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 two regions (along with the
North West ) 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 of the region is
Whernside , in the
Yorkshire Dales , at 737 metres.
The population in
2003 was 5,038,800.
It is divided into the following
Local Government areas:
It was originally called , 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 ''
