Results by United Kingdom constituent countries, Results from the 30 largest cities in the United Kingdom, Estimated net preference of constituencies by party of the incumbent, Vote totals for Belfast are based on the returns from the four, Information Commissioner’s Office, 'Investigation into the use of data analytics in political campaigns: Investigation Update' (, House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, 'Disinformation and 'fake news': Interim Report' (July 2018) (July 2018). For the others Dr Chris Hanretty, a Reader in Politics at the University of East Anglia, estimated through a demographic model the 'Leave' and 'Remain' vote. 1975: UK embraces Europe in referendum British voters have backed the UK's continued membership of the European Economic Community by a large majority in the country's first nationwide referendum. The Yorkshire and the Humber region was broken down into 21 voting areas. Verified ballot papers: 161,208. The European Union Referendum Act required a referendum to be held on the question of the UK's continued membership of the European Union (EU) before the end of 2017. Ballot papers counted: 161,218. If the general economic situation is much worse in the UK than the EU in five years’ time, should the UK apply to re-join the European Union? Rejected ballots: 185 The UK and EU begin a new relationship on 1 January 2021. The East Midlands region was broken down into 40 voting areas. With a national turnout of 64% the target to secure the majority win for the winning side was 12,951,598 votes. The Government has announced the results of the renegotiation of the United Kingdom's terms of membership of the European Community. Scotland was broken down into 32 voting areas. This referendum was conducted very differently from the European Communities membership referendum in 1975; a more localised and regionalised counting procedure was used, and the ballot was overseen by the Electoral Commission, a public body which did not exist at the time of the first vote. Out of over 33.5 million valid votes cast across the United Kingdom, over 8.8 million, or just over one quarter, were cast in thirty major cities that each gathered 100,000 votes or more. Valid votes: 3,328,983. The referendum ended with 51.9% of votes in favour of leaving the EU.. On 24 June, the then Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he would resign. Valid votes: 161,033. Counting took place on Friday 6 June from 09:00 BST, the day after the poll took place and presented unique challenges as large venues were required as there had been no previous experience of counting on such a large and centralised scale and took almost fourteen hours to complete. Unlike the other constituent countries of the United Kingdom there was no centralised national count of the votes in England as counting was done within the nine separate regions. It shows the estimated (or actual) net decision in 648 of the 650 seats and the incumbents reflect those returned at the 2015 general election. Verified ballot papers: 3,331,459. [9], The areas of Whalsay and South Unst in the Shetland Islands and An Taobh Siar and Nis in Na h-Eileanan an Iar (The Western Isles) also voted by a majority for Leave,[10] as did the town of Lossiemouth in Moray.[11][12]. 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The Independent's guide to the results to watch for, what time to expect them - and when we could know the final answer of In or Out While votes were tallied by district, there were two sources of by constituency result available within a short time of the referendum. Brexit trade deal places Europe back at centre of UK politics. Parts of England vote overwhelmingly to leave the European Union in a historic referendum, leading the UK towards the exit. This made for a highly centralised national count with local authorities (district councils) in England and Wales verifying votes locally after polls closed but counting of all totals were only permitted to be held and declared at county council or Scottish regional council level apart from the Isles of Scilly and was not overseen by any independent public body. Leave supporters cheer results at a Leave.eu party after polling stations closed in the Referendum on the European Union in London Reuters Brexit reactions – in pictures Please note that this table does not show how each party's traditional voters voted in the referendum. EU Elections: UK results map. The age disparity had also been a feature of previous elections and referendums. Britain has voted to leave the European Union by a narrow margin, with a turnout of 72 per cent. The vote was not counted by Commons seat except in Northern Ireland. Once the counting areas had officially declared, their results were then relayed by the returning officers to the Chief counting officer Sir Philip Allen who later declared the final result, In England there was a total of 47 counting areas which were made up of the then county council areas of England along with Greater London and the Isles of Scilly. Northern Ireland was a single voting area, as well as being a regional count although local totals were announced in each of the Westminister parliamentary constituency areas within Northern Ireland.