What is West Yorkshire?
{{Infobox England county | name = West Yorkshire | image = [[Image:Unofficial Flag of West Yorkshire.svg|220px]] | map = [[Image:West Yorkshire UK locator map 2010.svg|220px]] | status = [[Ceremonial counties of England|Ceremonial]] and [[Metropolitan counties of England|Metropolitan]] county (no county council) | origin = [[Local Government Act 1972|1974]] | region = [[Yorkshire and the Humber]] | arearank = Ranked 29th | area_km2 = 2029 | adminhq = [[Leeds]] | ons = 2F | nuts3 = UKE4 | poprank = {{English cerem counties|RNK=West Yorkshire}} | popestdate = {{English statistics year}} | pop = {{English cerem counties|POP=West Yorkshire}} | density_km2 = {{English cerem counties|DEN=West Yorkshire}} | ethnicity = 88.6% White<br>8.7% S.Asian | council = [[Image:Coat of arms of West Yorkshire County Council.png|200px]] | mps = *[[Ed Balls]] * [[John Battle (politician)|John Battle]] * [[Hilary Benn]] * [[Colin Burgon]] * [[Colin Challen]] * [[Yvette Cooper]] * [[Mary Creagh]] * [[Ann Cryer]] * [[Philip Davies]] * [[Fabian Hamilton]] * [[Shahid Malik]] * [[Christine McCafferty]] * [[Kali Mountford]] * [[George Mudie]] * [[Greg Mulholland]] * [[Linda Riordan]] * [[Terry Rooney]] * [[Barry Sheerman]] * [[Marsha Singh]] * [[Gerry Sutcliffe]] * [[Jon Trickett]] * [[Paul Truswell]] * [[Mike Wood]] | subdivmap = [[Image:West Yorkshire numbered districts.svg|220px]] | subdivs = #[[City of Leeds|Leeds]] # [[City of Wakefield|Wakefield]] # [[Kirklees]] # [[Calderdale]] # [[City of Bradford|Bradford]] }} '''West Yorkshire''' is a [[metropolitan county]] in the [[Yorkshire and the Humber]] region of [[England]]. It was created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 <ref>Arnold-Baker, C., ''Local Government Act 1972'', (1973)</ref> and in 2005 covered an area of 2,029 km² and a population of 2.1 million. It is the most built up and biggest [[urban area]] in [[Yorkshire]]. ==Divisions and environs== West Yorkshire is divided into five local government districts; they are the [[City of Bradford]], [[Calderda