69-694: Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire , England. Leeds has had a council since 1626, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 it has been a metropolitan borough council . It provides the majority local government services in the city. It is the second most populous local government district in the United Kingdom with approximately 800,000 inhabitants living within its area; only Birmingham City Council has more. Since 1 April 2014, it has been
138-571: A 'Mayor of the Leeds City Region'. The model would have included the five West Yorkshire council districts as well as Barnsley , Craven , Harrogate , Selby and York . The five constituent councils eventually formally supported a 'One Yorkshire ' proposal to elect a mayor for the entire Yorkshire region. In 2018, the plan was submitted to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government , James Brokenshire , with
207-502: A constituent council of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority . The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011. It meets at Leeds Civic Hall and has its main offices at Merrion House. Leeds (historically often spelt Leedes) was a manor and then a town, receiving a charter from King Charles I as a 'Free Borough' in 1626 giving it powers of self-government, leading to the formation of
276-495: A councillor or officer has a personal interest. Ten community committees are responsible for managing certain area-specific budgets and responsibilities, such as community centres and CCTV , in partnership with local communities. Five of the community committees cover areas in "inner Leeds" and five cover areas in "outer Leeds". These committees also exert considerable influence over other areas of local interest such as street-cleansing and community policing. The Lord Mayor of Leeds
345-413: A four-year term. This only differs following a boundary review, where all council seats must be re-elected. The most recent full council elections were in 1980, 2004 and 2018 . The latter election saw all three ward council seats up for re-election, with each of the three successful candidates in each ward awarded a unique one, two or four-year term respectively with longer terms given to the candidates with
414-399: A rejection of the proposal for a directly elected mayor, with 63% (107,910) voting to keep the status quo. The council is composed of 99 councillors, three for each of the city's electoral wards . One councillor for each ward – a third of all of the total councillors – is elected at every council election, which are held in three of every four years. Each councillor is also elected to serve
483-559: A significant number of territorial expansions, expanding from 21,593 acres (87.38 km ) in 1911 to 40,612 acres (164.35 km ) in 1961; adding in stages the former area of the Roundhay , Seacroft, Shadwell and Middleton parishes and gaining other parts of adjacent districts. A review of local government arrangements completed in 1969 proposed the creation of a new large district centred on Leeds, occupying 317,000 acres (1,280 km ) and including 840,000 people. The proposed area
552-412: A single leader who can speak for the whole area." He offered "serious devolution of powers and budgets for any city that wants to move to a new model of city government – and have an elected Mayor." The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 legislated for the election of new mayors to combined authorities across England and Wales. As no deal had yet been agreed with West Yorkshire, it set out
621-535: Is a ceremonial, non-partisan position elected annually by and from the councillors. As well as acting as the chair of the council, the Lord Mayor represents the City of Leeds at events within and outside the city. The first Mayor of Leeds was Thomas Danby in 1661, and the first Lord Mayor was James Kitson in 1897. During the mayoral year, the Lord Mayor's Charity Appeal raises funds for one or more charities of
690-580: Is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Leeds at current basic prices with figures in millions of pounds. Education Leeds, a non-profit company owned by Leeds City Council, provided educational services between 2001 and 2011. In April 2011 Leeds City Council disbanded Education Leeds and has consolidated educational services into the Children's Services Department of the council itself. The area has regional studios and broadcasting centres which broadcast from Leeds : Leeds TV also broadcast to
759-628: Is currently run by a Labour administration. Before the 2011 election, the council had been under no overall control since 2004. The interim Chief Executive of Leeds City Council is Mariana Pexton, and the Leader of the Council is Councillor James Lewis of the Labour Party . As a metropolitan county , West Yorkshire does not have a county council, so Leeds City Council is the primary provider of local government services. The district forms part of
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#1732791278634828-715: Is one of the largest employers in West Yorkshire, with around 33,000 employees. Education Leeds was set up in 2001 as a non-profit making company wholly owned by Leeds City Council to provide education support services for the council. For its first five years it operated as a public-private partnership between the Council and Capita . The senior councillors of the council's executive board voted in March 2010 to stop using Education Leeds to provide services from 31 March 2011, thereby effectively causing it to cease operation. Until 1 October 2013, Leeds City Council's housing stock
