West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2.1 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 197
Status:
Metropolitan county &
Ceremonial county
Origin:
1974
(Local Government Act 1972)
Region:
Yorkshire and the Humber
Area
- Total:
Ranked 29th
2,029 km² (783 sq mi)
ONS code:
2F
NUTS 3:
UKE4
Population
- Total (2005)
- Density:
Ranked 4th
2,118,600
1,044/km² (2,704/sq mi)
Ethnicity:
88.6% White
8.7% S.Asian
Executive:
Members of Parliament:
Ed Balls (L)/(Co-op)
John Battle (L)
Hilary Benn (L)
Colin Burgon (L)
Colin Challen (L)
Yvette Cooper (L)
Mary Creagh (L)
Ann Cryer (L)
Philip Davies (C)
Fabian Hamilton (L)
Shahid Malik (L)
Christine McCafferty (L)
Kali Mountford (L)
George Mudie (L
