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The '''Region''' is the first level of administrative division, below the United Kingdom national government, within the country of England. Historically, the administrative divisions of England included Counties, Unitarian Authorities and Metropolitan counties. There were many attempts to rationalise these small divisions into a regional structure after world world war two. In 1972, the local government act reformed the administration of Scotland and Wales into regions but implementation in England was delayed and piecemeal. Some government departments set up regional offices with limited roles and the boundaries varied form department to department. In 1994, under John Major's government, 10 Regional offices were set up in order to standardise the regional boundaries across all departments. The new Labor government in 1997 used the Regional setup to establish Regional Development Agencies. Later, in 1998, the Region of Merseyside was merged into the North East Region, reducing the number to just 9 Regions. The regions borders also form the European Parliament constituencies for England.
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Only one region - London - has a directly elected administration in the form of the London Assembly, Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The other regions have appointed assemblies containing members nominated by the county councils within each region. A referendum was held on 4 November 2004 in the North East Region on whither people wanted and elected assembly with devolved powers. The proposal was rejected and plans for referendums in other Regions have been put on hold indefinitely.
The '''Region''' is the first level of administrative division, below the [[United Kingdom]] national government, within the country of [[England]]. Historically, the administrative divisions of England included [[Counties of England|Counties]], [[Unitarian Authorities of England|Unitarian Authorities]] and [[Metropolitan counties of England|Metropolitan counties]]. There were many attempts to rationalise these small divisions into a regional structure after World War Two. In 1972, the Local Government Act reformed the administration of [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]] into regions but implementation in England was delayed and piecemeal. Some government departments set up regional offices with limited roles and the boundaries varied from department to department. In 1994, under [[John Major]]'s government, 10 regional offices were set up in order to standardise the regional boundaries across all departments. The [[new Labor]] government in 1997 used the regional setup to establish [[Regional Development Agencies]]. Later, in 1998, the Region of [[Merseyside]] was merged into the North East Region, reducing the number to just 9 Regions. The regions borders also form the [[European Parliament constituencies]] for England.
 
Only one region - London - has a directly elected administration in the form of the London Assembly, Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The other regions have appointed assemblies containing members nominated by the county councils within each region. A referendum was held on 4 November 2004 in the North East Region on whether people wanted and elected assembly with devolved powers. The proposal was rejected and plans for referendums in other regions have been put on hold indefinitely.


