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European Union Referendum by nwatiti(m): 5:44pm On Jun 23, 2016 |
European Union referendum: UK goes to
the polls
23 June 2016 EU Referendum
Voting is under way in a historic referendum on
whether the UK should remain a member of the
European Union or leave.
A record 46,499,537 people are entitled to take
part, according to provisional figures from the
Electoral Commission.
Polling stations opened at 07:00 BST and will
close at 22:00 BST.
It is only the third nationwide referendum in UK
history and comes after a four-month battle for
votes between the Leave and Remain
campaigns.
In common with other broadcasters, the BBC is
limited in what it can report while polls are open
but you can follow the results as they come in
across the BBC after polls close on Thursday
evening.
The referendum ballot paper asks the following
question: "Should the United Kingdom remain a
member of the European Union or leave the
European Union?"
Whichever side gets more than half of all votes
cast is considered to have won.
The weather forecast for polling day is mixed.
There have been thunderstorms in London and
south-east England which caused flooding
overnight.
Kingston upon Thames Council in south west
London has moved two polling stations after they
were inundated with water.
Sunshine and heavy showers are forecast for
Northern Ireland and Scotland but it is set to be
drier and brighter elsewhere.
After the referendum polls close, sealed ballot
boxes will be collected and transported to the
count venue for each of the 382 local counting
areas.
These represent all 380 local government areas
in England, Scotland and Wales, plus one each
for Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.
Follow the action on the BBC
From 22:00 BST, there will be comprehensive
coverage on the BBC News website and app with
live text and video streaming, reaction and
analysis from BBC editors and others. There will
also be an up-to-the-minute full results service
and details of all local results .
BBC One, the BBC News Channel and BBC
Parliament will broadcast a results show hosted
by David Dimbleby alongside BBC experts and
special guests from 21:55 BST. Coverage
continues through the night and Sophie Raworth,
Andrew Neil and Victoria Derbyshire pick up the
coverage on Friday morning.
The results programme will be streamed
internationally on the BBC News website from
22:00 BST.
BBC Radio 5 live will have coverage as the
results come in, as will Radio 4 from 23:00 BST
until the Today programme picks up at 06:00
BST on Friday.
From 22:00 GMT, television viewers outside the
UK can tune in via BBC World News and BBC
World News America. Listeners outside the UK
can tune into BBC World Service radio for regular
updates.
Referendum night - what to watch out for
Results from these areas will then be declared
throughout the night, along with result totals
from 11 nations and regions.
Depending on how close the poll is, the result
may become clear before the final national result
is officially declared by the Chief Counting
Officer, who will be based at Manchester Town
Hall.
The Electoral Commission estimates a final
result "around breakfast time" on Friday.
The last nationwide referendum took place five
years ago, when voters rejected an attempt to
change the way MPs are elected.
The first one was in 1975, when the country was
asked whether the UK should continue to be a
member of what was then called the European
Economic Community. |
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