The Wessex Regionalists are a party set-up to argue for devolution for and argue for the wider interests of the people of South and South-West region – specifically, in those areas defined as “Wessex” by the Wessex Society. Founded in 1974, the Viscount Weymouth, the Party has long-reaching modern history and has been joined by members of its informal predecessor, the Common Wealth Party of J. B. Priestley.