This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire in Yorkshire and the Humber. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets.
District councils
editWards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 1 May 1980:[1]
Wards from 1 May 1980 to 10 June 2004:[2]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[3]
- Baildon (3)
- Bingley (3)
- Bingley Rural (3) †
- Bolton & Undercliffe (3)
- Bowling & Barkerend (3)
- Bradford Moor (3)
- City (3)
- Clayton & Fairweather Green (3)
- Craven (3)
- Eccleshill (3)
- Great Horton (3)
- Heaton (3)
- Idle & Thackley (3)
- Ilkley (3)
- Keighley Central (3)
- Keighley East (3)
- Keighley West (3)
- Little Horton (3)
- Manningham (3)
- Queensbury (3)
- Royds (3)
- Shipley (3)
- Thornton & Allerton (3)
- Toller (3)
- Tong (3)
- Wharfedale (3)
- Wibsey (3)
- Windhill & Wrose (3)
- Worth Valley (3) †
- Wyke (3)
† minor boundary changes in 2008[4]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 1 May 1980:[1]
Wards from 1 May 1980 to 10 June 2004:[5]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[6]
- Brighouse (3)
- Calder (3)
- Elland (3)
- Greetland & Stainland (3)
- Hipperholme & Lightcliffe (3)
- Illingworth & Mixenden (3)
- Luddendenfoot (3)
- Northowram & Shelf (3)
- Ovenden (3)
- Park (3)
- Rastrick (3)
- Ryburn (3)
- Skircoat (3)
- Sowerby Bridge (3)
- Todmorden (3)
- Town (3)
- Warley (3)
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 6 May 1982:[1]
Wards from 6 May 1982 to 10 June 2004:[7]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[8]
- Almondbury (3)
- Ashbrow (3)
- Batley East (3)
- Batley West (3)
- Birstall & Birkenshaw (3)
- Cleckheaton (3)
- Colne Valley (3)
- Crosland Moor & Netherton (3)
- Dalton (3)
- Denby Dale (3)
- Dewsbury East (3)
- Dewsbury South (3)
- Dewsbury West (3)
- Golcar (3)
- Greenhead (3)
- Heckmondwike (3)
- Holme Valley North (3)
- Holme Valley South (3)
- Kirkburton (3)
- Lindley (3)
- Liversedge & Gomersal (3)
- Mirfield (3)
- Newsome (3)
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 1 May 1980:[1]
Wards from 1 May 1980 to 10 June 2004:[9]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to 3 May 2018:[10]
Wards from 3 May 2018 to present:[11]
- Adel & Wharfedale (3)
- Alwoodley (3)
- Ardsley & Robin Hood (3)
- Armley (3)
- Beeston & Holbeck (3)
- Bramley & Stanningley (3)
- Burmantofts & Richmond Hill (3)
- Calverley & Farsley (3)
- Chapel Allerton (3)
- Cross Gates & Whinmoor (3)
- Farnley & Wortley (3)
- Garforth & Swillington (3)
- Gipton & Harehills (3)
- Guiseley & Rawdon (3)
- Harewood (3)
- Headingley and Hyde Park (3)
- Horsforth (3)
- Hunslet and Riverside (3)
- Killingbeck & Seacroft (3)
- Kippax & Methley (3)
- Kirkstall (3)
- Little London and Woodhouse (3)
- Middleton Park (3)
- Moortown (3)
- Morley North (3)
- Morley South (3)
- Otley & Yeadon (3)
- Pudsey (3)
- Rothwell (3)
- Roundhay (3)
- Temple Newsam (3)
- Weetwood (3)
- Wetherby (3)
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 6 May 1982:[1]
Wards from 6 May 1982 to 10 June 2004:[12]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[13]
- Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton (3)
- Airedale & Ferry Fryston (3)
- Altofts and Whitwood (3)
- Castleford Central & Glasshoughton (3)
- Crofton, Ryhill & Walton (3)
- Featherstone (3)
- Hemsworth (3)
- Horbury & South Ossett (3)
- Knottingley (electoral ward) (3)
- Normanton (electoral ward) (3)
- Ossett (3)
- Pontefract North (3)
- Pontefract South (3)
