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The City of Leeds is the local government district covering Leeds, and the local authority is Leeds City Council. The council is composed of 99 councillors, three for each of the district's wards . Elections are held three years out of four, on the first Thursday of May.
Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is roughly bounded by the Inner Ring Road to the north and the River Aire to ...
An inhabitant of Leeds is locally known as a Loiner, possibly derived from Loidis. Leeds City Council maintains "a photographic archive of Leeds" using the title "Leodis", [5] thought to be an Old English or Celtic form of the name. [6]
Leeds is known for its culture in the fields of art, architecture, music, sport, film and television. As the largest city in Yorkshire, Leeds is a centre of Yorkshire's contemporary culture and is the base for Yorkshire's television (BBC, ITV, and Channel 4) [1] and regional newspapers.
Leeds, [7] also known as the City of Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Leeds and the towns of Farsley , Garforth , Guiseley , Horsforth , Morley , Otley , Pudsey , Rothwell , Wetherby and Yeadon . [ 8 ]
Leeds Town Hall - One of the city's main landmarks. Leeds in West Yorkshire, England is a tourist destination. In the 2017 Condé Nast Traveler survey of readers, Leeds rated 6th among The 15 Best Cities in the UK for visitors. [1] Lonely Planet named Leeds as one of the top 10 cities to visit in 2017. [2]
At the time of the cross's original creation, Leeds was a cultural center with a large population of Anglo-Scandinavians. The Leeds Cross is identified as an example of Anglo-Scandinavian sculpture due to its vine scrolls splitting into panels, a common differentiation indicative of a translation of the style from Anglo-Saxon to Anglo Scandinavian.
The Headrow is an avenue in Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of the most important thoroughfares in central Leeds, hosting many of the city's civic and cultural buildings, including Leeds Town Hall , Leeds Central Library , Leeds Art Gallery , The Henry Moore Institute , and The Light .