Petition · past parliament · Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

Hold a referendum in Wales on returning devolved powers to the UK Government

Closed 4,666 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should hold a referendum to ask the people of Wales if they want to return devolved powers to the UK Government. The 1997 referendum had turnout of just over 50%, and a yes vote of 50.3%. This means only around 25% of the eligible electorate voted for devolution.
Given the way Devolution has evolved in Wales, we believe a new referendum needs to be held, to ask the people of Wales if they want devolved powers to be returned to the UK Government, and the Welsh Government and Parliament dissolved.

Timeline

22 Dec 2021 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jun 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,666
Status Closed
Department Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
Opened 22 Dec 2021
Closed 22 Jun 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.