Baildon was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England between 1894 and 1974.

Baildon
Urban district
Population
• 1911	6,042
• 1961	12,151[1]
History
• Created	1 April 1896
• Abolished	31 March 1974
• Succeeded by	City of Bradford
• HQ	Baildon
Contained within
• County Council	West Riding
Map of boundary as of 1971

It was enlarged on 1 April 1937 by gaining part of Wharfedale Rural District; 225 acres of the parishes of Esholt and Hawksworth were transferred.^[1] Baildon Urban District was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District on 1 April 1974. A successor parish was created for the town, called Baildon Town Council.