Editing South West England (section)

==South West Regional Assembly==
[[File:Durdledoor.jpg|thumb|[[Durdle Door]] in Dorset is part of the [[Jurassic Coast]], England's only natural [[World Heritage Site]].]]
Although referendums had been planned on whether elected assemblies should be set up in some of the regions, none was planned in the South West. The [[South West Regional Assembly]] (SWRA) was the [[regional Assemblies in England|regional assembly]] for the South West region, established in 1999. It was based in [[Exeter]] and [[Taunton]]. The SWRA was a partnership of councillors from all local authorities in the region and representatives of various sectors with a role in the region's economic, social and environmental well-being.  There was much opposition to the formation of the SWRA with critics saying it was an unelected unrepresentative and unaccountable "quango".  The Regional Assembly was wound up in May 2009, and its functions taken on by the [[South West Strategic Leaders' Board|Strategic Leaders' Board]] (SLB) of South West Councils.<ref>{{cite web |author=SW Councils |url=http://www.swcouncils.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=4733&tt=swra |title=Strategic Leaders' Board |publisher=Swcouncils.gov.uk |date=17 May 2012 |access-date=24 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208135321/http://www.swcouncils.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=4733&tt=swra |archive-date=8 February 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>