Yorkshire and the Humber - Definition and Overview

Yorkshire and the Humber
Admin HQ	Leeds
Area  - Total	5th in England 15,420 km²
Population  - Total (2001)  - Density	6th in England 4,964,838 322/km²
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 assembly. 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 before the relevant provisions expire in June, 2005.

It is divided into the following local government areas:

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

External links

• Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber (http://www.goyh.gov.uk)
• Regional Assembly for Yorkshire and the Humber (http://www.rayh.gov.uk)
• Yorkshire Forward - Regional Development Agency (http://www.yorkshire-forward.com)

The United Kingdom (UK)
England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland
Regions of England
East of England | East Midlands | Greater London | North East | North West | South East | South West | West Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber

Districts of England - Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley | Bradford | Calderdale | Craven | Doncaster | East Riding of Yorkshire | Hambleton | Harrogate | Hull | Kirklees | Leeds | North Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | Richmondshire | Rotherham | Ryedale | Scarborough | Selby | Sheffield | Wakefield | York
Administrative counties with multiple districts: North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire