Calderdale

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Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire. The population in 2020 was 211,439.[1]

It was formed in 1974 by the merger of Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Sowerby Bridge, Hebden Bridge and Todmorden.[2] Calderdale Council is mostly in Halifax, the biggest town.

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  1. "Estimates of the population for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. HMSO. Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70