City of Sheffield
Sheffield | |
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Meadowhall shopping centre; Sheffield station and Sheaf Square | |
Latin: Deo Adjuvante Labor Proficit, lit. 'With God's help our labour is successful' | |
Coordinates: 53°22′57″N 1°28′07″W / 53.3824°N 1.4685°W[1] | |
OS grid reference | SK 3544 8742[1] |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
City region and ceremonial county | South Yorkshire |
Historic counties | |
Founded | 8th century AD |
Town charter | 10 August 1297 |
City status | 1893 |
Named for | Sheffield |
Administrative HQ | Sheffield Town Hall |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolitan borough with committee system |
• Body | Sheffield City Council |
• Control | Labour (council NOC) |
• Leader | Tom Hunt (L) |
• Lord Mayor | Colin Ross |
• Chief Executive | Kate Josephs |
• House of Commons | 6 MPs
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Area | |
• Total | 142.0 sq mi (367.9 km2) |
• Rank | 95th |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 554,401 |
• Rank | 7th |
• Density | 3,900/sq mi (1,507/km2) |
Demonym | Sheffielder |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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UTC+1 (BST) | |
Postcode area | |
Dialling code | 0114 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-SHF |
GSS code | E08000019 |
ITL code | TLE32 |
GVA | 2021 estimate[6] |
• Total | £13.7 billion |
• Per capita | £24,670 |
GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate[6] |
• Total | £15.4 billion |
• Per capita | £27,805 |
Website | sheffield |
The City of Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Sheffield, the town of Stocksbridge and the larger village of Chapeltown and part of the Peak District.[7] It has a population of 554,401 (2021),[4] making it technically the third largest city in England by population behind Birmingham and Leeds, since London is not considered a single entity. It is governed by Sheffield City Council.
The current city boundaries were set on 1 April 1974 by the provisions of the
For its first 12 years, the city had a two-tier system of local government; Sheffield City Council shared power with
Geography
The present city boundaries were set in 1974 (with slight modification in 1994), when the former
Governance
Sheffield City Council is the local authority of the district. The council is composed of 84 councillors, three for each of the city's 28 wards. It is currently under No Overall Control. The city was under Labour control from its creation until 1999, when the Liberal Democrats took control of the council. The Labour Party regained control of the council in 2002 with power shifting back to the Liberal Democrats in 2008. However, Labour took control once again in 2011. Following the 2021 elections, the council is now in No Overall Control. As a metropolitan county, South Yorkshire does not have a county council, so Sheffield City Council is the primary provider of local government services. The district forms part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.
Most of the district is an
The district is represented by five
Demography
The latest (2021) population estimate for the City of Sheffield is 554,401 residents.[12]
Transport
Parts of the city are covered by the
References
- ^ a b "Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Your City Council". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ a b Fenton, Trevor (25 April 2023). "Regional gross domestic product: local authorities". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Van den Berg 2006, p. 179.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1972". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "City Profile Introduction". Sheffield City Council. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "New village officer will boost rural communities". Peak District National Park Authority. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ^ "Yorkshire and the Humber Local Authority districts and parishes". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Sheffield Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group and Sex, All Persons". National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
Bibliography
- Van den Berg, Leo (2006). The Safe City: Safety and Urban Development in European Cities. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-4723-2.