Leeds Central and Headingley parliamentary constituency

Member of Parliament

• Alex Sobel

  Labour and Co-operative Party
  

Members of Parliament (MPs) represent your interests and concerns in the House of Commons.

MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.

MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.

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Mayor of West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Mayor of West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Tracy Brabin

  Labour and Co-operative Party
  

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority brings together the local authorities of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. It develops and delivers policies, programmes and services which directly benefit the people of West Yorkshire.

The Mayor of West Yorkshire is a directly elected mayor responsible for the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire in England. The Mayor chairs and leads the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and assumes the office and powers of the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

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Leeds City Council: Headingley & Hyde Park ward

Local Councillors

There are three local Councillors representing you.

Metropolitan district councils are responsible for services like:

• schools
• social services
• waste collection
• roads

Understand how your council works