page_title: List of active separatist movements in Europe
section_title: United Kingdom
hierarchical_section_title: List of active separatist movements in Europe / United Kingdom
caption_attribution_description: English: Countries of the United Kingdom
context_page_description: This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Europe. Separatism often refers to full political secession, though separatist movements may seek nothing more than greater autonomy or to be recognised as a national minority.
  What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet three criteria:
  They are active movements with active members;
  They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region;
  They are citizens/peoples of the conflict area and do not come from another country.
  Under each region listed is one or more of the following:
  De facto state: for unrecognized regions with de facto autonomy;
  Proposed state: proposed name for a seceding sovereign state;
  Proposed autonomous area: for movements towards greater autonomy for an area but not outright secession;
  De facto autonomous government: for governments with de facto autonomous control over a region;
  Government-in-exile: for a government based outside of the region in question, with or without control;
  Political party: for political parties involved in a political system to push for autonomy or secession;
context_section_description: Secessionist movements
   Cornwall
  People: Cornish
  Proposed state:  Cornwall
  Political parties: Mebyon Kernow
  Advocacy groups: Celtic League
   England
  People: English
  Proposed state:  England
  Political parties: English Democrats
  Northern Ireland
  People: Irish, Northern Irish (Nationalists)
  Proposed state: Re-unification with  Ireland
  Political parties: Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Aontú
  Advocacy groups: Celtic League
  Militant organizations: RIRA, IRLA, CIRA
   Scotland
  People: Scots
  Proposed state:  Scotland
  Political parties: Scottish National Party (EFA member), Scottish Green Party, RISE, Scottish Socialist Party
  Advocacy groups: Celtic League, Scottish Independence Convention (Common Weal, People's Voice, Radical Independence Campaign, Scottish CND, Voice for Scotland, Women for Independence), Yes Scotland
   Wales
  People: Welsh
  Proposed state:  Wales
  Political parties: Plaid Cymru, Cymru Sovereign, Gwlad Gwlad, Welsh National Party
  Advocacy groups: Celtic League, YesCymru
  Autonomist movements
   England
  People: English
  Proposed autonomous area:  England
  Political parties: English Democrats, UKIP
  Advocacy groups: Campaign for an English Parliament
   Scotland
  People: Scots
  Proposed autonomous area:  Scotland
  Political parties: Scottish National Party (EFA member)
   Wales
  People: Welsh
  Proposed autonomous area:  Wales
  Political parties: Plaid Cymru
   Cornwall (possibly including the Isles of Scilly)
  People: Cornish
  Proposed autonomous area:  Cornwall
  Political parties: Green Party of England and Wales, Mebyon Kernow (EFA member), Cornish Nationalist Party, Liberal Democrats
  Advocacy groups: Celtic League, Cornish Constitutional Convention, Cornwall 2000, Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament, Wessex Constitutional Convention
   Mercia
  People: Mercians
  Proposed autonomous area:  Mercia
  Political organization: Acting Witan of Mercia
  North East England
  People: Geordies
  Proposed autonomous area:  North East England or  Northumbria
  Political parties: North East Party
   Wessex
  People: People of Wessex
  Proposed autonomous area:  Wessex
  Political parties: Wessex Regionalists
  Advocacy group: Wessex Constitutional Convention
   Yorkshire
  People: People of Yorkshire
  Proposed autonomous area:  Yorkshire
  Political parties: Yorkshire Party
  Advocacy group: Yorkshire Devolution Movement
  Independence movements of dependent territories
   Isle of Man
  People: Manx
  Proposed State:  Isle of Man
  Political party: Mec Vannin
  Advocacy group: Celtic League
caption: Countries of the United Kingdom