City of Leeds
Leeds | |
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Leeds Civic Hall, the headquarters of Leeds City Council | |
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Leeds shown within West Yorkshire | |
Leeds Location within England Leeds Location within the United Kingdom Leeds Location in Europe | |
| Coordinates: 53°48′03″N 1°33′01″W / 53.8007°N 1.5502°W | |
| OS grid reference | SE 2971 3391 |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| City region and ceremonial county | West Yorkshire |
| Historic county | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Borough Charter | 1207 |
| Town charter | 1626 |
| City status | 1893 |
| Metropolitan borough | 1974 |
| Named after | Leeds |
| Administrative HQ | Leeds Civic Hall |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan borough with leader and cabinet |
| • Body | Leeds City Council |
| • Control | Labour |
| • Leader | James Lewis (L) |
| • Lord Mayor | Dan Cohen |
| • Chief Executive | Ed Whiting |
| • House of Commons | 10 MPs
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| Area | |
• Total | 213 sq mi (552 km2) |
| • Rank | 71st |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 845,189 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 3,970/sq mi (1,532/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
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| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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| ISO 3166 code | GB-LDS |
| GSS code | E08000035 |
| ITL code | TLE42 |
| GVA | 2021 estimate |
| • Total | £27.9 billion |
| • Per capita | £34,487 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
| • Total | £30.6 billion |
| • Per capita | £37,764 |
| Website | leeds |
The City of Leeds, also known officially as Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. It occupies the north east of the county and includes Leeds and its surrounding towns, including Wetherby, Garforth, Morley, and Otley. The borough had an estimated population of 845,189 in 2024, making it the second largest district in England by population after Birmingham.
The borough was created in 1974 as part of a reform of local government in England. It is one of five metropolitan boroughs within the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, which was created at the same time. Local government was shared between Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire County Council until 1985, when the county council was abolished and the city council took on its responsibilities. The city council is a member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, a strategic body for the county.