897-527: The 2001 UK census , the district had a total population of 715,402. Of the 301,614 households in Leeds, 33.3% were married couples living together, 31.6% were one-person households, 9.0% were co-habiting couples and 9.8% were lone parents, following a similar trend to the rest of England. The population density was 1,967/km (5,090/sq mi) and for every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. Of those aged 16–74, 30.9% had no academic qualifications , higher than
966-799: The 2010 Conservative Party election manifesto , the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government held a series of local referendums on 3 May 2012 asking whether each of the twelve largest cities in England by population should have a directly elected mayor to lead their council. The electorates of the Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield districts voted by 55.1%, 63.3% and 62.2% respectively against introducing an elected mayor for City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council , Leeds City Council and Wakefield Council respectively. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA)
1035-419: The 2018 council election . Beforehand, the ward boundaries had not been amended since the last review in 1979. The 1979 review increased the number of wards in Leeds from 32 to 33, thereby increasing the number of councillors from 96 to 99. The 1980 council election was the first to be contested based on the new ward boundaries across the city, and therefore it was a full council, all-out election where all of
1104-533: The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after it sent confidential and sensitive information about a child in care to the wrong recipient. Commenting on Leeds and other authorities who had made similar data protection breaches, the ICO said "It would be far too easy to consider these breaches as simple human error. The reality is that they are caused by councils treating sensitive personal data in
1173-473: The Local Government Act 1985 and the council took responsibility for all former County Council functions. Some functions, notably policing , fire services and public transport are run by joint committees of the five metropolitan boroughs in West Yorkshire. Since 2014 the council has been a constituent member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority . The combined authority has been led by
1242-461: The Mayor of London and the Mayor of Greater Manchester . A planned public consultation was undertaken in 2020 before the deal was finalised. 4,400 members of the public participated in the consultation, a majority support of those who participated supported the scheme. Opposition councillors across the councils, such as Conservaties, Liberal Democrats and Independents. The first mayoral election
1311-521: The Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. Most of the district is an unparished area , comprising Leeds itself (the area of the former county borough), Pudsey, Garforth, Rothwell and the area of the former urban district of Aireborough. In the unparished area there is no lower tier of government. Outside the unparished area there are 31 civil parishes , represented by parish councils . These form
1380-705: The metropolitan county of West Yorkshire in England. The Mayor chairs and leads the West Yorkshire Combined Authority , and assumes the office and powers of the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner . Based on the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 , the West Yorkshire devolution deal was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , Rishi Sunak , in the March 2020 budget . It
1449-594: The rural districts of Tadcaster , Wharfedale and Wetherby from the West Riding of Yorkshire . For its first 12 years the city had a two-tier system of local government; Leeds City Council shared power with West Yorkshire County Council . Since the Local Government Act 1985 Leeds City Council has effectively been a unitary authority , serving as the sole (aside from the 32 Parish Councils) executive , deliberative and legislative body responsible for local policy, setting council tax , and allocating budget in
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#17327912786341518-503: The 2001 census declared themselves as having "no religion", which is broadly in line with the figure for the whole of the UK (also 8.1% "religion not stated"). The crime rate in Leeds is well above the national average, like many other cities in England. In July 2006, the think tank Reform calculated rates of crime for different offences and has related this to populations of major urban areas (defined as towns over 100,000 population). Leeds
1587-694: The 2001 electorate, the largest and smallest wards respectively were Morley South (22,167 electors) and Hunslet (10,955 electors). Following the review all wards had an electorate within 10% of the average of all 33 wards across the city. A similar process was completed in November 2017 by the Boundary Committee's successor, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England . The process had held consultations since July 2016. The biggest ward boundary changes saw
