Referendums In The United Kingdom
Referendums are occasionally held within the United Kingdom. The Government of the United Kingdom has held eleven referendums, the first in 1973; only two of these covered the whole UK. In addition, there have also been numerous referendums held by local authorities on issues such as Temperance and directly elected mayors.
The current Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government has promised a referendum on any further EU treaty that transfers any powers from the UK government to the European Union.
The next referendum due to be held is in Scotland, where the Scottish Government has announced that it plans to hold the independence referendum in the autumn of 2014.
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