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West Yorkshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing West Yorkshire in England. It is the fourth largest force in England and Wales by number of officers, with 5671 officers.
West Yorkshire Police Authority contains 9 councillors, 3 magistrates and 5 independent members. The councillors are appointed by the five borough councils in the area - Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.
West Yorkshire Police was formed in 1974, when part of the West Yorkshire Constabulary (itself created in 1968, and covering a much larger area) was amalgamated with the Leeds City Police and Bradford City Police, under the Local Government Act 1972. The force was originally known as the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police. (External Link

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) Proposals made by the Home Secretary on March 21, 2006 would see the force merge with North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police and Humberside Police to form a strategic police force for the entire region. These plans are currently under review and not expected to take place in the foreseeable future.
On 12 December 2006, Sir Norman Bettison was announced as the new Chief Constable, replacing Colin Cramphorn.

Divisional structure

For operational purposes, West Yorkshire Police is divided into eight divisions. The force headquarters is in the city of Wakefield. The divisions (with their associated stations and divisional identifiers) are:

AA - North West Leeds Division (Weetwood, Pudsey & Otley) - covering north and west Leeds
BA - North East Leeds Division (Stainbeck, Killingbeck, Wetherby & Garforth) - covering north east Leeds
CA - City & Holbeck Division (Holbeck, Millgarth & Morley) - covering central and south Leeds
DA - Wakefield Division (Wakefield, Pontefract, Castleford & South Kirkby)
EA - Kirklees Division (Huddersfield, Dewsbury & Holmfirth)
FA - Calderdale Division (Halifax & Todmorden)
GA - Bradford South Division (Bradford South police station) - covering central and south Bradford
HA - Airedale & North Bradford Division (Keighley & Ilkley) - covering the north of Bradford District

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