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  2. Economy of Leeds - Wikipedia

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    The economy of Leeds is the most diverse economy of all the UK's main employment centres and has seen the fastest rate of private-sector jobs growth of any UK city and has the highest ratio of public to private sector jobs of all the UK's Core Cities. Leeds has the third-largest jobs total by local authority area with 480,000 in employment and ...

  3. Leeds City Council - Wikipedia

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    The modern city council was established in 1974, with the first elections being held in advance in 1973. Under the Local Government Act 1972, the area of the County Borough of Leeds was combined with those of the Municipal Borough of Morley, the Municipal Borough of Pudsey, Aireborough Urban District, Horsforth Urban District, Otley Urban District, Garforth Urban District, Rothwell Urban ...

  4. Economy of England - Wikipedia

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    Leeds has the third-largest jobs total by local authority area with 480,000 in employment and self-employment at the beginning of 2015. [223] Leeds is the largest legal and financial centre in England outside of London. [223]

  5. Leeds City Region - Wikipedia

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    Of the towns and cities, Leeds is the largest in geographical area, population and economy. However, Leeds contains less than a third of the region's population and geographical area. Bradford is the second largest city in the region, together Leeds and Bradford contain more than 50% of the region's inhabitants. Both Leeds and Bradford are ...

  6. 2024 Leeds City Council election - Wikipedia

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    The Labour Party maintained control of the council, with their seat count holding steady. For the third year in a row, the Conservative Party lost three seats, all to Labour; the party would additionally lose a seat in Pudsey two days after the election when Trish Smith, re-elected the previous year, resigned to sit as an independent. [ 4 ]

  7. City of Leeds - Wikipedia

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    Morley town hall, one of the towns forming the borough Leeds Civic Hall on Millennium Square, meeting place of Leeds City Council. Leeds City Council is the local authority of the district. The council is composed of 99 councillors, three for each of the city's 33 wards. Elections are held three years out of four, on the first Thursday of May.

  8. Leeds - Wikipedia

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    The city had the third-largest jobs total by local authority area with 480,000 in employment and self-employment at the beginning of 2015. [105] 24.7% were in public administration, education and health, 23.9% were in banking, finance and insurance and 21.4% were in distribution, hotels and restaurants.

  9. Leeds City Council elections - Wikipedia

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    From 1889 until 1974 Leeds was a county borough, independent from any county council. Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with West Yorkshire County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating ...