Brexit referendum of 2016, 59.3 percent of voters in the West Midlands voted to leave the European Union, the most of any region. By contrast, 62 percent of voters in Scotland voted to remain in the European Union with only 38 percent voting to leave. Overall, 17.4 million people voted to Leave the European Union in 2016, compared with 16.1 million who voted Remain, or 51.9 percent of the vote to 48.1 percent.
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Statistics on Politics in the UK
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Brexit
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The Electoral Commission. (June 24, 2016). Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642636/brexit-votes-by-region/
The Electoral Commission. "Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by region." Chart. June 24, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642636/brexit-votes-by-region/
The Electoral Commission. (2016). Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642636/brexit-votes-by-region/
The Electoral Commission. "Share of Votes in The Brexit Referendum of 2016 in The United Kingdom, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642636/brexit-votes-by-region/
The Electoral Commission, Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642636/brexit-votes-by-region/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by region [Graph], The Electoral Commission, June 24, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642636/brexit-votes-by-region/