*ARMS: Per pale Gules and Azure on a Chevron engrailed between in chief two Buglehorns stringed and in base a Fleece Or a Fountain the whole within a Bordure gobony of the first and Argent charged on the Gules with eleven Roses of the last barbed and seeded proper.
*CREST: Upon a Mural Crown per pale Gules and Azure a Boar's Head sans Tongue erased Or; Mantled Azure and Gules doubled Or.
*SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a Stag Or gorged with a Collar Azure thereon three Roses Argent barbed and seeded proper and on the sinister side an Angora Goat Argent horned Or gorged with a Collar Gules charged with three like Roses.
*BADGE: Upon a Mural Crown per pale Gules and Azure charged with a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper a Boar's Head sans Tongue erased Or.

Motto 'PROGRESS INDUSTRY HUMANITY'.
Granted ?.

The City of Bradford was formed by the amalgamation of the former City and County Borough of Bradford, the Borough of Keighley, the Baildon Urban District, the Bingley Urban District, the Denholme Urban District, the Ilkley Urban District, part of the Queensbury and Shelf Urban District, the Shipley Urban District, the Silsden Urban District and part of the Skipton Rural District.

Picture, blazon and description courtesy of Laurence Jones.

The shield is based on that of the former Bradford City Council with additions to indicate the merger of eleven Yorkshire councils. The original Bradford shield featured a red and blue per pale field bearing an engrailed gold chevron between three hunting horns. In the new arms the third horn has been replaced by a fleece, representing the woollen industry, as can be seen in the arms of the Baildon UDC, the Bingley UDC and the Silsden UDC, as well as the device of Queensbury and Shelf UDC. The chevron is charged with an heraldic fountain, which replaces the well of the former arms, and is like those in the arms of the Borough of Keighley and the Ilkley UDC. The red and white bordure charged with eleven white roses, being a familiar emblem of Yorkshire, represents the union of the eleven former Yorkshire councils.
The boar's head, as in the former City's crest, refers to the legend of the boar of Cliffe Wood. This was a ferocious boar that lived in the wood on the outskirts of Bradford, and frequently drank from a well in the wood. The boar terrorized the populace and caused much damage to land and property; so much so that the Lord of the Manor offered a reward for anyone brave enough to slay the boar and bring its head to the Manor House. A hunter took up the Lord's offer, and lay in wait near the well, ready to catch his quarry and thereby claim his reward. The boar duly arrived, and was shot by the hunter, who cut out the boar's tongue as proof of his victory and set off for the Manor House. A little time later, another hunter who had heard of the Lord's offer, was passing through the woods and saw the slain boar lying near the well. Thinking of the reward he would receive, he cut off the boar's head and he too set off for the Manor House. Arriving there before the true victor, he claimed his reward for having disposed of the ferocious creature, but was unable to account for the boar's absent tongue. The first hunter then arrived, explained the true circumstances of the defeat showing the boar's tongue as evidence of his veracity and received his rightful reward. In allusion to this legend the boar is shown without a tongue. The mural crown is a frequent symbol of local government, but here also suggests a well head.
The stag is derived from the device of the Denholme UDC and the arms of the Borough of Keighley, but represents the District as a whole. The white angora goat is reatained from the former arms, recalling that the wool of this animal was used in the local industries. The roses on the collars again refer to Yorkshire roses and the compartment resembles the area's hills and dales.

ARMS: Vert a Paschal Lamb proper supporting over tne shoulder a Cross Staff Or flying therefrom a forked Pennon of St. George between in chief a Bar wavy Argent charged with a Barruret wavy Azure and in base a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper.
CREST: On a Wreath Argent and Vert out of a Mural Crown a Rose Tree of nine branches proper each terminating in a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion Or gorged with a collar wavy Azure and holding aloft in the interior forepaw a Crescent Sable.
BADGE: A Rose of nine petals Argent barbed proper and charged with a Roundel Vert thereon a Bar wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure.

Motto 'INDUSTRIA ARTE PRUDENTIA'-By industry skill and foresight.
Granted ?.

The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale was formed by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Halifax, the Borough of Brighouse, the Borough of Todmorden, the Elland Urban District, the Hebden Royd Urban District, the Ripponden Urban District, the Sowerby Bridge Urban District and part of the Queensbury and Shelf Urban District.

The green shield with its blue wave represents the River Calder and its valley. The Paschal Lamb, derived from the crest of the County Borough of Halifax, is the emblem of St. John the Baptist and of the wool industry. The white rose represents Yorkshire.
The mural crown is a familiar emblem for a civic authority, made of the characteristic local stone, from which rise nine white roses joined on a single stem, representrng the union of the nine former Yorkshire areas in one authority.
The gold lions were the supporters of Halifax, and one was the main charge in the arms of the Borough of Brighouse, from which are also taken the black crescents held in the lion's paws. Each lion is collared with a wave of blue like that in the arms of the Borough of Todmorden shield, where it alluded to the Calder.
The motto refers to the special aptitudes of Calderdale, not only in woollen manufacture, but in all kinds of other trades and activities carried on in the area, including the pursuit of the arts.

