City of Leeds
The Garforth urban district stretched southward from the town of Garforth (east of Leeds) to the north bank of the River Aire. It included Kippax and Allerton Bywater.
The urban district of Rothwell also included an area much larger than the town of Rothwell itself. Rothwell lies to the south-east of Leeds and is separated from the city by the M1 motorway. A local board was formed for the township of Rothwell, and in 1892 this was extended to include Carlton, Lofthouse and Thorpe, becoming an urban district in 1894. In 1937 Methley Urban District and the civil parishes of Oulton and Woodlesford (formerly in Hunslet Rural District, which was abolished) were absorbed by Rothwell.[4]
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Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Leeds at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added4 | Agriculture1 | Industry2 | Services3 |
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| 1995 | 8,713 | 43 | 2,652 | 6,018 |
| 2000 | 11,681 | 32 | 2,771 | 8,878 |
| 2003 | 13,637 | 36 | 3,018 | 10,583 |
Note 1: includes hunting and forestry
Note 2: includes energy and construction
Note 3: includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Note 4: Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
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Parliamentary constituencies
The eight parliamentary constituencies which represent Leeds as of 2007, and their MPs, are listed in the "Infobox" above.
After planned boundary changes Leeds will be represented by seven constituencies and three-fifths of one (which has 3 Leeds wards and 2 Wakefield wards):
- Elmet and Rothwell (new constituency)
- Leeds Central
- Leeds East
- Leeds North East
- Leeds North West
- Leeds West
- Morley and Outwood (new constituency: 3 Leeds wards and 2 Wakefield wards)
- Pudsey
The existing seats of Morley and Rothwell and Elmet will be abolished; the other six Leeds seats will all have changed boundaries.
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Town twinning
The City of Leeds' town twins, or "partner cities" are:
The city also has "strong contacts" with the following cities "for the purposes of ongoing projects":[6]
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References
- ^ National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics. Leeds (Local Authority): Key Figures for People and Society: Population and Migration. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ Vision of Britain - Leeds CB (historic map)
- ^ The exact allocation was the result of parliamentary debates. According to the original plans the City of Leeds would have included Harrogate and Knaresborough, and Rothwell would have been part of the Wakefield district.
- ^ a b c d e f g F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991
- ^ Leeds City Council. Leeds - Brno partnership. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ a b c Leeds City Council. International relations. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ Leeds City Council. Leeds - Dortmund partnership. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Leeds City Council. Leeds - Durban partnership. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Leeds City Council. Leeds - Hangzhou partnership. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Leeds City Council. Leeds - Lille partnership. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Leeds City Council. Leeds - Louisville partnership. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
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