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| West Yorkshire | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial and Administrative County (no county council) |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 29th 2,029 kmē |
| ONS code: | 2F |
| NUTS 2: | UKE4 |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 4th 2,089,212 1,030 / kmē |
| Ethnicity: | 88.6% White 8.7% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Members of Parliament | |
| John Battle, Hilary BennThe Right Honourable Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born November 26, 1953) is a British Labour Party Member of Parliament and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn is a fourth generation MP, being the son of former Labour Cabinet Mini, Harold BestHarold Best (born December 18, 1937) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom, and member of Parliament for Leeds North West. He is a trade unionist, and entered parliament in the 1997 general election. Best, Harold Best, Harold., Colin BurgonColin Burgon (born April 22, 1948) is a British politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Elmet. He contested the seat at the 1987 election and the 1992 election, before winning it in the 1997 election. He is a backbench MP. Burgon, Colin Burgon, Co, Colin ChallenColin Robert Challen (born June 12, 1953) is an English politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Morley and Rothwell. He has been MP since the 2001 general election, and had previously been on Hull City Council. Challen, Colin., Yvette CooperYvette Cooper (born March 20, 1969) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom. She is member of Parliament for Pontefract and Castleford, and was first returned in the 1997 election. She is married to advisor to the Treasury, Ed Balls, and is a ministe, Ann CryerConstance) Ann Cryer (born December 14, 1939) is Labour member of Parliament for Keighley in the United Kingdom. She was an assistant to Bob Cryer, a deceased MP, and is mother of John Cryer, MP for Hornchurch. She has voted against the government on many, Fabian HamiltonFabian Hamilton (born 12 April 1955) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is member of Parliament for Leeds North East, and was first elected in 1997. Hamilton, Fabian., David HinchliffeDavid Martin Hinchliffe (born 14 October 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Party member of Parliament for Wakefield, and was first elected in 1987. Hinchliffe, David., Christopher Leslie, Alice Mahon, Christine McCafferty, Kali Mountford, George Mudie, Bill O'Brien, Terry Rooney, Barry Sheerman, Marsha Singh, Gerry Sutcliffe, Ann Taylor, Jon Trickett, Paul Truswell, Mike Wood | |
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West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. It borders on Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.
It is composed of the districts of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield. It was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Its county council was abolished in 1986 making its metropolitan boroughs de facto unitary authorities, although the county still exists in law and ceremonially.
Although the county council was aboilished, some local services are still run jointly on a county-wide basis, such as emergency services and public transport.