Editing Secession (section)

===United Kingdom===
{{main|Separatism in the United Kingdom|Potential breakup of the United Kingdom}}
The Irish republicans attempted to withdraw [[Ireland]] from the  [[United Kingdom]] during the [[Easter Rebellion]] of 1916. Ireland gained independence as the [[Irish Free State]] in 1922, except for six [[Province of Ulster|Ulster]] counties which chose to remain in the United Kingdom as [[Northern Ireland]]. The United Kingdom has a number of secession movements:

* In [[Northern Ireland]], [[Irish republicanism|Irish republicans]] and [[Irish nationalism|nationalists]] have long called for the secession of Northern Ireland to join the [[Republic of Ireland]]. This is opposed by [[Unionism in Ireland|Unionists]].  A minority have supported the [[Ulster nationalism|independence of Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom without joining the Republic of Ireland]].
* In [[Scotland]], the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) campaigns for [[Scottish independence]] and direct Scottish membership in the [[European Union]]. It has representation at all levels of [[politics in Scotland|Scottish politics]] and forms the devolved [[Scottish government]]. Later pro-independence parties have had lesser electoral success. The [[Scottish Greens]] and the [[Scottish Socialist Party]] are most widely publicised. However, all independence movements/parties are opposed by [[Unionism in Scotland|unionists]]. A [[2014 Scottish independence referendum|referendum on independence]] in which voters were asked "Should Scotland be an independent country?" took place in September 2014. It saw "no" win, as 55.3% of voters voted against independence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-scotland-independence-journey-special-idUKKBN0HE19420140919|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306025425/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-scotland-independence-journey-special-idUKKBN0HE19420140919|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016|title=Scotland stays in UK, but Britain faces change|first1=Alistair|last1=Smout|first2=Kylie|last2=MacLellan|first3=Kate|last3=Holton|date=September 19, 2014|access-date=September 19, 2014|publisher=[[Reuters]] – Special Report}}</ref> 
* In [[Wales]], [[Plaid Cymru]] ''(Party of Wales)'' stands for [[Welsh independence]] within the European Union. It is also represented at all levels of [[Welsh politics]] and has often been the second largest party in the [[Senedd]] (Welsh Parliament).
* England:
** In [[Cornwall]], supporters of [[Mebyon Kernow]] call for the creation of a [[Cornish Assembly]] and separation from England, giving the county significant [[Cornish self-government movement|self-government]], whilst remaining within the United Kingdom as a fifth [[home nation]].
** [[London]] has supporters of an independent or semi-autonomous city-state since the 2016 [[EU Referendum]] in which Londoners voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU. A [[London independence]] party, known as Londependence, was established in June 2019. Their calls increased after the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 General Election]] in which most Londoners voted for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], gaining a representative, bucking the national trend.
** The [[Northern Independence Party]] is a party formed in 2020 that seeks to make [[Northern England]] an independent state under the name [[Northumbria]].