a 'yes' vote (in the event the first region voted 'no' overwhelmingly, and the other referendums were abandoned). The regional boundaries proposed were very similar to the three northern Redcliffe-Maud provinces. Associated with this reform would have been a move to wholly unitary local government in the affected regions. In the area of Cumbria and Lancashire, the proposals bore a striking resemblance to the ones in the Report. Proposed unitary and metropolitan areas Greater London was outside the scope of the report, having been reorganised in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963. References Notes Bibliography Geography of England History of local government in England British Royal Commissions 1960s in the United Kingdom 1966 establishments in England