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West Yorkshire

This article is about the ceremonial county. For conurbation, see West Yorkshire Built-up Area. For the historic subdivision, see West Riding of Yorkshire.

West Yorkshire
Metropolitan and ceremonial county
Aspley Basin on the Broad Canal (Huddersfield), the Piece Hall (Halifax) and Ilkley Moor (near Ilkley)
West Yorkshire within England
West Yorkshire within England
Coordinates: 53°45′N 1°40′W / 53.750°N 1.667°W / 53.750; -1.667
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Established1 April 1974
Preceded byWest Riding of Yorkshire
OriginLocal Government Act 1972
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
UK ParliamentList of MPs
PoliceWest Yorkshire Police
Ceremonial county
Lord LieutenantEdmund Anderson
High SheriffAdeeba Malik (2024-2025)[1]
Area
[2]
2,029 km2 (783 sq mi)
 • Rank29th of 48
Population 
(2022)[2]
2,378,148
 • Rank4th of 48
 • Density1,172/km2 (3,040/sq mi)
Ethnicity
  • 76.6% White
  • 15.9% Asian
  • 3.1% Black
  • 2.8% Mixed
  • 1.7% Other
[3]
Metropolitan county
GovernmentWest Yorkshire Combined Authority
MayorTracy Brabin (L)
Admin HQLeeds
GSS code
  • E11000006 (county)
  • E47000003 (city region)
ITLTLE4
Websitewestyorks-ca.gov.uk
Districts

Districts of West Yorkshire
  Metropolitan districts
Districts
  1. Leeds
  2. Wakefield
  3. Kirklees
  4. Calderdale
  5. Bradford

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire to the south, Greater Manchester to the south-west, and Lancashire to the west. The city of Leeds is the largest settlement.

The county has an area of 2,029 km2 (783 sq mi) and a population of 2.3 million, making it the fourth-largest ceremonial county by population. The centre of the county is urbanised, and contains the city of Leeds in the north-east, the city of Bradford in the north-west, Huddersfield in the south-west, and Wakefield in the south-east. The outer areas of the county are rural. For local government purposes the county comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield, which collaborate through West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The county was created in 1974, prior to which the area was within the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The western part of West Yorkshire is in the South Pennines, and contains a small part of the Peak District National Park. It is characterised by steep valleys and is the source of the River Calder, which flows past Wakefield before meeting the Aire, which flows through Leeds, near Castleford. The landscape becomes flatter in the east, and the eastern boundary of the county is on the edge of the Vale of York.

Remnants of strong coal, wool and iron ore industries remain in the county, having attracted people over the centuries, and this can be seen in the buildings and architecture. Several railways and the M1, M621, M606, A1(M) and M62 motorways traverse the county.

  1. ^ "No. 64345". The London Gazette. 14 March 2024. p. 5286.
  2. ^ a b "Mid-2022 population estimates by Lieutenancy areas (as at 1997) for England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. ^ "West Yorkshire Demographics | Age, Ethnicity, Religion, Wellbeing". Varbes. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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