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Ballot papers counted : 3,331,312. Log in to update your newsletter preferencesPlease {{#sender.isSelf}} The most insightful comments on all subjects London, Scotland and Northern Ireland were the only areas that voted to Remain in the referendum Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Results in detail are available
In contrast, two-thirds of those aged 65 and over would back Leave, while only one-third would favour Remain.And it is not only the youngest and the oldest voters who have very different views about Brexit. {{#sender.isSelf}}
We have now weighted our final poll to match the headline result, and the detail within it gives the best possible indication of how Britain actually voted last Thursday.The vote to Leave exposed significant divisions within the country, as every region of the country except Scotland, Northern Ireland and London voted to Leave. So, with this new, “fairer” weighting of votes, would the result be radically overturned?Well, it would be overturned. Over 30 million people voted.
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Analysis of data from the BES 1974-75-79 panel study shows how different demographic groups and party supporters voted at the 1975 referendum.
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In particular, we study the EU referendum results in England, Wales and Scotland disaggregated across ‘local authority areas’ of the referendum (and across 107 wards within four cities) and relate them to fundamental socio-economic features of these areas. The results found that 64% of those young people who were registered did vote, rising to 65% among 25-to-39-year-olds and 66% among those aged between 40 and 54. This thought experiment is not as fanciful as it may seem: Enter your email to follow new comments on this article.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists?
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At the heart of our company is a global online community, where millions of people and thousands of political, cultural and commercial organizations engage in a continuous conversation about their beliefs, behaviours and brands. The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum took place in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar on 23 June 2016. Among the other age groups, voters aged 24 to 49 narrowly opted for Remain (54%) over leave (46%) while 60% of voters between the ages of 50 and 64 went for Leave.The vote on Britain's membership of the European Union cut across party lines, with significant division within Britain's main political parties.