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v. t. e. The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum also known as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, took place in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar on 23 June 2016 to ask the electorate whether the country should remain a member of, or leave, the European Union (EU).
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 ...
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.
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.
Referendum Act passed: Dec 2015: Renegotiation concluded: Feb 2016: Referendum held: Jun 2016: David Cameron resigns as PM: Jul 2016: Theresa May becomes PM: Jul 2016: Article 50 judgement: Jan 2017: Brexit plan presented: Feb 2017: Notification Act passed: Mar 2017: Article 50 invoked: Mar 2017: Repeal Bill plan presented: Mar 2017: 2017 ...
Brexit. 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.
For polling done before the referendum, see Opinion polling for the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. For polling done since 2020, see Opinion polling on the United Kingdom rejoining the European Union (2020–present). Part of a series of articles on. Brexit.
Referendum Act passed: Dec 2015: Renegotiation concluded: Feb 2016: Referendum held: Jun 2016: David Cameron resigns as PM: Jul 2016: Theresa May becomes PM: Jul 2016: Article 50 judgement: Jan 2017: Brexit plan presented: Feb 2017: Notification Act passed: Mar 2017: Article 50 invoked: Mar 2017: Repeal Bill plan presented: Mar 2017: 2017 ...
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 ...
On 26 June it was reported that Conservative grandee Michael Heseltine was suggesting that a second referendum should take place after Brexit negotiations, pointing to the overwhelming majority in the House of Commons against leaving the EU.