Editing Garforth (section)

{{Short description|Town in West Yorkshire, England}}
{{About||people with the name|Garforth (name)|the island in Alaska|Garforth Island}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.792|-1.388|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Garforth
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Leeds
| population = 19,811
| population_ref = (Garforth and Swillington Ward. [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]])<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011|id=1237321079|title=Garforth and Swillington Ward (as of 2011)|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
| metropolitan_borough = [[City of Leeds]]
| metropolitan_county = [[West Yorkshire]]
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [[Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds East]]
| post_town = LEEDS
| postcode_district = LS25
| postcode_area = LS
| dial_code = 0113
| os_grid_reference = SE403330
| static_image_name = Shopping Parade, Main Street, Garforth (19th July 2014).JPG
| static_image_caption = Shopping Parade, Main Street
| london_distance_mi = 165<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances -->
| london_direction = SSE
}}

'''Garforth''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɑr|f|ər|θ}}) is a [[town]] in the [[metropolitan borough]] of the [[City of Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], England.

It sits in the [[Garforth and Swillington (ward)|Garforth and Swillington]] ward of [[Leeds City Council]] and the [[Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds East]] [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]]. As of 2011, the population of Garforth was 14,957, having decreased since the last census.{{efn|48 output areas in the [[Garforth and Swillington (ward)|Garforth and Swillington]] ward make up the Garforth area.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukcensusdata.com/garforth-and-swillington-e05001423#sthash.CHDzjlJZ.dpbs|title=Garforth and Swillington - UK Census Data 2011|first=Good Stuff IT|last=Services|website=UK Census Data|access-date=23 April 2018|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025131/http://ukcensusdata.com/garforth-and-swillington-e05001423#sthash.CHDzjlJZ.dpbs|url-status=dead}}</ref>
It is {{Convert|6.5|mi}} east of Central [[Leeds]], {{Convert|16|mi}} south-west of [[York]] and {{Convert|10|mi}} north of [[Wakefield]]. It is mostly an [[Unparished area|Un-Parished area]], like much of [[City of Leeds|Greater Leeds]].