West Yorkshire is divided into five local government districts ; they are the City of Bradford , Calderdale , Kirklees , the City of Leeds and the City of Wakefield . The county borders Lancashire , Greater Manchester , Derbyshire , North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire . West Yorkshire , which is landlocked , consists of five metropolitan boroughs ( City of Bradford , Calderdale , Kirklees , City of Leeds and City of Wakefield ) and shares borders with the counties of Derbyshire ( to the south ) , Greater Manchester ( to the south-west ) , Lancashire ( to the north-west ) , North Yorkshire ( to the north and east ) and South Yorkshire ( to the south-east ) .