Leeds
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Leeds, the largest city in West Yorkshire, combines a thriving urban centre with extensive suburbs and surrounding countryside. The city centre features striking Victorian arcades, Leeds Town Hall, the Corn Exchange, and modern developments such as Trinity Leeds and Victoria Gate. Cultural venues include Leeds Art Gallery, the Royal Armouries, and Leeds Grand Theatre. The River Aire and Leeds-Liverpool Canal run through the city, with regenerated waterfront areas offering restaurants and leisure. Outlying towns and suburbs such as Horsforth, Morley, and Otley add historic charm, while Roundhay Park and Golden Acre Park provide green escapes. The nearby Wharfe Valley and Yorkshire Dales extend scenic beauty into the district.
The local government for this district is: Leeds City Council (Metropolitan District).
Constituencies in Leeds
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Leeds East
- Leeds North East
- Leeds North West
- Leeds South
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Selby
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Wetherby and Easingwold
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 Leeds
Leeds is divided into 33 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Adel & Wharfedale
- Alwoodley
- Ardsley & Robin Hood
- Armley
- Beeston & Holbeck
- Bramley & Stanningley
- Burmantofts & Richmond Hill
- Calverley & Farsley
- Chapel Allerton
- Cross Gates & Whinmoor
- Farnley & Wortley
- Garforth & Swillington
- Gipton & Harehills
- Guiseley & Rawdon
- Harewood
- Headingley & Hyde Park
- Horsforth
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Killingbeck & Seacroft
- Kippax & Methley
- Kirkstall
- Little London & Woodhouse
- Middleton Park
- Moortown
- Morley North
- Morley South
- Otley & Yeadon
- Pudsey
- Rothwell
- Roundhay
- Temple Newsam
- Weetwood
- Wetherby
Leeds in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Leeds is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Yorkshire and The Humber
- (ITL 2) ⇒ West Yorkshire
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Leeds
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.