There has not been a government of England since 1707. England ceased to exist as a sovereign state with its own national government in 1707, when the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland merged to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

The United Kingdom, which itself replaced the Kingdom of Great Britain following and later merger with the Kingdom of Ireland in 1801, has undergone a series of dramatic innovations in the manner in which its constituent countries are governed, with devolved parliaments, assemblies and governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England remains under the full jurisdiction, on all matters, of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and Her Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom. Attempts at devolution to the English regions have been unsuccessful so far, reinforcing the idea that devolution, and more specifically the regionalisation of the country, is not popular amongst the English public.

One part of England, Greater London, has a degree of devolved power, although weaker to that of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with power vested in an elected London Mayor and the London Assembly. Greater London is however a unique region of England, being almost entirely made up of a single city - London.

The country is officially divided into the following in terms of governance.
The 9 English regions,
The modern day local authority areas,
The geographical/ceremonial counties of England.