1656-537: The 28.9% in all of England. Of the residents, 6.6% were born outside the United Kingdom, lower than the England average of 9.2%. The majority of people in Leeds identify themselves as Christian . The proportion of Muslims is around National average. Leeds has the third-largest Jewish community in the United Kingdom, after those of London and Manchester. The areas of Alwoodley and Moortown contain sizeable Jewish populations. 16.8% of Leeds residents in
1725-470: The 99 council seats were up for election. The boundary review between February 2002 and July 2003 was completed by the Boundary Committee for England . The review recommended the retention of 99 councillors representing 33 wards across the city, but suggested substantial alterations to ward boundaries to reduce the level of variance between different wards. Prior to the boundary review, based on
1794-563: The ALMOs ceased to exist. Management of more than 2000 homes in Belle Isle is carried out by Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation, the largest tenant management organisation in the UK outside London. Leeds Museums & Galleries is a museum service run by Leeds City Council. Established in 1821, it is the largest local authority-run museum service in England, with one of the larger and more significant multidisciplinary collections in
1863-612: The Exchequer George Osborne proposed elected mayors specifically for the cities of northern England as part of his policy proposal to build a ' Northern Powerhouse '. He cited "a mis-match between the economic importance of the great northern cities and their political clout. Wales has its own parliament , and can pass its own laws. But as the Centre for Cities point out, the economies of Manchester and Leeds are each individually bigger than Wales. But they don't have
1932-577: The Leeds Corporation to administer it. The leader was initially an alderman, the first holder being Sir John Savile . A second charter, granted in 1661 by Charles II , gave the town the right to appoint a mayor . The first holder of that post was Thomas Danby . Leeds was reformed in 1836 to become a municipal borough under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , which standardised how most boroughs were governed across
2001-606: The Mayor of West Yorkshire as a part of the West Yorkshire Devolution deal as signed by Rishi Sunak, Simon Clarke and the five leaders of the constituent councils. As of the inaugural election of the mayor in 2021, the role is incorporated into the Mayor's responsibilities, with the power to appoint a deputy mayor to support in this role. The mayor is a member of the Mayoral Council for England and
2070-500: The UK, looking after 1.3 million objects. The service is run and primarily funded by Leeds City Council (LCC), and plays a significant role in shaping the cultural life of the city, but as a leading museum service it has a regional and national reputation and role. In 2012 the organisation achieved Major Partner Museum status from Arts Council England, which brought significant additional funding and further national prominence and expectation. The service has at times run major events across
2139-475: The West Riding. The new Leeds district was one of five metropolitan districts in West Yorkshire. Leeds' borough and city statuses and right to appoint a lord mayor were transferred to the enlarged district. From 1974 until 1986 the city council was a second-tier authority , with West Yorkshire County Council providing many key services. However, the metropolitan county councils were abolished under
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2208-411: The administrative centre of Leeds and the towns of Farsley , Garforth , Guiseley , Horsforth , Morley , Otley , Pudsey , Rothwell , Wetherby and Yeadon . It has a population of 822,483 (2022), making it technically the second largest city in England by population behind Birmingham , since London is not a single local government entity. Local governance sits with Leeds City Council and
2277-547: The area which is required to broadcast 37 hours a week of first-run local programming. . The area has several radio stations: Local newspapers for the area: Leeds city centre is connected to the National Rail network at Leeds railway station . Public transport in West Yorkshire is coordinated by West Yorkshire Metro , under the control of a joint-board of local authorities in the county, including Leeds City Council . There are 24 cemeteries in Leeds operated by
2346-415: The chapelries of Chapel Allerton , Armley , Beeston , Bramley , Farnley , Headingley cum Burley , Holbeck , Hunslet , Leeds , Potternewton and Wortley . The borough was located in the West Riding of Yorkshire and gained city status in 1893. When a county council was formed for the riding in 1889, Leeds was excluded from its area of responsibility and formed a county borough . The borough made
2415-530: The city council. The oldest ones, in Beckett Street and Hunslet, were both opened in 1845; the newest ones, in Kippax and Whinmoor, opened in 2013. The City has several twinning or partnership arrangements: Bibliography [REDACTED] Media related to City of Leeds at Wikimedia Commons Mayor of West Yorkshire The Mayor of West Yorkshire is a directly elected mayor responsible for