ARMS: Gules a Stone Celtic Cross proper between two Fountains on a Chief Argent a Lion passant guardant Sable armed and langued of the first.
CREST: On a Wreath Argent and Gules a Mount of Rocky Moorland proper thereon issuant from a Crown Palisado Or a Bull salient Gules the horns Gold.

Motto 'PER SALUBRITATUM OPES' - Through health, wealth.
Granted 4th December 1956, to the Ilkley Urban District Council.

Ilkley Urban District was incorporated into the City of Bradford in 1974.

The heraldic fountains represent Ilkley township with its wells, Ben Rhydding, and the River Wharfe. The cross represents Burley and is a copy the cross erected there in memory of the Rt Hon. W.E. Forster, of Burley, MP for Bradford, who obtained the passing of the Education Act 1870, and thus secured free education for all children. Burley-in-Wharfdale Urban District was incorpoated into Ilkley in 1936 as was a greater part of the Parish of Menston. The black leopard is from the heraldry of the Fairfaxes of Denton Hall - Colonel Charles Fairfax, third son of the first Baron Fairfax of Cameron, resided at Menston Hall where it is believed Oliver Cromwell and General Sir Thomas Fairfax dined on June 30, 1644, two days before the decisive Battle of Marston Moor.
The mount in the crest stands for the local rocky moors and the old Roman fort is typified by the crown which is fashioned like a palisade. The leaping bull refers to the builder of this fort, Julius Agricola, who was known as "The Bull", which is also an indirect reference to the Cow and Calf Rocks, a well-known local feature.
The motto has reference to Ilkley as a health resort and spa.

ARMS: Vert on a Bend Argent a Bendlet wavy Azure on a Chief Or a Pale between two Cog-Wheels Azure on the Pale a Pascal Lamb supporting a Staff Or flying therefrom a forked Pennon Argent charged with a Cross Gules.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours a Ram's Head affronty couped Argent armed Or gorged with a Mural Crown Sable masoned Argent.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion rampant guardant Purpure resting the inner hind leg on a Cross Crosslet Or embellished in each of the four angles with a Fleur de Lis Azure.
BADGE: A Roundal Purpure charged with a Lacy Knot Or all within a Circle of eleven Roses Argent barbed and seeded proper.

Motto 'TOGETHER WE SERVE'.
Granted 24th June 1974.

The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees was formed by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Dewsbury, the County Borough of Huddersfield, the Borough of Batley, the Borough of Spenborough, the Colne Valley Urban District, the Denby Dale Urban District, the Heckmondwike Urban District, the Holmfirth Urban District, the Kirkburton Urban District, the Meltham Urban District and the Mirfield Urban District.

The green shield alludes to the fields and woods of Kirklees. The silver band refers to the motorway that passes through the area and the smaller blue wave to water used for power, drinking and washing wool. The cog wheels represent industry and the Pascal Lamb, as seen the shield of the Borough of Spenborough, to John the Baptist, patron of wool workers.
The ram's head, like the crest of the County Borough of Huddersfield and the shield of the Mirfield UDC, again refers to the woollen industry. Its horns are gold, for the wealth that flowed from textiles and the mural crown refers to Borough status.
The purple lions are from the arms of the de Lacy family mediaeval Lords of Huddersfield. The cross crosslets and fleur de lys refer to Our Lord and Our Lady repectively, to whom the Nunnery of Kirklees was dedicated.
The purple roundel of the badge combines the de Lacy purple and the and the Lacy family badge of a Lacy Knot together with eleven white roses for the eleven former Yorkshire authorities now incorporated into Kirkless.

ARMS: Or on a Chevron Sable between in chief a patriarchal Cross Vert on either side thereof three Sparrow-Bills two in saltire and one in pale points downwards of the second and in base a Ram's Head caboshed proper a Rose Argent barbed and seeded also proper between two demi Suns Gold.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours a Wyvern Gules grasping in the dexter claw a Sprig of Flax slipped leaved and flowered proper.

Motto 'UNITY AND SERVICE'.
Granted 6th October 1954, to the Silsden Urban District Council.

Silsden Urban District was incorporated into the City of Bradford in 1974.

The chevron is taken from the arms of the Jennings family, who held the Manor of Silsden as early as 1487, and the double cross denotes the town's connections with the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem who held lands at Silsden previously in the possession of the Knights Templar. It is coloured green to represent land. The three shoe-nails or "sparrow-bills" on each side of the cross, recall the old nail-making industry of Silsden from 1744 until recently. The ram's head typifies both the woollen industry, which played such a large part in the history of Silsden, and the farming industry of the outlying districts. The white rose refers to Yorkshire and the sun's rays were adopted to represent the rayon industry, now the principal industry of the town.
The red wyvern is adapted from the arms of the Clifford family of Skipton Castle, Earls of Cumberland and ancient lords of the Honor of Skipton in which Silsden was an important manor. The flax flower denotes the ancient flax-growing industry of Silsden Moor in the 18th century to meet the demand for cordage and sail for the rapidly expanding Royal Navy.