- South Elmsall & South Kirkby (3)
- Stanley & Outwood East (3)
- Wakefield East (3)
- Wakefield North (3)
- Wakefield Rural (3)
- Wakefield South (3)
- Wakefield West (3)
- Wrenthorpe & Outwood West (3)
Former county council
editElectoral Divisions from 1 April 1974 (first election 12 April 1973) to 1 April 1986 (county abolished):[1][14][15]
- Aireborough (1)
- Baildon (1)
- Batley No. 1 (1)
- Batley No. 2 (1)
- Bingley (1)
- Bradford No. 1 (2)
- Bradford No. 2 (2)
- Bradford No. 3 (2)
- Bradford No. 4 (1)
- Bradford No. 5 (1)
- Bradford No. 6 (2)
- Bradford No. 7 (2)
- Brighouse No. 1 (1)
- Brighouse No. 2 (1)
- Castleford No. 1 (1)
- Castleford No. 2 (1)
- Colne Valley (1)
- Dewsbury No. 1 (1)
- Dewsbury No. 2 (1)
- Elland (1)
- Featherstone (1)
- Garforth No. 1 (1)
- Garforth No. 2 (1)
- Halifax No. 1 (1)
- Halifax No. 2 (1)
- Halifax No. 3 (1)
- Halifax No. 4 (1)
- Hemsworth (1)
- Hemsworth Rural (1)
- Holmfirth (1)
- Horsforth (1)
- Huddersfield No. 1 (1)
- Huddersfield No. 2 (1)
- Huddersfield No. 3 (1)
- Huddersfield No. 4 (1)
- Huddersfield No. 5 (1)
- Ilkley (1)
- Keighley No. 1 (1)
- Keighley No. 2 (1)
- Keighley No. 3 (1)
- Kirkburton & Denby Dale (1)
- Knottingley (1)
- Leeds No. 1 (1)
- Leeds No. 2 (1)
- Leeds No. 3 (1)
- Leeds No. 4 (1)
- Leeds No. 5 (1)
- Leeds No. 6 (1)
- Leeds No. 7 (1)
- Leeds No. 8 (1)
- Leeds No. 9 (1)
- Leeds No. 10 (Bramley) (1)
- Leeds No. 11 (Halton) (1)
- Leeds No. 12 (Headingley) (1)
- Leeds No. 13 (Kirkstall) (1)
- Leeds No. 14 (Burley) (1)
- Leeds No. 15 (Middleton) (1)
- Leeds No. 16 (Moortown) (1)
- Leeds No. 17 (Osmondthorpe) (1)
- Leeds No. 18 (Seacroft) (1)
- Leeds No. 19 (Stanningley) (1)
- Leeds No. 20 (Talbot) (1)
- Leeds No. 21 (Wortley) (1)
- Mirfield (1)
- Morley No. 1 (1)
- Morley No. 2 (1)
- Normanton (1)
- Ossett (1)
- Otley (1)
- Pontefract (1)
- Pudsey No. 1 (1)
- Pudsey No. 2 (1)
- Rothwell (1)
- Shipley (1)
- Sowerby Bridge (1)
- Spenborough No. 1 (1)
- Spenborough No. 2 (1)
- Stanley (1)
- Todmorden (1)
- Wakefield No. 1 (1)
- Wakefield No. 2 (1)
- Wakefield Rural (1)
- Wetherby (1)
Electoral Divisions due from 2 May 1985 (order revoked by the Local Government Act 1985):[16]
- Aireborough (1)
- Armley (1)
- Baildon (1)
- Barwick & Kippax (1)
- Batley (1)
- Beeston (1)
- Bingley (1)
- Bingley Rural (1)
- Birstall & Birkenshaw (1)
- Bolton (1)
- Bowling (1)
- Bramley (1)
- Brighouse (1)
- Burmantofts (1)
- Calder Valley East (1)
- Calder Valley West (1)
- Castleford Ferry Fryston (1)
- Castleford Whitwood (1)
- Central Halifax (1)
- Chapel Allerton (1)
- City & Holbeck (1)
- Clayton (1)
- Cleckheaton (1)
- Coley (1)
- Colne Valley (1)
- Cookridge (1)
- Craven (1)
- Crosland (1)
- Dalton (1)
- Deighton (1)
- Denby Dale (1)
- Dewsbury (1)
- Elland (1)
- Featherstone (1)
- Garforth & Swillington (1)
- Great Horton (1)
- Halton (1)
- Harehills (1)
- Headingley (1)
- Heaton (1)
- Heckmondwike (1)
- Hemsworth (1)
- Holme Valley (1)
- Horsforth (1)
- Hunslet (1)
- Idle (1)
- Ilkley (1)
- Keighley South (1)
- Keighley West (1)
- Kirkstall (1)
- Knottingley (1)
- Leeds North (1)
- Lindley (1)
- Little Horton (1)
- Middleton (1)
- Mirfield & Ravensthorpe (1)
- Moortown (1)
- Morley North (1)
- Morley South (1)
- New Queensbury (1)
- Newsome & Almondbury (1)
- Normanton & Sharlston (1)
- North Halifax (1)
- Ossett (1)
- Otley & Wharfedale (1)
- Paddock (1)
- Pontefract (1)
- Pudsey North (1)
- Pudsey South (1)
- Richmond Hill (1)
- Rothwell (1)
- Roundhay (1)
- Seacroft (1)
- Shipley (1)