2484-475: The city's 32 Parish Councils . The current city boundaries were set on 1 April 1974 by the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 , as part a reform of local government in England . The city is a merger of eleven former local government districts; the unitary City and County Borough of Leeds combined with the municipal boroughs of Morley and Pudsey , the urban districts of Aireborough , Garforth , Horsforth , Otley and Rothwell , and parts of
2553-598: The city, and is a member of the Leeds City Region Partnership . Although the city's area includes 32 civil parishes , most of Leeds' population currently live in unparished areas . In these areas the Localism Act 2011 makes provision for groups of people from the community, called neighbourhood forums, to formulate Neighbourhood Development Plans and Orders intended to guide and shape development in their own locality. The Borough of Leeds
2622-823: The city, with visitors numbering in the millions, such as the 2014-19 Legacies of War Project, which examined how Leeds was affected by the First World War, and developed teaching materials for schools. Leeds Museums & Galleries is made up of nine different sites: Leeds Art Gallery , Leeds City Museum , Kirkstall Abbey , Abbey House Museum , Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills , Thwaite Mills , Lotherton Hall , Temple Newsam and Leeds Discovery Centre . The city operates waste disposal and recycling facilities in Kirkstall , Meanwood , Middleton , Otley , Pudsey , Seacroft , Wetherby ( Thorp Arch ) and Yeadon . West Yorkshire Joint Services provides services for
2691-479: The coalition, both parties' Group Leaders jointly shared the office of Leader of the council, each holding it for six months in turn. However, in 2010 , the Labour Group regained control as a minority administration with the support of the two Green Party councillors. Leeds City Council's 33 electoral wards have been fully reviewed twice since 2000 , once before the 2004 council election and again before
2760-751: The corporation was also known as the city council. In 1897 the mayoralty was raised to a lord mayor . The modern city council was established in 1974, with the first elections being held in advance in 1973. Under the Local Government Act 1972 , the area of the County Borough of Leeds was combined with those of the Municipal Borough of Morley , the Municipal Borough of Pudsey , Aireborough Urban District , Horsforth Urban District , Otley Urban District , Garforth Urban District , Rothwell Urban District and parts of Tadcaster Rural District, Wetherby Rural District and Wharfedale Rural District from
2829-424: The country. The ruling body was then formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Leeds", generally known as the corporation or town council. When elected county councils were created in 1889 Leeds was considered large enough to provide its own county-level services and so it became a county borough , independent from the new West Riding County Council . Leeds became a city in 1893, after which
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2898-549: The creation of two new wards in Headingley & Hyde Park and Little London and Woodhouse from the previous Hyde Park & Woodhouse and Headingley wards. City & Hunslet also became Hunslet & Riverside . Following the example of previous reviews, all of the city's councillors were re-elected together again based on the new ward boundaries in May 2018. The council meets at Leeds Civic Hall on Calverley Street, which
2967-459: The directly elected Mayor of West Yorkshire since 2021. Leeds City Council is responsible for providing all statutory local authority services in Leeds, except for those it provides jointly in conjunction with other West Yorkshire authorities. This includes education, housing, planning, transport and highways, social services, libraries, leisure and recreation, waste collection, waste disposal, environmental health and revenue collection. The council
3036-588: The east: where River Wharfe crosses the boundary with North Yorkshire south of Thorp Arch Trading Estate and where the River Aire (at this point forming the City of Wakefield boundary) meets the North Yorkshire boundary near Fairburn Ings . To the north and east Leeds is bordered by the North Yorkshire districts of Harrogate to the north and Selby district to the east. The remaining borders are with other districts of West Yorkshire: Wakefield to
3105-553: The executive or by officers of the council and to refer them for further consideration. The licensing committee of the council is drawn from councillors from all parties and is responsible for entertainment, refreshment, personal and premises licences established under the Licensing Act 2003 . Three plans panels are responsible for determining planning applications which have not been delegated to officers for decision, such as large or controversial applications or those in which
3174-531: The first woman ever to lead the council. On 3 May 2012 a referendum was held to determine whether or not to replace the current leadership arrangements with a directly elected mayor . The question that was asked in the referendum was set by central government, and was: The proposal for an elected mayor was opposed by the leaders of the four largest groups on the council. It was supported by Leeds Conservative MPs Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) and Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) . The referendum results showed