==Catalog of Regions==
==Catalog of Regions==
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable">
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="sortable wikitable">
<tr>
<tr>
  <th>Name</th>
<th>Name</th>
  <th>Regional HQ </th>
  <th>Regional HQ </th>
  <th>Land-area</th>
<th>European Parliament<br />Representative<ref>{{cite web
  <th>Population</th>
  | last =
  | first =
  | authorlink =
  | coauthors =
  | title = Full list of the UK's MEPs
  | work =
  | publisher = Guardian
  | date =
  | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/subsection/0,,687211,00.html
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate =  December 05, 2007}}</ref></th>
  <th>Land-area (km²)</th>
  <th>Population<ref>Estimated figures for 2005. {{cite web
  | last =
  | first =
  | authorlink =
  | coauthors =
  | title = Population Estimates
  | work =
  | publisher = Office for National Statistics
  | date =
  | url = http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pop2001/south_west.asp
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate =  May 12, 2007}}</ref></th>
  <th>Subdivisions</th>
  <th>Subdivisions</th>
  </tr>
  </tr>
<tr>
<tr>
   <td>[[North East]]</td>
   <td>[[North East]]</td>
   <td>[ ]]</td>
   <td>[[Newcastle]]</td>
   <td>&nbsp; </td>
   <td>
   <td>&nbsp; </td>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Martin Callanan ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Stephen Hughes ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Fiona Hall ([[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]])</td>
   <td>8,573<ref>{{cite web
  | last =
  | first =
  | authorlink =
  | coauthors =
  | title = North East Fact File
  | work =
  | publisher = Government Office for the English Regions
  | date =
  | url = http://www.gos.gov.uk/facts/factgone/Northeast/
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate =  December 05, 2007}}</ref></td>
  <td>2,515,442</td>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of North East Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of North East Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
Which further divide into<br>
Which further divide into<br>
[[Subdivisions of  North East Region|x Counties]]<br>
[[Subdivisions of  North East Region|x Counties]]<br>
[Subdivisions of  North East Region|x Unitary Authorities]]<br>   [[Subdivisions of  North East Region|x District]]</td>
[[Subdivisions of  North East Region|x Unitary Authorities]]<br>[[Subdivisions of  North East Region|x District]]</td>
   </tr>
   </tr>
<tr>
<tr>
   <td>[[North West]]</td>
   <td>[[North West]]</td>
   <td>[[ ]]</td>
   <td>[[Liverpool]] and [[Manchester]]</td>
   <td>[[ ]]</td>
   <td>
   <td>&nbsp; </td>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Sir Robert Atkins ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Chris Davies ([[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Den Dover ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Sajjad Karim ([[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Arlene McCarthy ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>David Sumberg ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Gary Titley ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>John Whittaker ([[Uk Independence Party]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Terrence Wynn ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])</td>
   <td>14,165<ref>{{cite web
  | last =
  | first =
  | authorlink =
  | coauthors =
  | title = NWRA :: The Region
  | work =
  | publisher = North West Regional Assembly
  | date =
  | url = http://www.nwra.gov.uk/site/?page_id=3
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate =  May 12, 2007}}</ref></td>
  <td>6,729,800</td>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of North West Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of North West Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
Which further divide into<br>
Which further divide into<br>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td>[[Yorkshire and the Humber]]</td>
   <td>[[Yorkshire and the Humber]]</td>
   <td>[[ ]]</td>
   <td>[[Leeds]] and [[Sheffield]]</td>
   <td>[[ ]] </td>
   <td>
   <td>&nbsp; </td>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Timothy Kirkhope ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Edward McMillan-Scott ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Linda McAvan ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Richard Corbett ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Diana Wallis ([[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Godfrey Bloom ([[Uk Independence Party]])</td>
   <td>15,411<ref>{{cite web
  | last =
  | first =
  | authorlink =
  | coauthors =
  | title = Yorkshire & Humber Assembly
  | work =
  | publisher = Yorkshire and Humber Assembly
  | date =
  | url = http://www.yhassembly.gov.uk/
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate =  May 12, 2007}}</ref></td>
  <td>4,964,838</td>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of Yorkshire and the Humber Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of Yorkshire and the Humber Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
Which further divide into<br>
Which further divide into<br>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td>[[West Midlands]]</td>
   <td>[[West Midlands]]</td>
   <td>[[ ]]</td>
   <td>[[Birmingham]]</td>
   <td>[[ ]]</td>
   <td>
   <td>&nbsp; </td>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Philip Bushill-Matthews ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Philip Bradbourn ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Malcolm Harbour ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Michael Cashman ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Neena Gill ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Liz Lynne ([[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Mike Natrass ([[Uk Independence Party]])</td>
   <td>12,998<ref>{{cite web
  | last =
  | first =
  | authorlink =
  | coauthors =
  | title = West Midlands Fact File
  | work =
  | publisher = Government Office for the English Regions
  | date =
  | url = http://www.gos.gov.uk/facts/factgowm/westmidlands/
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate =  December 05, 2007}}</ref></td>
  <td>5,267,337</td>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of West Midlands Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of West Midlands Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
Which further divide into<br>
Which further divide into<br>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td>[[East Midlands]] </td>
   <td>[[East Midlands]] </td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>[[Melton Mowbray]]</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Roger Helmer ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Chris Heaton-Harris ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Glenis Willmott ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Bill Newton Dunn ([[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#999999; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Robert Kilroy-Silk (Independent)
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Derek Clark ([[Uk Independence Party]])</td>
   <td>15,607<ref>{{cite web
  | last =
  | first =
  | authorlink =
  | coauthors =
  | title = East Midlands Fact File
  | work =
  | publisher = Government Office for the English Regions
  | date =
  | url = http://www.gos.gov.uk/facts/factem/Eastmidlands/
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate =  December 05, 2007}}</ref></td>
