Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and The Humber is one of the regions of England. It covers most of the traditional county of Yorkshire, along with the part of northern Lincolnshire that was previously in Humberside.
It is one of the three regions (along with North East England, and North West England), that is expected to have a referendum about the establishment of an elected regional assembly. The referendum is currently on hold pending the evaluation of all-postal balloting.
It is divided into the following local government areas:
It was originally called Yorkshire and Humberside, and defined as North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside. Since then, Humberside has been split up, and the councils of West and South Yorkshire abolished, and York has seceded from North Yorkshire. The older form of the name is still occasionally seen.
See also: Spurn, Subdivisions of England
