West Riding of Yorkshire West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire (abbrev.: "County of York (W.R.)") is one of the three historic administrative subdivisions of the county of Yorkshire that were recognized in England from 1889 to 1974. The division was made in the past due to the great size of Yorkshire relative to other counties. The other two ridings are the North Riding of Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire (see map at right). From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, the area under the control of West Riding County Council was based closely on the earlier historic boundaries. The
Kent West merged back into Kent riding. Kent West Kent West was a federal electoral district (or "riding") represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 when Kent riding was divided into two ridings, Kent West and Kent East. The west riding consisted of the townships of Dover East, Dover West, Harwich, Raleigh, Romney and Tilbury East, the city of Chatham, the town of Blenheim, and the part of the village of Tilbury lying in the county of Kent. The electoral district was abolished