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Power devolved is power retained?
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Have you ever read Leopold Kohr's
The breakdown of nations?
Amazon.com: The Breakdown of Nations: Leopold...
I really recommend it, you can read excerpts and other works here.
Leopold Kohr Online
Leopold Kohr Online
The use and misuse of power tends to increase, all things being equal, with the size of social units. There is a reason why tyranny and centralisation have, historically, always gone hand-in-hand. Power would hoefully lessen as the gov't becomes closer to the people, hence more oversight and as its resources diminish. It of course would take work and vigilance.
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The problem is not Westminster, but those inside of it, or rather, all the main players. By dividing England up, you are just following the EU plans that go back to the 1970's.
I am firmly against the NuLab "Nations and Regions" slogan.
Divide and Conquer.
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It may however also increase local loyalties and the will to defend democracy and autonomy against the sham of the EU. Whether or not these regions succumb to the EU is up to them but even on a practical scale the EU would need the agreement of several "gov'ts" rather than one which would make it harder.