Garforth /ˈɡɑrfərθ/ is a town within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. The 2001 Census lists 23,892 residents in the Garforth and Swillington ward: 80.57% of whom are homeowners, 20% more than the average for Leeds. Garforth itself has 15,394 of those people. Garforth was in the parliamentary constituency of Elmet until the 2010 general election, when it was incorporated into the new constituency of Elmet and Rothwell. Garforth's population decreased to 14,957 in 2011.
Population: 15,737
Latitude: 53° 47' 30.23" N
Longitude: -1° 22' 50.41" W
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