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How many people voted to leave and stay in 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….Results of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.
| Response | Votes | \% |
|---|---|---|
| Leave | 17,410,742 | 51.89\% |
| Remain | 16,141,241 | 48.11\% |
| Valid votes | 33,551,983 | 99.92\% |
| Invalid or blank votes | 25,359 | 0.08\% |
Which Labour MPS voted leave?
Labour Leave
| Purpose | United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union |
|---|---|
| Region served | United Kingdom |
| Key people | Graham Stringer MP Kelvin Hopkins MP Roger Godsiff MP Kate Hoey MP Frank Field MP |
| Affiliations | Vote Leave Labour Party (UK) (unofficial) |
| Website | labourleave.org.uk |
Who voted against the Brexit deal?
Voting against the deal were 118 Conservative MPs, 248 Labour MPs, all 35 SNP MPs, all 11 Liberal Democrat MPs, all 10 DUP MPs, all 4 Plaid Cymru MPs, the sole Green MP, and 5 independent MPs. The three Labour MPs who voted for the deal were Ian Austin, Kevin Barron, and John Mann.
Is Frank Field an MP?
Frank Ernest Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead DL (born 16 July 1942) is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birkenhead from 1979 to 2019, serving as a Labour MP until August 2018 and thereafter as an Independent.
How many Labour voters voted leave in the EU referendum?
Its central estimate for the 2017 election was that 30\% of Labour voters had voted Leave in the referendum. Labour received 12,877,918 votes in that election – 30\% of that would be 3.9 million. As this figure is based on a survey, there is a margin of error involved.
Why do people want to leave the European Union?
This poll produced data that showed that ‘Nearly half (49\%) of leave voters said the biggest single reason for wanting to leave the European Union was “the principle that decisions about the UK should be taken in the UK”.
How many people voted to stay in the EU?
Some 49\% of respondents planned to vote to stay in the EU, with 51\% to leave (the result was 49\% remain and 52\% leave among likely voters). Given that 48\% opted to remain and 52\% to leave in the actual referendum vote, the survey provided a fairly accurate picture of what happened. Follow the latest live updates.
Could anti-EU voters change the face of British politics?
And how disadvantaged Leave voters could change the face of British politics. Economically disadvantaged, anti- immigration voters helped secure the vote to leave the European Union and could make a “big difference” to electoral politics in Britain – if they continue to vote.