3243-436: The five district local authorities in West Yorkshire (Leeds, Bradford , Calderdale , Kirklees and Wakefield ) in the areas of archaeology, archives, ecology, materials testing, public analyst, and trading standards. The executive and workings of the council are overseen by six scrutiny boards. These panels involve councillors from all parties and some independent members. Scrutiny boards are able to review decisions taken by
3312-426: The functions of the police and crime commissioner and is able to appoint a deputy mayor for policing and crime. The first mayoral election took place on 6 May 2021. The inaugural mayor was elected by the supplementary vote (SV) system to an initial three-year term, with the second mayoral election planned to take place in 2024 ; thereafter, the successful candidates are to be granted full four-year terms. Following
3381-419: The handling of £38 million-per-year investment from central government for 30 years. The mayor will have control over regional transport (including working toward creating a regional mass transit system ), housing, land (with responsibility for creating a city region spatial plan) and adult skills. The role absorbs the responsibilities of the police and crime commissioner for West Yorkshire , similar to
3450-484: The highest number of votes. Since the 2011 council election , the council has been run by a Labour majority administration. Between the 2004 and 2011 elections, the council's political composition meant no one party had a full majority and therefore there was no overall control . During this time, a coalition administration between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats was formally agreed. Throughout
3519-495: The legal framework for any future mayoralty with the devolution of some powers to West Yorkshire over education and training, economic development, housing and transport subject to the progression of future negotiations. Discussions between the combined authority and HM Treasury continued, with the five Labour council leaders in West Yorkshire opposed to the Conservative government's preferred city region model favouring
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#17327912786343588-952: The lowest tier of local government and absorb some limited functions from Leeds City Council in their areas. The councils of the civil parishes of Horsforth , Morley , Otley and Wetherby are town councils. The 34 other civil parishes are: The district is represented by ten MPs , for the constituencies of Leeds Central and Headingley ( Alex Sobel , Labour) ; Leeds East ( Richard Burgon , Labour); Leeds North East ( Fabian Hamilton , Labour); Leeds North West ( Katie White , Labour); Leeds South ( Hilary Benn , Labour); Leeds South West and Morley ( Mark Sewards , Labour); Leeds West and Pudsey ( Rachel Reeves , Labour); Selby (constituency shared with North Yorkshire ) ( Keir Mather , Labour); Wakefield and Rothwell (constituency shared with City of Wakefield ) ( Simon Lightwood , Labour); and Wetherby and Easingwold (constituency shared with North Yorkshire ) ( Alec Shelbrooke , Conservative). At
3657-453: The mayor's choice. The council operates a Leader and Cabinet executive as defined under Section 11 of the Local Government Act 2000 . The executive board of the council currently consists of nine executive members with portfolio responsibilities from the ruling Labour group, and the leader of the biggest opposition group (Conservative). Since February 2021, the Leader of the council has been James Lewis ( Labour ). He succeeded Judith Blake ,
3726-411: The option for a local authority to be led by a directly elected mayor, instead of an elected councillor selected by their fellow councillors. The act also provided that a petition of more than 5% of the electorate of a council area could force that council to hold a referendum on whether to introduce a directly elected mayor. The salary for the position is £105,000 per annum, plus expenses. As pledged in
3795-570: The passing of the Elections Act 2022 , future elections will instead be conducted using the first-past-the-post system. The first elected mayor is Tracy Brabin , Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Spen , who stood down as MP on being elected mayor. The Local Government Act 2000 allowed all councils in England and Wales to consider a range of options as to how to amend or retain how they operate their executive functions, including
3864-604: The rural districts of Tadcaster , Wetherby and Wharfedale . The new district gained both borough and city status, as had been held by the county borough; and forms part of the county of West Yorkshire . The district and its settlements are situated in the eastern foothills of the Pennines astride the River Aire whose valley, the Aire Gap, provides a road and rail corridor that facilitates communications with cities to
3933-435: The same routine way they would deal with more general correspondence. Far too often in these cases, the councils do not appear to have acknowledged that the data they are handling is about real people, and often the more vulnerable members of society." City of Leeds Leeds , also known as the City of Leeds , is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire , England. The metropolitan borough includes
