UK electoral referendum
On May 5, 2011, an electoral referendum was held in the United Kingdom ; H. in England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland , on the question of whether the electoral law should be changed in the sense of a right of precedence ( alternative vote “AV” , instant runoff voting ). Leading advocates for the change in suffrage were the Liberal Democrats under Nick Clegg , whose campaign goal had been to introduce proportional representation instead of the previous simple majority suffrage . After the general election on May 6, 2010the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government with the Conservatives . Since the conservatives were in favor of retaining the previous electoral law, the coalition partners agreed on a compromise to hold a referendum on the question of changing the electoral law. With a turnout of 42.2%, a majority of 67.9% of the voters rejected the option to change the electoral law. Only in a few boroughs of London , Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as in the two university cities of Oxford and Cambridge , did the bill mostly meet with approval.
Elections to the Parliament of Scotland and the Welsh National Assembly also took place on the same day .
British suffrage
Relative majority voting applies in the UK . The country is divided into constituencies with roughly the same population. In the last election England had 533, Scotland 59, Wales 40 and Northern Ireland 18 constituencies. Exactly one candidate for the House of Commons in Westminster is elected in each constituency. The principle "first-past-the-post" applies. H. the candidate with a simple majority in the constituency wins the seat in parliament and the other candidates are left empty-handed. In Great Britain, as in almost all democratic countries in the world, politics is not determined by individual candidates, but essentially by the political parties to which the candidates belong. Independent candidacies are possible, but in fact almost only representatives of political parties are elected to parliament. With the previous electoral law, large parties have an advantage, as they are more likely to achieve a relative majority in the constituency than small ones. In previous elections, this has always led to considerable shifts in votes, as was also shown in the last general election. Traditionally, the Conservatives and the Labor Party in particular have benefited from the previous suffrage, while the Liberal Democrats and smaller parties such as the B. the Green parties were disadvantaged.
Political positions of the parties
The Conservative Party rejected electoral reform. This was justified above all with the fact that the previous electoral system had long proven itself in that it had produced stable majorities in parliament. Political splinter groups or interest groups would thus have no chance of influencing political events significantly and excessively. The previous electoral law was very transparent and easy to understand for voters. The possibilities of manipulation, for example through tactical voting, are thus limited to a minimum. The proposed change in electoral law would increase costs (an argument that has been disputed by supporters).
The Labor Party also benefited for a very long time from the previously applicable electoral law. During the 1980s and early 1990s, when Labor was on the opposition benches, there were votes among Labor calling for electoral reform. In its final report in 1993, the Plant Commission set up by Labor recommended the introduction of a supplementary vote system, which was not in use at the time, but is used today, for example, in the mayoral elections in England (e.g. the Mayor of London ) . The voter has two votes, one for his first-choice candidate and one for the second-choice candidate. If none of the candidates in the first election achieve an absolute majority, the votes between the candidates with the most "first votes" are counted again using the "second votes". The candidate with the most votes wins. This proposal was not implemented because Labor was still in opposition until 1997. The Labor Manifesto from the 1997 election year announced the holding of a referendum on electoral reform with a view to the eventual transition to proportional representation. After winning the general election in 1997 , the new Blair Labor government set up the Jenkins Commission . This commission, chaired by former Labor Minister Roy Jenkins , proposed the introduction of an alternative top-up voting system in September 1998 . This system was similar in some respects to the German two-vote suffrage with first vote for the constituency candidate and second vote for the party list. With the first vote, the voter would also have the opportunity to order the candidates according to preference (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...). Prime Minister Blair was open to the introduction of such suffrage, but senior Labor Cabinet leaders at the time such as Home Secretary Jack Straw , Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott , Chancellor Gordon Brown and Margaret Beckett strongly opposed it. Regarding the referendum promised during the election campaign, the Labor government remained inactive, although regional parliaments were set up in Scotland and Wales during the Labor government, which were elected according to a single transferable vote . In February 2010, then the Labor government of a referendum on the introduction of an announced by Gordon Brown holding Ranking suffrage ( instant runoff voting ) on. This initiative was justified with the voters 'loss of confidence in the political class in view of the scandals over publicly financed politicians' expenses in 2009. A draft law by the Liberal Democrats to hold the referendum before the upcoming parliamentary elections on an electoral law with transferable individual votes won 476 to 69 votes declined. On the part of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, the bill, which was introduced shortly before the election, was viewed as a tactical campaign maneuver by the Labor government. Labor's stance on the current referendum was divided. Former Labor Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett chaired the No to AV (No to alternative voting ) campaign. Likewise, the former Labor Ministers John Prescott, David Blunkett , John Reid and Charles Falconer spoke out against the electoral reform, while the newly elected Labor Chairman Ed Miliband supported the reform intentions. Prominent Labor electoral reform supporters included Ken Livingstone , Tony Benn , Peter Mandelson , Neil Kinnock and more than 50 Labor MPs. Overall, however, the majority of Labor MPs spoke out against the reform of the electoral law.
