Bradford

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Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Bradford lies at the foothills of the Pennines in West Yorkshire, a city surrounded by valleys, moorland, and historic towns. The city centre is notable for its grand Victorian architecture, including City Hall, and cultural landmarks such as the Alhambra Theatre and National Science and Media Museum. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Saltaire, a model village with historic mills and galleries, reflects Bradford’s textile heritage. The surrounding countryside includes Ilkley Moor and Brontë Country, with Haworth village linked to the Brontë sisters. Suburban towns such as Shipley, Keighley, and Bingley sit among green valleys, canals, and reservoirs, offering a mix of urban and rural scenery.

The local government for this district is: Bradford City Council (Metropolitan District).

This district page, Bradford, is a sub-page of this county page: West Yorkshire and this region page: Yorkshire and The Humber. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Bradford

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 54 of them are in Yorkshire and the Humber region. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Bradford

Bradford is divided into 30 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Baildon
  • Bingley
  • Bingley Rural
  • Bolton and Undercliffe
  • Bowling and Barkerend
  • Bradford Moor
  • City
  • Clayton and Fairweather Green
  • Craven
  • Eccleshill
  • Great Horton
  • Heaton
  • Idle and Thackley
  • Ilkley
  • Keighley Central
  • Keighley East
  • Keighley West
  • Little Horton
  • Manningham
  • Queensbury
  • Royds
  • Shipley
  • Thornton and Allerton
  • Toller
  • Tong
  • Wharfedale
  • Wibsey
  • Windhill and Wrose
  • Worth Valley
  • Wyke

Bradford in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Bradford is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) Yorkshire and The Humber
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ West Yorkshire
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Bradford

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in West Yorkshire