City of 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. It has a population of 554,401 (2021), 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.
Sheffield | |
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City and metropolitan borough | |
Clockwise from top left: The Sheffield Town Hall; St Paul's Tower from Arundel Gate; the Wheel of Sheffield; Park Hill flats; Meadowhall shopping centre; Sheffield station and Sheaf Square | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Steel City | |
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Sheffield shown within South Yorkshire | |
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| Coordinates: 53.3824°N 1.4685°W | |
| OS grid reference | SK 3544 8742 |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| City region and ceremonial county | South Yorkshire |
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| 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) | |
| • Total | 554,401 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 3,900/sq mi (1,507/km2) |
| Demonym | Sheffielder |
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| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode area | S |
| Dialling code | 0114 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-SHF |
| GSS code | E08000019 |
| ITL code | TLE32 |
| GVA | 2021 estimate |
| • Total | £13.7 billion |
| • Per capita | £24,670 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
| • Total | £15.4 billion |
| • Per capita | £27,805 |
| Website | sheffield |
The current city boundaries were set on 1 April 1974 by the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, as part of a reform of local government in England. The city is a merger of two former local government districts; the unitary City and County Borough of Sheffield combined with the urban district of Stocksbridge and parts of the rural district of Wortley from the West Riding of Yorkshire.
For its first 12 years, the city had a two-tier system of local government; Sheffield City Council shared power with South Yorkshire County Council. Since the Local Government Act 1985 Sheffield City Council has effectively been a unitary authority, serving as the sole executive, deliberative and legislative body responsible for local policy, setting council tax, and allocating budget in the city, and is a member of the Sheffield City Region Partnership. The City of Sheffield is divided into three civil parishes and a single unparished area.