Leeds City Council

Leeds  was a manor and then a town, receiving a charter from King Charles I as a ‘Free Borough’ in 1626 giving it powers of self-government, leading to the formation of the Leeds Corporation to administer it. The Corporation continued until 1835 when the Municipal Corporation Act was passed dissolving this and other town corporations and giving a new governance and electoral structure. In 1893 Leeds became a city and in 1897 the leader became Lord Mayor.

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 District and parts of Tadcaster Rural District, Wetherby Rural District and Wharfedale Rural District from the West Riding. The new Leeds district was one of five metropolitan districts in West Yorkshire. It was granted a borough and city status to become the City of Leeds.

Until 1986 the city council was a second-tier authority, with West Yorkshire County Council providing many key services. However, the metropolitan county councils were abolished under the Local Government Act 1985 and the council took responsibility for all former County Council functions except policing, fire services and public transport which continue to be run on a joint basis by councillors from the former boroughs of West Yorkshire County Council.

(Information from Wikipedia on 2/9/2018)

Website and contact details

https://www.leeds.gov.uk/
Contact telephone number: 01133784698
Contact email address: [email protected]

Licensing information

Additional licensing? No
Selective licensing? Yes
Selective licensing further information: here
Licensing charges: here
Application form:
application link

Other Local Authority Services

Homelessness Prevention Services: homeless advice service found here
Discretionary Housing Payment Policy: here
Disabled Facilities Grant: here
Green Improvement Support: here
Waste and rubbish collection services: here

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