Prior to 1974 it had been known more formally as the Leeds Corporation or Corporation of Leeds, having been one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 and a county borough from 1889 to 1974.
Prior to 1974 the county borough of Leeds, a smaller area than the present metropolitan district, was governed by Leeds Corporation or the Corporation of Leeds. Leeds was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 and a county borough from 1889 to 1974.