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Results of the EU Referendum in the UK,
Thursday 23 June 2016
The 2016 Referendum on the European Union
The following are the results of the 2016 EU Referendum held in Northern Ireland and other regions of the UK, on Thursday 23 June 2016.
Introduction
On 23 June 2016 there was a referendum across the whole of the UK, on whether or not the UK should remain a member of the EU.
The question on the referendum ballot paper was:
Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union
or leave the European Union?
Remain a member of the European Union
Leave the European Union
Of the major political parties in Northern Ireland, only the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) supported a vote to leave the EU (two minor parties also supported leave: Traditional Unionist Voice, TUV, and People Before Profit Alliance, PBP). The other parties supported the campaign to remain in the EU. Northern Ireland was in the unique position of having a land border between the UK and the EU. There was some argument about whether or not border controls would have to be re-introduced if there was a vote to leave the EU.
Summary of Results in the UK
National Results
Leave
Remain
Valid Votes
England
15,188,406
13,266,996
28,455,402
53.38%
46.62%
Northern Ireland
349,442
440,707
790,149
44.22%
55.78%
Scotland
1,018,322
1,661,191
2,679,513
38.00%
62.00%
Wales
854,572
772,347
1,626,919
52.53%
47.47%
Total
17,410,742
16,141,241
33,551,983
51.89%
48.11%
Results in Northern Ireland by Parliamentary Constituency
Northern Ireland Constituency
Leave
Remain
Valid Votes
Spoilt Votes
Votes Cast / Turnout
Turnout %
Electorate
Belfast East
21,918
20,728
42,646
19
42665
66.17
64474
Belfast North
19,844
20,128
39,972
26
39998
57.39
69692
Belfast South
13,596
30,960
44,556
27
44583
66.88
66664
Belfast West
8,092
23,099
31,191
18
31209
48.85
63883
East Antrim
22,929
18,616
41,545
19
41564
64.95
63997
East Londonderry
19,455
21,098
40,553
10
40563
59.69
67953
Fermanagh & South Tyrone
19,958
28,200
48,158
29
48187
67.82
71051
Foyle
8,905
32,064
40,969
18
40987
57.18
71677
Lagan Valley
25,704
22,710
48,414
11
48425
66.25
73089
Mid Ulster
16,799
25,612
42,411
20
42431
61.56
68927
Newry & Armagh
18,659
31,963
50,622
22
50644
63.94
79211
North Antrim
30,938
18,782
49,720
20
49740
64.67
76913
North Down
21,046
23,131
44,177
34
44211
67.33
65660
South Antrim
22,055
21,498
43,553
10
43563
63.12
69015
South Down
15,625
32,076
47,701
23
47724
62.22
76697
Strangford
23,383
18,727
42,110
13
42123
64.17
65642
Upper Bann
27,262
24,550
51,812
33
51845
63.64
81469
West Tyrone
13,274
26,765
40,039
22
40061
61.69
64941
Total
349,442
440,707
790,149
374
790,523
62.69
1,260,955
Sources
BBC EU Referendum Results: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu_referendum/results
The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland:
http://www.eoni.org.uk/