The High Sheriff of West Yorkshire is a current High Sheriff title which has existed since 1974, the holder is changed annually every March.[1] For around 1,000 years the entire area of Yorkshire was covered by a single Sheriff of Yorkshire. After the Local Government Act 1972 the office of Sheriff was changed to High Sheriff and was split to cover several newly created counties, including West Yorkshire.

Below is a list of the high sheriffs for West Yorkshire.[1]

List of High Sheriffs

References

  1. ^ a b Omerod, W.M. (2000). The Lord Lieutenants & High Sheriffs of Yorkshire 1066-2000. Department of History of the University of York. ISBN 1-871647-74-6.
  2. ^ a b c d "West Yorkshire". High Sheriffs' Association. Retrieved 8 April 2023. Includes list of previous High Sheriffs
  3. ^ "Anne Elizabeth Dent, DL". www.westyorkshirelieutenancy.org.uk. West Yoorkshire Lieutenancy. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ "No. 61868". The London Gazette. 9 March 2018. p. 5262.
  5. ^ "No. 62229". The London Gazette. 15 March 2018. pp. 4814–4814.
  6. ^ "No. 62586". The London Gazette. 15 March 2019. p. 4643.
  7. ^ "No. 62943". The London Gazette. 13 March 2020. p. 5162.
  8. ^ "No. 63290". The London Gazette. 11 March 2021. p. 4778.
  9. ^ "No. 63644". The London Gazette. 17 March 2022. p. 5082.
  10. ^ "No. 63990". The London Gazette. 10 March 2023. p. 4634.

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