   <td>4,172,179</td>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of East Midlands Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of East Midlands Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
Which fruther divide into<br>
Which fruther divide into<br>
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   </tr>
   </tr>
<tr>
<tr>
   <td>[[East]]</td>
   <td>[[East (Region of England)|East]]</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>[[Cambridge]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Geoffrey van Orden ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Robert Sturdy ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Christopher Beazley ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Richard Howitt ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Andrew Duff ([[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Jeffrey Titford ([[Uk Independence Party]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Tom Wise ([[Uk Independence Party]])</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>5,388,154</td>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of East Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of East Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
Which further divide into<br>
Which further divide into<br>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td>[[London]]</td>
   <td>[[London]]</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>[[Southwark]]</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Gerard Batten ([[Uk Independence Party]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>John Bowis ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Robert Evans ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Mary Honeyball ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Syed Kamall ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#00CC00; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Jean Lambert (Green)
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Baroness (Sarah) Ludford ([[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Claude Moraes ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Charles Tannock ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])</td>
   <td>1,572<ref>{{cite web
  | last =
  | first =
  | authorlink =
  | coauthors =
  | title = London Fact File
  | work =
  | publisher = Government Office for the English Regions
  | date =
  | url = http://www.gos.gov.uk/facts/factgol/London/
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate =  December 05, 2007}}</ref></td>
   <td>7,172,036</td>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of London Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of London Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
Which further divide into<br>
Which further divide into<br>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td>[[South East]] </td>
   <td>[[South East]] </td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>[[Guildford]]</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Daniel Hannan ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Nirj Deva ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>James Elles ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Richard Ashworth ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Peter Skinner ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Sharon Bowles ([[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Emma Nicholson ([[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#00CC00; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Caroline Lucas (Green)
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Nigel Farage ([[Uk Independence Party]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Ashley Mote ([[Uk Independence Party]])</td>
   <td>19,200<ref>{{cite web
  | last =
  | first =
  | authorlink =
  | coauthors =
  | title = South East Fact File
  | work =
  | publisher = Government Office for the English Regions
  | date =
  | url = http://www.gos.gov.uk/facts/factgose/southeast/
  | format =
  | doi =
  | accessdate =  December 05, 2007}}</ref></td>
   <td>8,000,550</td>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of South East Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of South East Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
Which further divide into<br>
Which further divide into<br>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td>[[South West]] </td>
   <td>[[South West]] </td>
  <td>Bristol and Plymouth</td>
  <td>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Neil Parish ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Caroline Jackson ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Giles Chichester ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Glyn Ford ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Graham Watson ([[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Graham Booth ([[Uk Independence Party]])
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Roger Knapman ([[Uk Independence Party]])</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>4,928,458</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of South West Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
   <td>[[Subdivisions of South West Region|x Ceremonial counties]]<br>
Which further divide into<br>
Which further divide into<br>
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   </tr>
   </tr>
</table>
</table>
===Key to Political Parities===
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#0000FF; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats.<br/>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF0000; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]; Group of the party of European Socialists.<br/>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#FF9900; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>[[Liberal Democrat Party (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]; Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party.<br/>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#00CC00; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>[[UK Green Party|Green]]; Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance<br/>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>[[Uk Independence Party]]; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities<br/>
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#999999; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Independent; Non-attached member
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The Region is the first level of administrative division, below the United Kingdom national government, within the country of England. Historically, the administrative divisions of England included Counties, Unitarian Authorities and Metropolitan counties. There were many attempts to rationalise these small divisions into a regional structure after World War Two. In 1972, the Local Government Act reformed the administration of Scotland and Wales into regions but implementation in England was delayed and piecemeal. Some government departments set up regional offices with limited roles and the boundaries varied from department to department. In 1994, under John Major's government, 10 regional offices were set up in order to standardise the regional boundaries across all departments. The new Labor government in 1997 used the regional setup to establish Regional Development Agencies. Later, in 1998, the Region of Merseyside was merged into the North East Region, reducing the number to just 9 Regions. The regions borders also form the European Parliament constituencies for England.

