Editing Devolution (section)

==United Kingdom==
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In the [[United Kingdom]], devolved government was created for [[Northern Ireland]] in 1921 by the [[Government of Ireland Act 1920]], for [[Wales]] and [[Scotland]] in September 1997 following [[majority|simple majority]] [[referendum]]s, and in [[London]] in May 1998. Between 1998 and 1999, the [[Scottish Parliament]], [[Senedd]] (Welsh Parliament), [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] and [[London Assembly]] were established by law. The [[Campaign for an English Parliament]], which supports [[English devolution]] (i.e. the establishment of a separate English parliament or assembly) was formed in 1998.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

A referendum was held in Scotland on 18 September 2014 which asked citizens whether Scotland should be an independent country.<ref name="BBC 2013-03-21">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16478121|title=Salmond calls for independence referendum in 2014 |date=10 January 2012|work=BBC News|access-date=30 June 2014}}</ref> By a margin of approximately 55 percent to 45 percent, people living in Scotland rejected the proposal.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/events/scotland-decides|title = Scotland votes no to independence|date = September 19, 2014|access-date = September 19, 2014|website = BBC News – Scotland decides|publisher = BBC}}</ref> The leaders of the three largest British political parties pledged on 16 September 2014 a new devolution settlement for Scotland in the event of a No vote, promising to deliver "faster, safer and better change",<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/scottish-independence/scottish-independence-cameron-miliband-and-clegg-sign-devolution-vow-but-scots-sceptical-9736090.html|title=Scottish independence: Cameron, Miliband and Clegg sign devolution|date=2014-09-16|newspaper=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-01-13}}</ref> and as a result of this vote and promises made during the referendum campaign, British Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] announced plans to devolve additional powers to the Scottish government, the nature of which would be determined by the [[Smith Commission]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/19/scottish-referendum-david-cameron-devolution-revolution|title=Scottish Referendum David Cameron Devolution Revolution|access-date=19 September 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=19 September 2014}}</ref> These powers were subsequently transferred in the [[Scotland Act 2016]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/11/contents/enacted|title=Scotland Act 2016|publisher=legislation.gov.uk|date=2016|access-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> Following the outcome of the [[United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|Brexit]] vote on 23 June 2016, calls for further devolution have been raised,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-36747715|title=Growing calls for federal UK in wake of Brexit vote|last=Taylor|first=Brian|date=2016-07-09|newspaper=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-01-13}}</ref> including differential membership of the [[European single market]] for the devolved areas of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/20/nicola-sturgeon-make-scotlands-place-in-single-market-integral-to-talks|title=Nicola Sturgeon: make Scotland's place in single market 'integral' to talks|last=Brooks|first=Libby|date=2016-12-20|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2017-01-13}}</ref>

The [[Yorkshire Party]] is a [[Regionalism (politics)|regionalist]] political party in [[Yorkshire]], a [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[England]]. Founded in 2014, it campaigns for the establishment of a devolved Yorkshire Assembly within the UK, with powers over education, environment, transport and housing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yorkshireparty.org.uk/devolution/|title=Devolution|publisher=Yorkshire Party|access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref> In the [[2021 West Yorkshire mayoral election]], the Yorkshire Party came 3rd.