its distance from the origin (0, 0), which lies to the west of the Isles of Scilly.

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Otley

Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.

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Parish council (England)

A parish council is a civil local authority found in England, which is the lowest tier of local government.

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Parlington

Parlington is a civil parish that includes part of Aberford, in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Pennines

The Pennines, also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands mainly located in Northern England.

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Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom

This article documents the strengths of political parties in the 317 local authorities of England, 32 local authorities of Scotland, 22 principal councils of Wales and 11 local councils of Northern Ireland.

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Pool-in-Wharfedale

Pool-in-Wharfedale or Pool in Wharfedale, usually abbreviated to Pool, is a village and civil parish in Lower Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, England, north of Leeds city centre, north-east of Bradford, and east of Otley.

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Postcodes in the United Kingdom

Postal codes used in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies are known as postcodes (originally, postal codes).

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Potternewton

Potternewton also Potter Newton is a suburb and parish between Chapeltown and Chapel Allerton in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Pound sterling

Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories.

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Pudsey

Pudsey is a market town in the City of Leeds Borough in West Yorkshire, England.

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Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)

Pudsey was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

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Rachel Reeves

Rachel Jane Reeves (born 13 February 1979) is a British politician, who is currently serving as the Chancellor of the Exchequer since July 2024.

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Rawdon, West Yorkshire

Rawdon is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Redcliffe-Maud Report

The Redcliffe-Maud Report (Cmnd. 4040) was published in 1969 by the Royal Commission on Local Government in England, under the chairmanship of Lord Redcliffe-Maud.

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Reform (think tank)

The Reform Research Trust is a think tank which publishes its own research and also publishes papers from external authors.

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Regions of England

The regions of England, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England.

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Religion in England

Religion in England is characterised by a variety of beliefs and practices that has historically been dominated by Christianity.

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Retail

Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers.

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Rhubarb Radio (Wakefield)

Rhubarb Radio is a local commercial radio station based in Wakefield city centre, it serves the whole of the Wakefield district including the 5 Towns, Dewsbury & Batley.

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Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon (born 19 September 1980) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds East since 2015.

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River Aire

The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, in length.

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River Wharfe

The River Wharfe is a river in Yorkshire, England originating within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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Rothwell, West Yorkshire

Rothwell is a town in the south-east of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.

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Roundhay

Roundhay is a large suburb in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Rural district

A rural district was a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.

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Scarcroft

Scarcroft is a village and civil parish north east of Leeds city centre in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.

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Selby District

Selby District was a local government district of North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023. City of Leeds and Selby District are Leeds City Region.

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Shadwell, West Yorkshire

Shadwell is a village and civil parish in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Siegen

Siegen is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Sikhism in England

English Sikhs number over 520,000 people and account for 0.9% of England's population in 2021, forming the country's fourth-largest religious group.

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Sister city

A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.

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Sovereign state

A sovereign state is a state that has the highest authority over a territory.

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Stuart Andrew

Stuart James Andrew (born 25 November 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Daventry since 2024.

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Sturton Grange

Sturton Grange is a civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Swillington

Swillington is a village and civil parish near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough.

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Tadcaster Rural District

Tadcaster Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.

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Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, telephone numbers are administered by the Office of Communications (Ofcom).

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Tempo FM

Tempo FM is the local community radio station for Wetherby, Boston Spaand the surrounding villages in the West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire areas.

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The Leeds Studios

The Leeds Studios (also known as the ITV Television Centre, Yorkshire Television Studios or YTV Studios) is a television production complex on Kirkstall Road in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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The Yorkshire Post

The Yorkshire Post is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

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Think tank

A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture.

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Thorner

Thorner is a rural village and civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, located between Seacroft and Wetherby.

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Thorp Arch

Thorp Arch is a village and civil parish near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough.

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Thorp Arch Trading Estate

Thorp Arch Trading Estate is a trading estate, with both industrial and retail space, south-east of Wetherby in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.

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Tom Riordan

Tom Riordan is an English civil servant.

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A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national government.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Unparished area

In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with an ecclesiastical parish).

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Urban district (England and Wales)

In England and Wales, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area.

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Walton, Leeds

Walton is a village and civil parish 2 miles (3 km) east of Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England.

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Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors.

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West Riding of Yorkshire

The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England.

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West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.

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West Yorkshire County Council

West Yorkshire County Council (WYCC) – also known as West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council (WYMCC) – was the top-tier local government administrative body for West Yorkshire from 1974 to 1986.

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West Yorkshire Metro

Metro is the passenger information brand used by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in England. City of Leeds and West Yorkshire Metro are Leeds City Region.

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Wetherby

Wetherby is a market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Wetherby News

The Wetherby News is a local weekly tabloid newspaper published on a Thursday and based in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England.

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Wetherby Rural District

Wetherby was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.

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Wetherby Town Hall

Wetherby Town Hall is a community building in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England.

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WF postcode area

The WF postcode area, also known as the Wakefield postcode area, is a group of 17 postcode districts in north-east England, which are subdivisions of eleven post towns.

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Wharfedale

Wharfedale is the valley of the upper parts of the River Wharfe and one of the Yorkshire Dales.

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Wharfedale Rural District

Wharfedale was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.

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White paper

A white paper is a report or guide that informs readers concisely about a complex issue and presents the issuing body's philosophy on the matter.

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White people in the United Kingdom

White people in the United Kingdom are a multi-ethnic group consisting of indigenous and European UK residents who identify as and are perceived to be 'white people'.

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Wortley, Leeds

Wortley is an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Wothersome

Wothersome is a civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.

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Yeadon, West Yorkshire

Yeadon is a town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Yorkshire

Yorkshire is an area of Northern England which was historically a county.

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Yorkshire and the Humber

Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes.

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Yorkshire Evening Post

The Yorkshire Evening Post is a daily evening publication (delivered to newsagents every morning) published by Yorkshire Post Newspapers in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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2001 United Kingdom census

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001.

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2021 United Kingdom census

The 2021 United Kingdom census is the 23rd official census of the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Leeds

Also known as City of Leeds Metropolitan District, Government in Leeds, Government of Leeds, Leeds (borough), Leeds (district), Leeds Metropolitan District, Local government in Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, Metropolitan District of Leeds.

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