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Hold a referendum on devolution and a new nation in the North of England

Submitted by Joseph Wharton on Monday 15th December 2025

Published on Tuesday 27th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 27th July 2026

Current Signatures: 429
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Culture ~ destruction ~ devolution ~ England ~ Englishman ~ Experienced ~ Ireland ~ local ~ Mass ~ Nationalism ~ North ~ North of England ~ Northern ~ Northern Ireland ~ Of England ~ Oxford ~ Referendum ~ Scotland ~ Scots ~ The North ~ The Welsh ~ Wales ~ Wales and Northern Ireland ~ Welsh

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 429 signatures in total, with signatories from 183 constituencies. That makes it the 463rd most popular open petition, and the 11,607th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 29% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -2% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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