Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial county West Yorkshire
Admin HQ Bradford
Borough Charter 1847
City status 1897
City of Bradford Met. District created 1974
Government
• Type Metropolitan borough, City
• Governing body City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
• City of Bradford Council Leader David Green (Lab)
• Lord Mayor Cllr Mike Gibbons (Con)
• Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Roger L'Amie (Con)
• MPs:
Philip Davies (Con)
George Galloway (R)
Kris Hopkins (C)
Gerry Sutcliffe (Lab)
David Ward (LIB)
Area
• Total 143 sq mi (370 km2)
Population (2011 est.)
• Total 523,100 (Ranked 5th)
• Density 3,341/sq mi (1,290/km2)
• Ethnicity
(2011 census)[3] 67.44% White
26.83% Asian or Asian British
1.77% Black or Black British
2.48% Mixed Race
1.48% Chinese and other
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC