1 , ▁the ▁nine ▁regions ▁had ▁an ▁administrative ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁UK ▁Government ▁policy , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁areas ▁covered ▁by ▁( most ly ▁indirect ly ) ▁elected ▁bodies . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁regions ▁The ▁N UT S ▁ 1 ▁statistical ▁regions ▁correspond ▁with ▁the ▁regions ▁of ▁England ▁as ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁Office ▁for ▁National ▁Statistics . ▁UK C . ▁North ▁East ▁UK D . ▁North ▁West ▁U KE . ▁York shire ▁and ▁the ▁H umber ▁UK F . ▁East ▁Mid lands ▁UK G . ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁UK H . ▁East ▁of ▁England ▁UK I . ▁London ▁UK J . ▁South ▁East ▁UK K . ▁South ▁West ▁ ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁has ▁a ▁directly ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁and ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁other ▁eight ▁regions ▁have ▁Local ▁authority ▁leaders ' ▁bo ards , ▁which ▁have ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁coordin ating ▁local ▁government ▁on ▁a ▁regional ▁level , ▁with ▁members ▁appointed ▁by ▁local ▁government ▁bodies . ▁These ▁bo ards ▁replaced ▁indirect ly ▁elected ▁regional ▁assemb lies , ▁which ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁under to ok ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁co - ordin ating , ▁lo bb ying , ▁scr ut iny ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁planning ▁functions ▁until ▁their ▁abol ition . ▁ ▁Sub - structure ▁of ▁the ▁regions ▁▁ <0x09> ▁ <0x09> ▁Each ▁region ▁of ▁England ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁metropol itan ▁and ▁non - met ropol itan ▁count ies . ▁For ▁N UT S ▁purposes , ▁these ▁sub div isions ▁are ▁formally ▁known