North East region Ged Fitzgerald, who was also then Chief Executive of Sunderland City Council. Results by local council areas * Valid and rejected votes divided by electorate. Local government reorganisation question result The related votes in Northumberland and County Durham on local government changes became moot, though new single merged unitary authorities were later established based on the county council areas (i.e. Option A in each case) as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. The votes had been: * Valid and rejected votes divided by electorate. Planned referendums in North West England and Yorkshire and the Humber Similar referendums had been planned in North West England and Yorkshire and the Humber. These were postponed on 22 July due to issues with all-postal ballots – there were many allegations of fraud and procedural irregularities. Following the rejection of the proposal in the north east of England the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott at the time, ruled out holding further referendums in other regions for the foreseeable future. North West England These were the proposals for local government reorganisation in Northwest England. After the result in North East England the planned referendum for the region was postponed indefinitely and was never put before the electorate. Cheshire Cumbria Lancashire Yorkshire and the Humber These were the proposals for local government reorganisation in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. After the result in North East England the planned referendum was postponed indefinitely and was also never put before the electorate. North Yorkshire See also Referendums in the United Kingdom 1998 Greater London Authority referendum References External links UK Electoral Commission Referendums in England 2004 in England 2004 referendums Politics of Cheshire Politics of County Durham Politics of Cumbria Politics of Lancashire Politics of North Yorkshire Politics of Northumberland Devolution in the United Kingdom Governance of England 2004 elections in the United Kingdom November 2004 events in the United Kingdom Northern England