4002-435: The south, Kirklees to the south-west, and Bradford to the west. Leeds City Council is the local authority of the district. The council is composed of 99 councillors, three for each of the city's 33 wards . Elections are held three years out of four, on the first Thursday of May. One third of the councillors are elected, for a four-year term, in each election. 2004 saw all seats up for election due to boundary changes. It
4071-470: The support of 18 of the 20 local councils across Yorkshire. In February 2019, the One Yorkshire proposal was rejected by Brokenshire as it did not meet the government's devolution criteria. After further negotiations, it was announced in the March 2020 budget that the government and the West Yorkshire authorities had agreed a proposed West Yorkshire devolution deal. The proposed devolution deal
4140-498: The west of the Pennines. The district extends 15 miles (24 km) from east to west and 13 miles (21 km) from north to south; with over 65% covered with green belt land. The highest point, at 1,115 feet (340 m), is at its north western extremity on the eastern slopes of Rombalds Moor, better known as Ilkley Moor , on the boundary with the City of Bradford . The lowest points are at around 33 feet (10 m), in
4209-424: Was 11th in this rating (excluding London boroughs, 23rd including London boroughs). Leeds has a diverse economy with the service sector now dominating over the traditional manufacturing industries. It is the location of one of the largest financial centres in England outside London. New tertiary industries such as retail , call centres , offices and media have contributed to a high rate of economic growth. This
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#17327912786344278-501: Was created in 1207, when Maurice Paynel, lord of the manor, granted a charter covering a small area adjacent to a crossing of the River Aire, between the old settlement centred on Leeds Parish Church to the east and the manor house and mills to the west. In 1626 a charter was granted by Charles I, incorporating the entire parish as the Borough of Leeds; it was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 . The parish and borough included
4347-560: Was first proposed in 2012 as part of the City Deal for the Leeds City Region . It was negotiated between the coalition government, Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership and the five West Yorkshire boroughs of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. The combined authority was established on 1 April 2014, following a public consultation and statutory approval on 31 March 2014. In June 2014, Chancellor of
4416-544: Was formally signed by the UK Government and the region's five metropolitan borough councils ( Bradford , Calderdale , Kirklees , Leeds and Wakefield ) and after a public consultation on the deal, it became law in January 2021. The deal is the biggest of its kind and transfers decisions about investment in transport, skills, housing and regeneration from Parliament to West Yorkshire. The mayoralty also incorporates
4485-548: Was formally signed on 12 March 2020 in the Nexus building at the University of Leeds . The agreement was signed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak , Northern Powerhouse Minister Simon Clarke , the combined authority's chair and Bradford Council Leader Susan Hinchcliffe, and the four other constituent council leaders: Judith Blake (Leeds), Denise Jeffery (Wakefield), Shabir Pandor (Kirklees) and Tim Swift (Calderdale). It will include
4554-567: Was held on 6 May 2021. The West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner was an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by West Yorkshire Police . The position, which replaced the West Yorkshire Police Authority, was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and was held by Mark Burns-Williamson for its entirety from 2012 to 2021. It became defunct in May 2021, its powers and responsibility being transferred to
4623-415: Was managed and operated by three Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMOs) since 2007. They were wholly owned by the council but operated as autonomous and self-governing organisations. The ALMOs, which are arranged on a regional basis were: As of 1 October 2013, the ALMOs returned to Leeds City Council and all management of council housing stock became the responsibility of Housing Leeds. At this point,
4692-475: Was purpose-built for the city council and opened in 1933. The council has numerous other buildings around the city, with its main offices being at Merrion House, which forms part of the Merrion Centre and was built in 1973. In September 2012 the council announced its intention to introduce a bring your own device policy as part of cost saving measures. In the same year, the council was fined £95,000 by
4761-497: Was significantly reduced in a 1971 white paper ; and within a year every local authority to be incorporated into it protested or demonstrated. The final proposal reduced the area further and following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1972 , the county borough was abolished on 1 April 1974 and its former area was combined with that of the municipal boroughs of Morley and Pudsey ; the urban districts of Aireborough , Horsforth , Otley , Garforth and Rothwell ; and parts of
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