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| Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Admin HQ | Leeds |
| Area - Total | 5th in England 15,420 kmē |
| Population - Total ( 2001) - Density | 6th in England 4,964,838 322/kmē |
| NUTS 1: | UKE |
Yorkshire and The Humber is one of the regions of England. It covers most of the traditional county of Yorkshire, along with the part of northern Lincolnshire that was previously in Humberside.
It is one of the two regions (along with the North West) that were expected to have a referendum about the establishment of an elected regional assemblyRegional Assembly is a title which has universally been adopted by the English bodies established as regional chambers under the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. Their original defined role was to channel regional opinions to the business-led Regio. The North EastNorth East England is one of the regions of England. The region is also sometimes known by the alternative title, Northumbria. A more detailed look at the history, culture and dialect of the region may be found in the article on Northumbria. The region ha region of England recently rejected having an elected regional assembly in a referendum. Deputy Prime MinisterThe office of Deputy Prime Minister is one that has only existed occasionally in the history of the United Kingdom. Unlike analogous offices in other nations, the Deputy Prime Minister does not have any of the powers of the Prime Minister in the latter's John PrescottThe Right Honourable John Leslie Prescott (born May 31, 1938) is a British Labour Party politician who is presently Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The son of a railway signalman, Prescott was born in Prestatyn in Wales and brought up in Elle subsequently announced that he will not move orders for other referendums before the relevant provisions expire in June, 20052005 is a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). It has been designated: The World Year of Physics The International Year of Microcredit The International Year for Sport and Physical Education The United States Year of Foreign.
It is divided into the following local government areas:
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It was originally called Yorkshire and Humberside, and defined as North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside. Since then, Humberside has been split up, and the councils of West and South Yorkshire abolished, and York has seceded from North Yorkshire. The older form of the name is still occasionally seen.
See also: Spurn, Subdivisions of England