MORE than three quarters of North-west people believe the region should have the chance to vote in a regional government referendum.
That was the finding of an independent poll commissioned by the North-west Regional Assembly.
The telephone poll conducted by VisionTwentyOne asked people whether they felt they should have the chance to vote in a referendum on whether they want an elected regional assembly.
More than 76 per cent were strongly in favour while 16 per cent said they backed a referendum to "an extent".
Only 3.1 per cent of respondents stated that they disagreed and 4.9 per cent said they were unsure.
The Government postponed referendums on regional Parliament's in the North-west and Yorkshire earlier this year because of concerns over postal voting. But a poll in the North-east will go ahead.
Speaking from the Labour Party Conference in Brighton today, the chairman of the North-west Regional Assembly, Cllr Dave Quayle, said: "North-west people are sending a very clear message to the Government -- we have as much right as the North-east to make our own minds up about regional government."
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