[3]. PM Cameron and his wife Samantha arrive to vote in the EU referendum [Stefan Wermuth/Reuters] [16] Connected to this, the Information Commissioner's Office found that data had been unlawfully harvested from UK voters, and issued a notice of intent to fine Facebook £500,000. Under the provisions of the European Union Referendum Act 2015, there were a total of 382 voting areas across twelve regions, using the same boundaries as used in European Parliamentary elections since 1999, under the provisions of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002, with votes counted at local authority level. It also found that it could not be satisfied that the largest donor in the Brexit campaign, Arron Banks, used money from UK sources, and may have been financed by the Russian government. The referendum was called after Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron made a manifesto commitment in the 2015 United Kingdom general election to undertake a renegotiation of the UK's membership to the European Union which would be followed by a in-out referendum. Interviewing was mainly carried out between July and October 2016 and respondents were subdivided into three age groups (18-34, 35-64 and >65). Scotland was broken down into 12 counting areas. [3] In Wales the 22 Welsh council areas were used as the voting areas and a single national count.[3]. [2] In England the 326 local government districts were used as the voting areas; these consist of all unitary authorities, all metropolitan boroughs, all shire districts, the London boroughs, the City of London and the Isles of Scilly. Firstly a model by Chris Hanretty, based on the published results by district, and secondly 82 results calculated by the BBC based on ward results obtained from the local authorities.[14]. The decision by the electorate was a decisive 'Yes' to continued EC membership which won by a huge majority of 8,908,508 votes (34.5%) over those who had voted 'No' to reject continued membership. [7][8] Voting to leave the EU was most concentrated around the north coast of Aberdeenshire between the fishing towns of Banff and Peterhead, where there were 23,707 Leave votes to 14,918 Remain votes (61% Leave 39% Remain). Approval was well above 60% in almost every council area in England and also in Wales, with the strongly Labour-supporting Mid Glamorgan being the exception. The North East England region was broken down into 12 voting areas. This article lists, by voting area, all the results of the referendum, each ordered into national sections. With a national turnout of 72%, the target to secure the majority win for the winning side was 16,788,672 votes. Ballot papers counted: 139,014. Turnout: 70.7%. Find out how each local authority voted Back in 1975 the UK voted to stay in by a clear margin. In England the narrowest margins of victory for Leave were in Watford which voted by just 252 votes or 0.54% margin in favour of Leave, and in Cherwell which voted by just 500 votes or 0.61% margin in favour of Leave. England was broken down into 47 counting areas. [17] Also, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, released an interim report on "Disinformation and 'fake news'", stating that Russia had engaged in "unconventional warfare" through Twitter and other social media against the United Kingdom, designed to amplify support for a "leave" vote in Brexit. Some local councils (districts) republished local results by electoral ward or constituency. 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Stay one step ahead with latest news and analysis on the consequences of Britain's decision. Wales was broken down into 22 voting areas. EU referendum results: Your comprehensive guide to how Britain voted in historic In/Out poll Britain has voted for Brexit, leaving an unprecedented divide across the United Kingdom. All the counting areas within the United Kingdom returned large majority 'Yes' votes except for two Scottish regions, the Shetland Islands and the Western Isles, which returned majority votes in favour of 'No'. Northern Ireland was a single voting area as well as being a regional count, although local totals by Westminster parliamentary constituency area were announced. Under the provisions of the Referendum Act 1975 there was a total of 68 counting areas across the United Kingdom in which counting took place locally. Brexit Polls and EU Referendum results as UK votes to leave the European Union PLUS Polls, Leave and Remain news updates and pros and cons about the vote. In the following table, Hanretty's results are marked with "(est.)". Results from 2 polls, conducted from 21 January 2021 to 14 February 2021. The English local districts were used as the voting areas for the referendum in England; these consist of all unitary authorities, all metropolitan districts, all non-metropolitan districts, the London boroughs, the City of London and the Isles of Scilly.