Referendums in the United Kingdom (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Referendums (or referenda) are only occasionally held by the government of the United Kingdom. Eleven referendums have been held so far (excluding referendums held under the Local Government Act 1972 - see below), the first in 1973; only two of these covered the whole UK. Although few referendums have been held at national or regional level, there have been numerous referendums at local level to determine whether there is support for a directly elected mayor. 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.