Bingley Urban District

Bingley Urban District
The old Bingley Coat of Arms, on a sign on the road in from Crossflatts
Area
• Coordinates	53°50′46″N 1°50′20″W / 53.846°N 1.839°W / 53.846; -1.839
Population
• 1901	18,449
• 1961	22,272[note 1]
History
• Preceded by	Bingley Improvement Commissioners
• Origin	Local Government Act 1894
• Created	1894
• Abolished	1974
• Succeeded by	Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Status	Defunct
Government
• Type	Local government
• HQ	Bingley Town Hall
• Motto	Opes industria parit (Latin: Industry begets wealth)[1]
Map of boundary as of 1971

Bingley Urban District covered the town of Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and its surrounding areas for 80 years between 1894 and 1974. It had replaced an Improvement Commissioners council, and the UDC itself was replaced in 1974, by the newly formed Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The urban district council had responsibility for many local interests, including fire service and medical provision, that are now the remit of regional or national agencies.

In 2016, limited council control was returned to the town by the election of Bingley Town Council, but its remit and the area it controls are considerably smaller than the former BUDCs authority.

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