- South Elmsall (1)
- South West Halifax (1)
- Sowerby Bridge (1)
- Stanley & Wrenthorpe (1)
- Thornhill (1)
- Toller (1)
- Tong (1)
- Undercliffe (1)
- University (1)
- Wakefield Central (1)
- Wakefield East (1)
- Wakefield Rural (1)
- Wakefield South (1)
- Weetwood (1)
- Wetherby (1)
- Whinmoor (1)
- Wortley (1)
- Wyke (1)
Electoral wards by constituency
editBolton and Undercliffe, Bowling and Barkerend, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle and Thackley, Little Horton.
Great Horton, Queensbury, Royds, Tong, Wibsey, Wyke.
City, Clayton and Fairweather Green, Heaton, Manningham, Thornton and Allerton, Toller.
Craven, Ilkley, Keighley Central, Keighley East, Keighley West, Worth Valley.
Baildon, Bingley, Bingley Rural, Shipley, Wharfedale, Windhill and Wrose.
Brighouse, Calder, Elland, Greetland and Stainland, Hipperholme and Lightcliffe, Luddendenfoot, Rastrick, Ryburn, Todmorden.
Illingworth and Mixenden, Northowram and Shelf, Ovenden, Park, Skircoat, Sowerby Bridge, Town, Warley.
Batley East, Batley West, Birstall and Birkenshaw, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike, Liversedge and Gomersal.
Colne Valley, Crosland Moor and Netherton, Golcar, Holme Valley North, Holme Valley South, Lindley.
Denby Dale, Dewsbury East, Dewsbury South, Dewsbury West, Kirkburton, Mirfield.
Almondbury, Ashbrow, Dalton, Greenhead, Newsome.
Garforth and Swillington, Harewood, Kippax and Methley, Rothwell, Wetherby.
Beeston and Holbeck, Burmantofts and Richmond Hill, Hunslet and Riverside, Little London and Woodhouse, Middleton Park.
Cross Gates and Whinmoor, Gipton and Harehills, Killingbeck and Seacroft, Temple Newsam.
Alwoodley, Chapel Allerton, Moortown, Roundhay.
Adel and Wharfedale, Headingley and Hyde Park, Otley and Yeadon, Weetwood.
Armley, Bramley and Stanningley, Farnley and Wortley, Kirkstall.
Ardsley and Robin Hood, Morley North, Morley South, Stanley and Outwood East, Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Calverley and Farsley, Guiseley and Rawdon, Horsforth, Pudsey.
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton, Crofton, Ryhill and Walton, Featherstone, Hemsworth, South Elmsall and South Kirkby, Wakefield South.
Airedale and Ferry Fryston, Altofts and Whitwood, Castleford Central and Glasshoughton, Knottingley, Normanton, Pontefract North, Pontefract South.
Horbury and South Ossett, Ossett, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, Wakefield Rural, Wakefield West.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f The County of West Yorkshire (Electoral Divisions and Wards) Order 1973
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Bradford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Bradford (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Bradford (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ The Borough of Calderdale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Calderdale (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ The Borough of Kirklees (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Kirklees (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Leeds (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2018. Retrieved on 5 May 2018.
- ^ The City of Wakefield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Wakefield (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1977. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The County of West Yorkshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.