North West England

North West
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Admin HQ	Manchester / Liverpool
Area  - Total	6th in England 14,165 km²
Population  - Total (2001)  - Density	3rd in England 6,729,800 475/km²
NUTS 1:	UKD

North West England is one of the regions of England. It is one of the two regions (along with Yorkshire and the Humber) 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.

The highest point in the region is Scafell Pike, in Cumbria, at 978m.

It is divided into the following local government areas:

Counties

See Counties of England

• Cheshire
• Cumbria
• Greater Manchester
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Manchester
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Salford
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Wigan
• Lancashire
• Merseyside
  • Knowsley
  • Liverpool
  • St Helens
  • Sefton
  • Wirral

Unitary Authority Areas

See Unitary authorities in England

• Blackburn with Darwen
• Blackpool
• Halton
• Warrington

External links

• Government Office for the North West
• Northwest Development Agency
• North West Regional Assembly
• Manchester @ eb.cx A web site dedicated to the city of Manchester and the surrounding area (under construction)

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Regions of England
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Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre
Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside

See also: North West England, 1 E10 m², 2001, 2005, Administrative counties of England, Allerdale, Area, Barrow-in-Furness (borough)