A Regional Party in Yorkshire?: The Proof is in the Pudding

Authors

Elizabeth Whatcott, Brigham Young University
Dr. Joel Selway, Brigham Young University

Keywords

regional assemblies, Parliament, local authorities, self-government

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Political Science

Abstract

Within the United Kingdom, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have all gained regional assemblies which manage local affairs including health care, economic growth, education, and other services. However, the Parliament in Westminster has devolved few responsibilities to local authorities in England. Under the Blair premiership, the government began a process of referendums that would introduce regional assemblies into the Northern regions, but after the North East referendum rejected the proposal in 2004, the devolution process sputtered to a halt. However, regionalism may be gaining new life in England. The Yorkshire Party, a regionalist party that explicitly seeks a regional assembly for Yorkshire, was the first regional party established in the North.1 Others, such as the North East party, also seek to promote their region’s rights to self-government.

Recommended Citation

Whatcott, Elizabeth and Selway, Dr. Joel (2019) "A Regional Party in Yorkshire?: The Proof is in the Pudding," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2019: Iss. 2019, Article 30.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2019/iss2019/30