Yorkshire Ridings Society "What future for Yorkshire?" in reply to the Government's white paper on devolution. It proposed as a "starting point" : According to the society's website, their current aims are: Yorkshire Ridings Society The Yorkshire Ridings Society is a group affiliated to the Association of British Counties calling for the wider recognition of the historic borders of Yorkshire, and its traditional subdivisions, the North, East and West Ridings. The Yorkshire Ridings Society was founded in 1974 in response to the Local Government Act 1972, which it saw, alongside subsequent local government reform, as a threat to Yorkshire's identity. Colin Holt, a
Durham (electoral district) Durham (electoral district) Durham (formerly known as Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968, and since 1988. Its first iteration was created in 1903 from Durham East and Durham West ridings. It consisted of the county of Durham. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Northumberland—Durham ridings. It was recreated in 1987 from parts of Durham—Northumberland and Ontario ridings. The second incarnation of the riding was initially defined to consist of the Town of Newcastle, the townships of