Bingley (population 13,675 -
2001 UK census, 18,294 at the 2011 Census)
is a
Ward in
Bradford Metropolitan District in the
county
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of
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
,
England
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, named after the town of
Bingley
Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which had a population of 18,294 at the 2011 Census.
Bingley ra ...
around which it is centred.
As well as the town of Bingley the ward includes the conurbated villages of
Eldwick,
Gilstead, the slightly detached village of Micklethwaite and part of
Crossflatts
Crossflatts is a ribbon development in Airedale along the old route of the A650 road between Bingley and Keighley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The opening of the Aire Valley Trunk road in 2004 has seen a r ...
(the rest of which is located in
Keighley East
Keighley East (population 14,929 - 2001 UK census) is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The population had increased to 16,775 at the 2011 Census.
Within the Ward of Ke ...
). The ward also extends to cover a substantial section of the moorland above the town.
References
External links
BCSP(Internet Explorer only)
BBC election resultsCouncil ward profile
(pdf)
Wards of Bradford
Bingley
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