Leeds City Region
| Leeds City Region | |
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| City region and Local enterprise partnership | |
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| Coordinates: 53°48′00″N 1°32′56″W / 53.800°N 1.549°WCoordinates: 53°48′00″N 1°32′56″W / 53.800°N 1.549°W | |
| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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| Constituent country |
 England
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| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Established | 2005 (Leeds City Region Concordat) |
| Administrative HQ | Leeds |
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| • Type | Local enterprise partnership |
| • Body | Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership |
| • Leadership | Chairman and board |
| • Chairman | Roger Marsh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,200 sq mi (5,700 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,000,000 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (530/km2) |
| Website | www |
The Leeds City Region is a city region in the North of England centred on Leeds, West Yorkshire. The activities of the city region are coordinated by the Leeds City Region Partnership. Since April 2007 strategic local governance decisions have been made by the joint committee of the Leeds City Region Leaders Board. A multi-area agreement was established in 2008 and since 2011 economic development has been supported by the Leeds City Region LEP, which forms a business-led local enterprise partnership. As part of a 2012 'city deal' a West Yorkshire Combined Authority will be established in order receive devolved powers for transport, economic development and regeneration. The secretariat for the city region is based within Leeds City Council. The Leeds City Region Enterprise Zone promotes development in four sites along the A63 East Leeds Link Road.
This sub-region (defined by local labour markets and journey to work areas) covers the whole of West Yorkshire and parts of neighbouring North and South Yorkshire; that is, the ten local authority districts (in order of Population size) Leeds, Bradford, York, Kirklees, Barnsley, Wakefield, Selby, Calderdale, Harrogate and Craven. With close to 3 million people, a resident workforce of 1.4 million, over 100,000 businesses and an economy worth £55 billion in 2012. The region is diverse and has many centres, both geographically and culturally. It is one of eight city regions defined in the 2004 document Moving Forward: The Northern Way, a collaboration between the three northern regional development agencies which is a part of the 20 year government strategy to grow the economy of Northern England. As a partnership, the Leeds City Region is firmly established and has in operation an accountable decision making structure, which involves the Leaders of all eleven partner authorities. It has made several successful bids for government funded economic development projects.
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