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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 first result announced was Gibraltar, and the last was Cornwall.
On the day of the referendum, sterling hit a 2016 high of $1.5018 for £1 and the FTSE 100 also climbed to a 2016 high, as a new poll suggested a win for the Remain campaign. Initial results suggested a vote for 'Remain' and the value of the pound held its value.
UK-wide referendum Referendum on membership of the European Union also known as the Brexit referendum official polling figures 23 June 52%: 48% N/A 4% 4,772 YouGov: Online On the day opinion poll 22 June 55%: 45% N/A 10% 4,700 Populus: Online 20–22 June 51%: 49% N/A 2% 3,766 YouGov: Online Includes Northern Ireland (turnout weighted) 20–22 ...
Some Brexit supporters such as David Davies, Steve Double, William Wragg and Sir David Amess called for the Brexit referendum result on 23 June 2016 to be recognised as British Independence Day and be made a public holiday in the United Kingdom.
The results of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum were not counted by parliamentary constituencies except in Northern Ireland. However, a number of local councils and districts released the referendum results by electoral ward or constituency, while in some cases constituency boundaries were coterminous with their ...
Referendum result. In the referendum 51.89% voted in favour of leaving the EU (Leave), and 48.11% voted in favour of remaining a member of the EU (Remain). [64] [65] After this result, Cameron resigned on 13 July 2016, with Theresa May becoming Prime Minister after a leadership contest.
Studies published in 2018 estimated that the economic costs of the Brexit vote were 2% of GDP, [9] [10] [11] or 2.5% of GDP. [12] According to a December 2017 Financial Times analysis, the Brexit referendum results had reduced national British income by 0.6% and 1.3%. [13]
The result in favour of Brexit of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is one of the most significant political events for Britain during the 21st century. The debate provoked major consideration to an array of topics, argued up-to, and beyond, the referendum on 23 June 2016.
2015 United Kingdom general election and 2016 Brexit referendum. In the Conservative Party's manifesto for the United Kingdom general election in May 2015, the party promised an EU referendum by the end of 2017. The referendum, held on 23 June 2016, resulted in a 51.9% to 48.1% majority vote for leaving the European Union.
t. e. Issues in the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016 are the economic, human and political issues that were discussed during the campaign about the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, during the period leading up to the Brexit referendum of 23 June 2016. [Issues that have arisen since then are ...