North West England

Categories: Regions of England

North West
Image:EnglandNorthWest.png
Admin HQ	Liverpool/Manchester
Area  - Total	6th in England 14,165 km²
Population  - Total (2001)  - Density	3rd in England 6,729,800 475/km²
NUTS 1:	UKD

North West England is one of the regions of England. It is one of the two regions (along with Yorkshire and the Humber) that were expected to have a referendum about the establishment of an elected regional assembly. However, when the North East region of England recently rejected having an elected regional assembly in a referendum, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott subsequently announced that he will not move orders for other referendums. The proposals for elected regional assemblies in England therefore are on hold.

The highest point in the region is Scafell Pike, in Cumbria, at 978m.

Two large connurbations, centred on the cities of Liverpool and Manchester, dominate the south of the region. The north of the region (ie. north Lancashire and Cumbria) is largely rural. This has caused questions to be asked whether the region should be altered so that Cumbria is transfered to the North East region (creating a new North region of England), as currently there are stark contrasts within the North West region.

Counties and Districts

See Counties of England and Districts of England

The region is divided into the following local government areas:

• Cheshire (shire county)
  • Ellesmere Port and Neston
  • Chester
  • Crewe and Nantwich
  • Congleton
  • Macclesfield
  • Vale Royal
  • Halton (unitary authority)
  • Warrington (unitary authority)
• Cumbria (shire county)
  • Barrow-in-Furness
  • South Lakeland
  • Copeland
  • Allerdale
  • Eden
  • Carlisle
• Greater Manchester (metropolitan county)
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Manchester
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Salford
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Wigan
• Lancashire (shire county)
  • West Lancashire
  • Chorley
  • South Ribble
  • Fylde
  • Preston
  • Wyre
  • Lancaster
  • Ribble Valley
  • Pendle
  • Burnley
  • Rossendale
  • Hyndburn
  • Blackpool (unitary authority)
  • Blackburn with Darwen (unitary authority)
• Merseyside (metropolitan county)
  • Knowsley
  • Liverpool
  • St Helens
  • Sefton
  • Wirral

Districts that form the metropolitan counties are known as metropolitan boroughs.

External links

• Government Office for the North West
• Northwest Development Agency
• North West Regional Assembly

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Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre
Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside

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