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How Britain Voted in the E.U. Referendum

By GREGOR AISCH, ADAM PEARCE and KARL RUSSELL UPDATED June 24, 2016

Britons voted on Thursday to leave the European Union. The Leave side led with 17.4 million votes, or 52 percent, versus the Remain side’s 16.1 million, or 48 percent, with a turnout of around 72 percent. Related Article

SCOTLAND

Should Britain remain in

the European Union?

Remain

Leave

80%

50%

Edinburgh

NORTHERN

IRELAND

Belfast

Manchester

Liverpool

IRELAND

ENGLAND

WALES

Birmingham

Oxford

Cardiff

London

Leave

Remain

Should Britain

remain in the E.U.?

50%

80%

50%

80%

SCOTLAND

ENGLAND

N. IRELAND

WALES

London

Should Britain remain in the European Union?

Remain

Leave

80%

50%

Northern Ireland shares a completely porous border with Ireland, which is in the European Union. Trade issues could arise between the two.

SCOTLAND

The Scottish first minister has said that a leave vote could trigger a referendum vote in Scotland to leave Britain. Scots rejected independence in a referendum in September 2014 by 55 percent to 45 percent.

Edinburgh

NORTHERN

IRELAND

Belfast

ENGLAND

Manchester

London, along with Scotland,

led the vote to remain in the

European Union, though the

east side of the city voted to

leave.

Liverpool

IRELAND

WALES

Birmingham

Oxford

Cardiff

The majority of Wales voted strongly to leave, except for the largest city Cardiff, which voted to remain by 60 percent.

London

Scotland	The Scottish first minister has said that a leave vote could trigger a referendum vote in Scotland to leave Britain. Scots rejected independence in a referendum in September 2014 by 55 percent to 45 percent.
	62% REMAIN
N. Ireland	Northern Ireland shares a completely porous border with Ireland, which is in the European Union. Trade issues could arise between the two.
	55.8% REMAIN
Wales	The majority of Wales voted strongly to leave, except for the largest city, Cardiff, which voted to remain by 60 percent.
	47.5% REMAIN
London	London, along with Scotland, led the vote to remain in the European Union, though a minority of districts voted to leave.
	59.9% REMAIN