United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership

[ag]

Hoping what we see for the moment is indication of polarization, rather than a swing. But not pleasant, so far.

[ag]

RIP the pound, RIP the City of London.

They were good while they lasted.

RIP UK. RIP Great Britain.

I think Irish reunification may be on the cards.

[Green Line]

RIP the pound, RIP the City of London.

They were good while they lasted.

RIP UK. RIP Great Britain.

I think Irish reunification may be on the cards.

Don't be silly.  Dear old Arlene will never allow it.

[Helsinkian]

BBC says turnout in London is slightly below expected.

[ag]

So, it seems pretty clear England will vote to Brexit. The question is only whether the rest of the UK will manage to sway it the other way.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Broken Britain, et cetera.

[jimrtex]

From my understanding,
In a General Election, the ballots from each polling station are sent to a central 'Counting Room' in each of UK 650 ridings . Once all the ballots in the riding are counted. A riding official will announce the results, along side the candidates (and their huge ribbons). This process could take hours since it could take hours just to get  ballot boxes from the more remote locations.

Now, during the referendum ballot boxes will be sent to 382 local count venues.
Unlike in a general election where the numbers of voters is around the same. Local venues will very in size from 700,000 in Birmingham to 1,700 in the Isles of Scilly.

Why does UK count their ballots at these central counting station instead of the polling stations?

My understanding is that they give a lot of authority to the returning officers. I believe there is one constituency where the ballots were counted at the polling stations (in Brighton?)

A few years ago there was a study by the Electoral Commission with respect to election practices, where they studied systems used in other countries, particularly continental Europe. Generally those who did it one way could not conceive that it was possible to do it the other way. The conclusion was counting at central stations worked, so there was no reason to force a change.

Britain has a single registration roll tied to local authorities, so there is no reason not to generally conduct a national election based on those authorities. A parliamentary election could be considered a special case with its own election districts.

It is not too dissimilar to Texas, where elections are conducted by counties, some of which are much smaller than the Isles of Scilly and others are several  times larger than Birmingham.

[Green Line]

I'm thinking we're going to see a much more polarized country than the models were projecting.  I wouldn't get too confident over Swindon yet.

its genuinely upsetting Brittain deeply divided, non-voters and working class votes are not for leave but against the establishment. ive seen it first hand the past weeks in Devon.  

Well, they're obviously not for remain either.

[Omega21]

RIP the pound, RIP the City of London.

They were good while they lasted.

RIP UK. RIP Great Britain.

I think Irish reunification may be on the cards.

Better said, long live Uk. They have lost enough of their National identity in these past decades.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Kettering goes 61% for Leave

[ag]

RIP the pound, RIP the City of London.

They were good while they lasted.

RIP UK. RIP Great Britain.

I think Irish reunification may be on the cards.

Better said, long live Uk. They have lost enough of their National identity in these past decades.

Well, now they will loose their physical existence. England will have to stand alone.

[Cassius]

RIP the pound, RIP the City of London.

They were good while they lasted.

RIP UK. RIP Great Britain.

I think Irish reunification may be on the cards.

[jaichind]

RIP the pound, RIP the City of London.

They were good while they lasted.

I am not sure a leave decision is negative on the long run.  I agree on the short run there will be economic dislocation.  

[Gass3268]

Kettering goes 61% for Leave

ITV is saying this is on pace for a 50-50, leave was supposed to 65%.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

So, maybe terrible comparison, but could it be said that Labour Leave voters would be equivalent to the Sanders wing of the Democratic party?

More like "Reagan Democrats"

Like if the 'Reagan Democrats' had actually voted for Reagan, yeah. 'Nixon Democrats' would be a better description of these sorts of people.

None of those comparisons work because this wasn't a partisan vote.

[Beezer]

Portsmouth is looking like 57% Leave, Southampton 60% Leave. Both were expected to be more level.
https://twitter.com/BBCPeterH/status/746129630873161728

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Leave is at 52% nationally atm.

[Clyde1998]

Kettering - 61% Leave

[jaichind]

It is said that Liverpool will be 60% remain which would imply a remain victory overall.

[ag]

It is said that Liverpool will be 60% remain which would imply a remain victory overall.

Frome your keyboard to His eyes!

[Omega21]

RIP the pound, RIP the City of London.

They were good while they lasted.

RIP UK. RIP Great Britain.

I think Irish reunification may be on the cards.

Better said, long live Uk. They have lost enough of their National identity in these past decades.

Well, now they will loose their physical existence. England will have to stand alone.

Have you looked into how much Goods the Uk imports from the Eu opposed to how much it Exports?

Dont think Germans will lose their huge Car market just because of this, if Britain hurts, big mama Merkel hurts.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

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[reciprocity]

Someone said the referendum was not legally binding. I don't think UK will exit the EU regardless but will probably go back to the negotiating table. It's a shame people are blaming the EU for the mess Tories caused. If there is a snap election, I think Corbyn will need to shine more.

[ag]

RIP the pound, RIP the City of London.

They were good while they lasted.

RIP UK. RIP Great Britain.

I think Irish reunification may be on the cards.

Better said, long live Uk. They have lost enough of their National identity in these past decades.

Well, now they will loose their physical existence. England will have to stand alone.

Have you looked into how much of Goods the Uk imports from the Eu opposed to how much it Exports?

Dont think Germans will lose their huge Car market just because of this, if Britain hurts, big mama Merkel hurts.

Well, they will still buy those same cars, but they will just pay duty on them to the cash-strapped English government, struggling to pay pensions. In any case, they will not be buying as many cars as before (except for the Scots - but those will be in the EU, anyway).

[MaxQue]

RIP the pound, RIP the City of London.

They were good while they lasted.

RIP UK. RIP Great Britain.

I think Irish reunification may be on the cards.

Better said, long live Uk. They have lost enough of their National identity in these past decades.

Well, now they will loose their physical existence. England will have to stand alone.

Have you looked into how much of Goods the Uk imports from the Eu opposed to how much it Exports?

Dont think Germans will lose their huge Car market just because of this, if Britain hurts, big mama Merkel hurts.

The point is that the Scottish and the Northern Irish and more and more tired of the antics of the English.