Editing North West England (section)

==Politics==
The North West of England has historically been held by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].

===National politics===
In the [[2019 United Kingdom general election]], the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] won a plurality of seats in the North West.
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===Elected regional assembly===
[[File:Flag of North West England.svg|thumb|200px|[[Flag of North West England|Proposed flag for the region]] designed by [[Peter Saville (artist)|Peter Saville]]]]

It is one of the two regions (along with [[Yorkshire and the Humber]]) that were expected to hold a referendum on the establishment of an elected [[Regional assembly (England)|regional assembly]]. However, when the [[North East England|North East]] region of England rejected having an elected regional assembly in a referendum, further referendums were cancelled and the proposals for elected regional assemblies in England put on hold. The regional leaders' forum, [[North West Regional Leaders Board|4NW]] is based on Waterside Drive in [[Wigan]].

===European Parliament===
The former [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England European Parliament constituency]] had the same boundaries as the Region.