Here’s the latest high-level context about the 2016 UK EU membership referendum.
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The referendum, held on 23 June 2016, resulted in a narrow vote to Leave the European Union, with about 51.9% of voters choosing Leave and 48.1% Choose Remain. This outcome led to the UK beginning the process of negotiating its withdrawal from the EU, commonly known as Brexit, which unfolded over subsequent years.[1][7]
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The official certification of the result was announced in late June 2016, confirming that the UK voted to Leave, with the final leave vote tally at 17,410,742 and remain at 16,141,241, across all 382 voting areas. The turnout was approximately 72% nationwide.[2][6][8]
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Following the vote, Prime Minister David Cameron stated that the will of the British people must be delivered, and the government began the process to trigger withdrawal negotiations, which culminated in the UK invoking Article 50 in March 2017 and ongoing negotiations with the EU for years thereafter.[7]
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Polls closed Thursday in Britain's historic vote on whether to remain in the European Union or leave it.
www.cnn.comPrime Minister David Cameron made a statement on the outcome the referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union
www.gov.ukThe 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum took place in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar on 23 June 2016. Membership of the European Union ha
www.dl1.en-us.nina.azThe EU referendum took place on Thursday 23 June 2016. On this page you’ll find information that was distributed about the referendum.
www.gov.ukParties in favour of remaining included Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party; while the UK Independence Party campaigned in favour of leaving; and the Conservative Party remained neutral. In spite of the Conservative and Labour Party's official positions, both parties allowed their Members of Parliament to publicly campaign for either side of the issue. Campaign issues included the costs and benefits of membership for the UK's economy,...
wikipedia.nucleos.comRead our report on the 2016 EU referendum
www.electoralcommission.org.ukThe 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. In a UK-wide referendum, the position of "chief counting officer" (CCO) is held by the chair of the Electoral Commission. The following figures are as reported by the Electoral Commission....
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