United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership

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City of London votes In - by about 3:1 - the first London result.

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Wales is a bit sh**t. Let's be honest.

Wales is more Leave than I expected, atm - 55-45 to Leave.

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I'm a little surprised that Wales is favoring Leave.  I thought Brexit was mostly an English position.

About 20% of people living in Wales are born in England.

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Labour blaming the SNP.

Of course they are.

They're just reverting to type.

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Oxford votes In comfortably - by over 30,000 votes (70-30).

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GLASGOW (SCOTLAND)
Remain - 168,335 (66%)
Leave - 84,474 (34%)

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Moray - one of the most likely places in Scotland to vote Leave - has voted to Remain, just (50.1-49.9).

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LIVERPOOL:
Remain 58%
Leave 42%

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GREAT YARMOUTH:
Remain - 14,284 (28%)
Leave - 35,844 (72%)

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SHEFFIELD:
Remain - 130,735 (49%)
Leave - 136,018 (51%)

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Edinburgh:
Remain - 187,796 (74.4%)
Leave - 64,498 (25.6%)

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SCOTLAND VOTES REMAIN
More than 50% of voters have voted for Remain

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WALES VOTES LEAVE
More than 50% of voters have voted for Leave

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NORTHERN IRELAND VOTES REMAIN
More than 50% of voters have voted for Remain

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NORTHERN IRELAND VOTES REMAIN
More than 50% of voters have voted for Remain

Bit smaller of a win for Remain then was expected.

It was, although the DUP (who are the largest NI party) backed leaving.

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ALL AREAS OF SCOTLAND VOTE REMAIN
Scotland: Remain 1,617,327 (62.3%); Leave 979,519 (37.7%)

@Liam_O_Hare: Alex Salmond on ITV predicts a second Scottish independence referendum within two years (before a Brexit is finalised).

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Also, what is wrong with our polling industry?

It seems the privately commissioned exit polls (as well as the other polls released on the day) were the cause of some of the pre-Newcastle/Sunderland optimism for Remain, so they weren't up to much either.

The demographic model the BBC were using had its faults, but correctly indicated that those early results were bad news.  Could John Curtice and team have carried out a proper exit poll if given the resources to do so?

They said they couldn't do an exit poll, as they didn't know what polling stations would be typical of an area and a referendum is a one-off event.

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The UK has lost its AAA credit rating with Standard & Poor's: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36644934

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In the meantime FTSE 100 index is now above the pre-Brexit vote levels.

It's the FTSE 250 index you should be looking at - the 100 is made up of companies that generate around 75-80% of their revenue outside the UK. The 250 includes smaller companies that generate most of their revenue in the UK - that's still down by 5.1% compared to last Thursday.