[3]. Thursday's referendum was the UK's second referendum on Europe. It did not contain any requirement for the UK Government to implement the results of the referendum. The Greater London region was broken down into 33 voting areas. The result was a decisive endorsement of continued EC membership, which won by a huge majority of 8,908,508 votes (34.5%) over those who had voted to reject continued membership. Figures from Gibraltar are included in the South West England region. The divisive referendum has sparked the greatest emergency in the EU’s 60-year history. Once the voting areas had declared, their results were then relayed to Sir Philip Allen, the Chief Counting Officer, who later declared the final result. Local results for areas beginning with H in the 2016 EU Referendum from BBC News Under the terms of the deal, that won't change on 1 January, but to be sure that neither side … [13] Hanretty urges caution in the interpretation of the data as the estimates have a margin of error. Britain has voted to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%, but Scotland, London and Northern Ireland all had a majority for remain. This article lists, by voting area for Great Britain and Gibraltar and by parliamentary constituency for Northern Ireland, all the results of the referendum, each ordered into national and regional sections. The national result for the United Kingdom was declared just before 2300 BST on Friday 6 June 1975 by the Chief Counting Officer Sir Phillip Allen at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. The EU referendum took place on Thursday 23 June 2016. All but one of them were in the East Midlands and East of England regions, with four of the ten, including the top two, located in Lincolnshire. 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The narrowest margin of victory for any of the 382 voting areas in the United Kingdom was in the Scottish council area of Moray, which voted by just 122 votes or 0.25% margin in favour of Remain. [20] In May 2020, the Electoral Commission, which had referred Banks to the National Crime Agency for investigation of these allegations, conceded that he did not break electoral law during the 2016 EU referendum campaign.[21]. [1][2] Membership of the European Union had been a topic of debate in the United Kingdom since the country joined the European Communities (then often called the "Common Market" by British people) in 1973. While all council counting areas show a majority to remain, one constituency, Banff and Buchan, voted to leave by an estimated ratio of 54% to 46%. The Leave vote won by a 3.8 percentage point margin. For the purposes of this referendum and as had been the case with previous European Parliamentary elections, the overseas territory of Gibraltar was a single voting area placed in the South West England constituency. Chapter: The Vote to Leave the EU", ch 5, Russian influence in political campaigns, "Leave.EU founder Arron Banks did not break electoral law", European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Electorate: 223,467. The result of the referendum was forecast by the BBC just before 04:40 BST (around 6 hours 40 minutes after polls closed), with around 308 results declared at the time. The final result of the referendum for the United Kingdom and Gibraltar was declared at … Valid votes: 138,961. In the 1970s Scotland was one of … Wales was broken down into 8 counting areas. Data from Great Britain The Brexit Vote: Right or Wrong? Analysis: Far from being free of the EU, Johnson now faces the economic reality of his political demands The East of England region was broken down into 47 voting areas. With a national turnout of 64% across the United Kingdom, the target to secure a majority for the winning side was 12,951,598 votes. EU referendum results The leave camp has won the day by 1,269,501 votes. In total, over two-thirds of voters supported continued EC membership. [3] In Scotland the 32 Scottish council areas were used as voting areas and a single national count. 382 of 382 voting areas counted. Data from Great Britain, United Kingdom The EU Referendum. England was broken down into 9 regional count areas using the same regional constituency boundaries as used in European Parliamentary elections. [15] The survey revealed that turnout was higher in the older age groups, and was 64%, 80% and 89% respectively. Turnout: 72.2%. The following were the ten voting areas that voted most heavily in favour of leave. In a UK-wide referendum, the position of "Chief Counting Officer" (CCO) is held by the chair of the Electoral Commission. In July 2018 the Electoral Commission,[16] Information Commissioner's Office,[17] and the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee issued reports, finding variously criminal offences of overspending by Vote Leave, data offences, and foreign interference by Russia. In July 2018, Vote Leave was found to have broken electoral law, spending over its limit, by the UK's Electoral Commission. It is the first time the territory has taken part in any UK-wide referendum as it did not participate in either the original 1975 EC Referendum or the 2011 AV Referendum as Gibraltar does not send any Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in Westminster. However, compared to the previous referendum in 2011, the young voters' turnout in 2016 had increased sharply by 31%, while turnout by the two older age categories had also increased, but only by 26% and 21%. The North West England region was broken down into 39 voting areas. Results and turnout at the EU referendum. This report looks