South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. The county was created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972[1] and in 2001 covered an area of 1,552.05 km².[2]
Status:
Ceremonial and Metropolitan county (no county council)
Origin:
1974
Region:
Yorkshire and the Humber
Historic county:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Area
- Total:
Ranked 38th
1,552 km²
ONS code:
2C
NUTS 3:
UKE3
Population
- Total (2006 est.)
- Density:
Ranked 10th
1,292,900
833 / km²
Ethnicity:
95.0% White
2.6% S.Asian
2.4% Black
Members of Parliament:
Kevin Barron (L)
Clive Betts (L)
David Blunkett (L)
Richard Caborn (L)
Michael Clapham (L)
Nick Clegg (LD)
Jeff Ennis (L)
Caroline Flint (L)
John Healey (L)
Eric Illsley (L)
Denis MacShane (L)
Ed Miliband (L)
Meg Munn (L)/(Co-op)
Angela Smith (L)
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