West Yorkshire Constabulary

It was formed under the Police Act 1964, and was a merger of the previous West Riding Constabulary along with six borough forces for the county boroughs of Barnsley, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield.

The West Riding Constabulary had been originally set up in 1856, as required by the County and Borough Police Act 1856.

The force's strength was 354 by the end of the year, and its headquarters were at Wakefield.

The sub-division of Saddleworth, part of the Huddersfield division of the West Yorkshire Constabulary, was taken into the new Greater Manchester Police.

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