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5 City of Bradford]]'''West Yorkshire''' is a metropolitan county in northern England. It covers an area considerably smaler than the former West Riding of Yorkshire. It was created, like other metropolitan councils, in 1974, and originally had an elected metropolitan authority, the West Yorkshire County Council. The County Council, like other metropolitan authorities and the [[Greater London Council]], was abolished in 1986, and the indvidual boroughs became unitary authority areas.
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5 City of Bradford]]'''West Yorkshire''' is a metropolitan county in northern England. It covers an area considerably smaller than the former West Riding of Yorkshire. It was created, like other metropolitan counties, in 1974, and originally had an elected metropolitan authority, the West Yorkshire County Council. The County Council, like other metropolitan authorities and the [[Greater London Council]], was abolished in 1986, and the indvidual boroughs became unitary authority areas.
  
 
The major towns in the county have a variety of LGBT venues and organisations, and a much smaller place, [[Todmorden]], is known as a village with an unusually high lesbian population.
 
The major towns in the county have a variety of LGBT venues and organisations, and a much smaller place, [[Todmorden]], is known as a village with an unusually high lesbian population.
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[[Category:Metropolitan counties]]

Revision as of 18:10, 3 July 2012

West Yorkshire Boroughs:
1 City of Leeds 2 City of Wakefield 3 Kirklees 4 Calderdale 5 City of Bradford
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in northern England. It covers an area considerably smaller than the former West Riding of Yorkshire. It was created, like other metropolitan counties, in 1974, and originally had an elected metropolitan authority, the West Yorkshire County Council. The County Council, like other metropolitan authorities and the Greater London Council, was abolished in 1986, and the indvidual boroughs became unitary authority areas.

The major towns in the county have a variety of LGBT venues and organisations, and a much smaller place, Todmorden, is known as a village with an unusually high lesbian population.

Metropolitan Boroughs

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