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The Township of Walkerton is a local authority within the Province of Wiltshire and the Novanite Federation. The authority was established upon Wiltshire's membership of the NF, however, was historically a region of Wiltshire during it's time as a Federal Republic. The region is the only ethnically majority German region in Doggerland.

Walkerton is the southern most region of Wiltshire and holds much of it's military and strategic resources. However, the region is considered among the poorest within Wiltshire and has often relied on government assistance to remain economically viable. Although, in recent times, the economy has began to pick up and even though the region is still among the poorest, it is fast growing and many believe that with independence, they can secure an even better economic situation.

In 3019, Walkerton announced that it wanted to hold a referendum on independence from the Province of Wiltshire and the Novanite Federation. The Walkerton separatist movement had been weak for many years however in 3018 the WNP (Walkerton National Party) won a large share of seats in the local authority elections. This had many wondering about independence, and in 3019 upon the election of Willem Heinberg, the authority announced it's plan to hold a referendum.

Independence Referendum

The region was heavily controlled by the Wiltshire First Party for many years (and a number of prominent Conservative politicians came from Walkerton, including former Prime Minister and Director Samantha Schroder) however, in November 3018 the Walkerton National Party became the largest party in the local authority. They did not hold a majority, and so the Wiltshire First Party (in second place) and Conservative Party (in third place) formed an alliance. However, this angered many with lots calling it a 'democratic disaster'. The WNP would be a loud and powerful voice in the Local Authority Council until April 3019 when the leader of the Walkerton National Party, Willem Heinberg, was elected Mayor of Walkerton alongside majority support for the WNP in the Council.

This led to the almost immediate call for a referendum on independence.

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 {{CorpRP_City_Infobox|title1 = Walkerton|country = The Province of [[Wiltshire]]
-The [[Novanite Federation]]|mayor = Willem Heinberg|government = Local Authority Council|demonym = Wiltshirian, Novanite, Walkerton}}The Township of '''Walkerton''' is a local authority within the Province of Wiltshire and the Novanite Federation. The authority was established upon Wiltshire's membership of the NF, however, was historically a region of Wiltshire during it's time as a Federal Republic. The region is the only ethnically majority German region in Doggerland.
+The [[Novanite Federation]]|mayor = [[Willem Heinberg]]|government = Local Authority Council|demonym = Wiltshirian, Novanite, Walkerton}}The Township of '''Walkerton''' is a local authority within the Province of Wiltshire and the Novanite Federation. The authority was established upon Wiltshire's membership of the NF, however, was historically a region of Wiltshire during it's time as a Federal Republic. The region is the only ethnically majority German region in Doggerland.
 Walkerton is the southern most region of Wiltshire and holds much of it's military and strategic resources. However, the region is considered among the poorest within Wiltshire and has often relied on government assistance to remain economically viable. Although, in recent times, the economy has began to pick up and even though the region is still among the poorest, it is fast growing and many believe that with independence, they can secure an even better economic situation.