specifically at the administration of the referendum, including the experience of voters and campaigners, the management and delivery of the poll, the The United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum was a public vote that took place on 5 June 1975, on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Communities which was principally the European Economic Community (the Common Market) as it was known at the time. The European elections show the people are just as divided as parliament – the only way out of Brexit deadlock is a new referendum. The South East England region was broken down into 67 voting areas. The result went on to provide a major pro-European mandate to politicians, particularly in the UK Parliament, for the next forty-one years until the 2016 EU membership referendum was held on Thursday 23 June 2016, when the UK voted by 51.9% to 48.1% to leave the European Union. Counting began as soon as the polls closed on 23 June from 2200 BST onwards (making it the first UK-wide referendum to be counted overnight) and took nine hours and twenty minutes to complete. Results of the United Kingdom's European Union membership referendum on June 23, 2016 EU 'Brexit' referendum results, by number of votes Brexit votes by nation in the United Kingdom 2016 In contrast, poorer areas that supported Labour gave less support to the question. Voting in the referendum took place across the United Kingdom on Thursday 5 June between 07:00 and 22:00 BST. The United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum was a public vote that took place on 5 June 1975, on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Communities which was principally the European Economic Community (the Common Market) as it was known at the time. EU referendum voting intention in the United Kingdom in 2016, by age group. The people of Britain vote in favour of leaving the European Union Wales votes to leave by a majority of just over 5% Final totals: Leave 52.5% (854,572), and Remain 47.5% (772,347) Turnout: 75.7%. EU referendum: What time will the results be announced? EU referendum results and maps: Full breakdown and find out how your area voted By Ashley Kirk 24 Feb 2017, 10:24am What happens now that the UK has voted to leave the EU? All counting areas started their counts the following day on Friday 6 June at 09:00 BST, and the final result was announced just before 23:00 BST by the Chief Counting Officer (CCO) Sir Philip Allen at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, after all 68 counting areas had declared their totals. At the time the UK had already been a member of the EC for two and a half years since joining back on 1 January 1973 and was the first ever national referendum of its kind to be held in the country. The narrowest margin of victory for Remain was in the London Borough of Bromley, which voted by just 2,364 votes or a 1.30% margin in favour of Remain. Electorate: 4,398,796. [3] The nine regions of England were then also used to count the votes at the regional level, with Gibraltar being regarded as part of South West England. Testing the EU referendum question. On 23 June 2016 a referendum was held across the United Kingdom and Gibraltar about whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union. Verified ballot papers: 139,014. The first result announced was Gibraltar, and the last was Cornwall. [4] The following figures are as reported by the Electoral Commission.[5]. The South West England region was broken down into 38 voting areas. A survey carried out by ICM for the think-tank British Future, part of the "Talk Together" consortium, has suggested that Brexit is gradually receding in the nation's consciousness. The decision by the electorate was to "Leave the European Union" which won by a majority of 1,269,501 votes (3.78%) over those who had voted in favour of "Remain a member of the European Union", with England and Wales voting to "Leave" while Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to "Remain". A total of 33,577,342 people voted in the referendum, a turnout of 72.2%. The final result of the referendum for the United Kingdom and Gibraltar was declared at Manchester Town Hall at 0720 BST on Friday 24 June 2016, after all the 382 voting areas and the twelve UK regions had declared their results, by the then "Chief Counting Officer" (CCO) for the referendum, Jenny Watson. Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. This corresponded to 17,410,742 votes to leave and 16,141,241 to remain, a margin of 1,269,501 votes. After the referendum, the annual British Social Attitudes survey questioned the public on their participation. The West Midlands region was broken down into 30 voting areas. [18] Electorate: 196,809. This meant that of the counting areas the Isles of Scilly with 1,447 eligible voters had the smallest electorate and was also the smallest geographically and Greater London with 5,250,343 eligible voters had the largest electorate and Highland in northern Scotland was the largest geographically with 127,925 eligible voters. On this page you’ll find information that was distributed about the referendum. Northern Ireland local totals by Parliamentary constituencies.
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