Only one region - London - has a directly elected administration in the form of the London Assembly, Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The other regions have appointed assemblies containing members nominated by the county councils within each region. A referendum was held on 4 November 2004 in the North East Region on whether people wanted and elected assembly with devolved powers. The proposal was rejected and plans for referendums in other regions have been put on hold indefinitely.

Catalog of Regions

Name Regional HQ European Parliament
Representative[1]		 Land-area (km²) Population[2] Subdivisions
North East Newcastle
 
Martin Callanan (Conservative)
 
Stephen Hughes (Labour)
 
Fiona Hall (Liberal Democrat)		 8,573[3] 2,515,442 x Ceremonial counties

Which further divide into
x Counties

x Unitary Authorities
x District
North West Liverpool and Manchester
 
Sir Robert Atkins (Conservative)
 
Chris Davies (Liberal Democrat)
 
Den Dover (Conservative)
 
Sajjad Karim (Liberal Democrat)
 
Arlene McCarthy (Labour)
 
David Sumberg (Conservative)
 
Gary Titley (Labour)
 
John Whittaker (Uk Independence Party)
 
Terrence Wynn (Labour)		 14,165[4] 6,729,800 x Ceremonial counties

Which further divide into
x Counties
x Unitary Authorities

x District
Yorkshire and the Humber Leeds and Sheffield
 
Timothy Kirkhope (Conservative)
 
Edward McMillan-Scott (Conservative)
 
Linda McAvan (Labour)
 
Richard Corbett (Labour)
 
Diana Wallis (Liberal Democrat)
 
Godfrey Bloom (Uk Independence Party)		 15,411[5] 4,964,838 x Ceremonial counties

Which further divide into
x Counties
x Unitary Authorities

x District
West Midlands Birmingham
 
Philip Bushill-Matthews (Conservative)
 
Philip Bradbourn (Conservative)
 
Malcolm Harbour (Conservative)
 
Michael Cashman (Labour)
 
Neena Gill (Labour)
 
Liz Lynne (Liberal Democrat)
 
Mike Natrass (Uk Independence Party)		 12,998[6] 5,267,337 x Ceremonial counties

Which further divide into
x Counties
x Unitary Authorities

x District
East Midlands Melton Mowbray
 
Roger Helmer (Conservative)
 
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
 
Glenis Willmott (Labour)
 
Bill Newton Dunn (Liberal Democrat)
 
Robert Kilroy-Silk (Independent)
 
Derek Clark (Uk Independence Party)		 15,607[7] 4,172,179 x Ceremonial counties

Which fruther divide into
x Counties
x Unitary Authorities

x District
East Cambridge
 
Geoffrey van Orden (Conservative)
 
Robert Sturdy (Conservative)
 
Christopher Beazley (Conservative)
 
Richard Howitt (Labour)
 
Andrew Duff (Liberal Democrat)
 
Jeffrey Titford (Uk Independence Party)
 
Tom Wise (Uk Independence Party)		   5,388,154 x Ceremonial counties

Which further divide into
x Counties
x Unitary Authorities

x District
London Southwark
 
Gerard Batten (Uk Independence Party)
 
John Bowis (Conservative)
 
Robert Evans (Labour)
 
Mary Honeyball (Labour)
 
Syed Kamall (Conservative)
 
Jean Lambert (Green)
 
Baroness (Sarah) Ludford (Liberal Democrat)
 
Claude Moraes (Labour)
 
Charles Tannock (Conservative)		 1,572[8] 7,172,036 x Ceremonial counties

Which further divide into
x Counties
x Unitary Authorities

x District
South East Guildford
 
Daniel Hannan (Conservative)
 
Nirj Deva (Conservative)
 
James Elles (Conservative)
 
Richard Ashworth (Conservative)
 
Peter Skinner (Labour)
 
Sharon Bowles (Liberal Democrat)
 
Emma Nicholson (Liberal Democrat)
 
Caroline Lucas (Green)
 
Nigel Farage (Uk Independence Party)
 
Ashley Mote (Uk Independence Party)		 19,200[9] 8,000,550 x Ceremonial counties

Which further divide into
x Counties
x Unitary Authorities

x District
South West Bristol and Plymouth
 
Neil Parish (Conservative)
 
Caroline Jackson (Conservative)
 
Giles Chichester (Conservative)
 
Glyn Ford (Labour)
 
Graham Watson (Liberal Democrat)
 
Graham Booth (Uk Independence Party)
 
Roger Knapman (Uk Independence Party)		   4,928,458 x Ceremonial counties

Which further divide into
x Counties
x Unitary Authorities

x District

Key to Political Parities

 

Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats.

 

Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists.

 

Liberal Democrat; Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party.

 

Green; Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

 

Uk Independence Party; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities

 

Independent; Non-attached member

References

  1. ↑ Full list of the UK's MEPs. Guardian. Retrieved on December 05, 2007.
  2. ↑ Estimated figures for 2005. Population Estimates. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.
  3. ↑ North East Fact File. Government Office for the English Regions. Retrieved on December 05, 2007.
  4. ↑ NWRA :: The Region. North West Regional Assembly. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.
  5. ↑ Yorkshire & Humber Assembly. Yorkshire and Humber Assembly. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.
  6. ↑ West Midlands Fact File. Government Office for the English Regions. Retrieved on December 05, 2007.
  7. ↑ East Midlands Fact File. Government Office for the English Regions. Retrieved on December 05, 2007.
  8. ↑ London Fact File. Government Office for the English Regions. Retrieved on December 05, 2007.
  9. ↑ South East Fact File. Government Office for the English Regions. Retrieved on December 05, 2007.
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