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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 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 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.  
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 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.
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>
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   <td>[[Newcastle]]</td>
   <td>[[Newcastle]]</td>
   <td>
   <td>
* Martin Callanan (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Stephen Hughes (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)
<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]])
* Fiona Hall (Liberal Democrat; Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party)</td>
<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
   <td>8,573<ref>{{cite web
   | last =
   | last =
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   <td>[[Liverpool]] and [[Manchester]]</td>
   <td>[[Liverpool]] and [[Manchester]]</td>
   <td>
   <td>
*Sir Robert Atkins (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
*Chris Davies (Liberal Democrat; Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
<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]])
*Den Dover (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Sajjad Karim (Liberal Democrat; Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
<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]])
* Arlene McCarthy (Labour; Socialist group in the European Parliament
<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]])
* David Sumberg (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Gary Titley (Labour; Socialist group in the European Parliament)
<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]])
* John Whittaker (UK Independence party; Independence/Democracy Group)
<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]])
* Terrence Wynn (Labour; Socialist group in the European Parliament)</td>
<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
   <td>14,165<ref>{{cite web
   | last =
   | last =
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   <td>[[Leeds]] and [[Sheffield]]</td>
   <td>[[Leeds]] and [[Sheffield]]</td>
   <td>
   <td>
* Timothy Kirkhope (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Edward McMillan-Scott (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Linda McAvan (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)
<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]])
* Richard Corbett (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)  
<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]])  
* Diana Wallis (Liberal Democrat; Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party)
<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]])
* Godfrey Bloom (UK Independence party; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities)</td>
<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
   <td>15,411<ref>{{cite web
   | last =
   | last =
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   <td>[[Birmingham]]</td>
   <td>[[Birmingham]]</td>
   <td>
   <td>
* Philip Bushill-Matthews (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Philip Bradbourn (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Malcolm Harbour (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Michael Cashman (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)
<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]])
* Neena Gill (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)
<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]])
* Liz Lynne (Liberal Democrat; Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party)
<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]])
* Mike Natrass (UK Independence party; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities)</td>
<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
   <td>12,998<ref>{{cite web
   | last =
   | last =
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   <td>[[Melton Mowbray]]</td>
   <td>[[Melton Mowbray]]</td>
   <td>
   <td>
* Roger Helmer (Conservative; Non-attached members)
<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]])
* Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Glenis Willmott (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)
<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]])
* Bill Newton Dunn (Liberal Democrat; Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party)
<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]])
* Robert Kilroy-Silk (Independent; Non-attached member)
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#999999; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Robert Kilroy-Silk (Independent)
* Derek Clark (UK Independence party; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities)</td>
<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
   <td>15,607<ref>{{cite web
   | last =
   | last =
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   <td>[[Cambridge]]</td>
   <td>[[Cambridge]]</td>
   <td>
   <td>
* Geoffrey van Orden (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Robert Sturdy (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Christopher Beazley (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Richard Howitt (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)
<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]])
* Andrew Duff (Liberal Democrat; Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party)
<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]])
* Jeffrey Titford (UK Independence party; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities)
<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]])
* Tom Wise (UK Independence party; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities)</td>
<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>5,388,154</td>
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   </tr>
   </tr>
<tr>
<tr>
   <td>[[London]]</td>
   <td>[[London, United Kingdom]]</td>
   <td>[[Southwark]]</td>
   <td>[[Southwark]]</td>
   <td>
   <td>
* Gerard Batten (UK Independence party; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities)
<div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#AA0033; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Gerard Batten ([[Uk Independence Party]])
* John Bowis (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Robert Evans (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)
<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]])
* Mary Honeyball (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)
<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]])
* Syed Kamall (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Jean Lambert (Green; Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance)
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#00CC00; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Jean Lambert (Green)
* Baroness (Sarah) Ludford (Liberal Democrat; Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party)
<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]])
* Claude Moraes (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)
<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]])
* Charles Tannock (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)</td>
<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
   <td>1,572<ref>{{cite web
   | last =
   | last =
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td>[[South East]] </td>
   <td>[[South East]] </td>
   <td>Guildford</td>
   <td>[[Guildford]]</td>
   <td>
   <td>
* Daniel Hannan (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Nirj Deva (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* James Elles (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Richard Ashworth (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Peter Skinner (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)
<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]])
* Sharon Bowles (Liberal Democrat; Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party)
<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]])
* Emma Nicholson (Liberal Democrat; Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party)
<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]])
* Caroline Lucas (Green; Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance)
<br /><div style="border-left:10px; border-left-color:#00CC00; border-left-style:solid; width:5px; float:left;">&nbsp;</div>Caroline Lucas (Green)
* Nigel Farage (UK Independence party; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities)
<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]])
* Ashley Mote (UK Independence party; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities)</td>
<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
   <td>19,200<ref>{{cite web
   | last =
   | last =
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   <td>Bristol and Plymouth</td>
   <td>Bristol and Plymouth</td>
   <td>
   <td>
* Neil Parish (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Caroline Jackson (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Giles Chichester (Conservative; Group of the European People's party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)
<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]])
* Glyn Ford (Labour; Group of the party of European Socialists)
<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]])
* Graham Watson (Liberal Democrat; Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party)
<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]])
* Graham Booth (UK Independence party; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities)
<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]])
* Roger Knapman (UK Independence party; Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities)</td>
<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>4,928,458</td>
   <td>4,928,458</td>
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   </tr>
</table>
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===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, United Kingdom 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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