The Liberal Democrats were in uninterrupted opposition until the 2010 election. The nationwide share of the vote of their candidates was up to over 20% in the elections of the past. In parliament, however, they were never represented with more than 10% of the seats due to the right to vote. One of the central demands of the party was therefore the reform of the electoral law from the beginning.
The following table shows the position of the major UK parties on the referendum:
Political stance on the referendum | |||
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Parties | Support (introduction of priority voting rights) |
Not a clear stance | Rejection (retention of the previous right to vote) |
Parties with MPs in the lower house |
Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Sinn Féin Plaid Cymru SDLP Green Party of England and Wales Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
Labor Party |
Conservative Party Democratic Unionist Party |
Parties with members of the European Parliament or regional assemblies |
UKIP Scottish Green |
British National Party Ulster Unionist Party Green Party in Northern Ireland |
|
Smaller parties |
Liberal Party Mebyon Kernow English Democrats Christian Party Christian Peoples Alliance Pirate Party UK United Kingdom Libertarian Party |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
Traditional Unionist Voice Respect Communist Party of Britain Socialist Party of England and Wales Alliance for Workers' Liberty |
Proposed change in electoral law
With the referendum, the introduction of an electoral system (" alternative vote ") was asked. In concrete terms, this would have meant that voters should have continued to vote for one candidate per constituency. But instead of casting just one vote, they could have numbered their candidate preferences on the ballot paper (i.e. 1 = candidate of the first choice, 2 = candidate of the second choice, etc.). If none of the candidates marked "1" had obtained an absolute majority, the candidates with the lowest number of votes would have been eliminated. The resulting gap on the ballot papers would be filled by moving all subsequent candidates up one position. This process is repeated until one of the candidates on No. 1 has received a majority of the votes and thus wins the constituency. This right to choose would then z. This means, for example, that in the absence of an absolute majority, the candidate who is in second place can also win if, for example, he is viewed as the second best choice by many voters who did not vote him.
British newspapers
The Guardian , The Independent , the Daily Mirror , and the Financial Times supported electoral reform. The Sun , Daily Mail , The Times , Daily Express and Daily Telegraph spoke out against it. The Economist backed the "no" but advocated future reforms to the electoral law.
The way to the referendum
After the general election in 2010 there was a so-called hung parliament . H. none of the elected parties had an absolute majority. Therefore, a coalition government made up of conservatives and liberal democrats was formed. Both coalition partners took different positions on the question of the right to vote. The Conservatives wanted the previous electoral law to be retained, while the reform of it was an essential point in the political program of the Liberal Democrats. Eventually it was agreed to hold a referendum on this question:
“The parties will bring forward a Referendum Bill on electoral reform, which includes provision for the introduction of the Alternative Vote in the event of a positive result in the referendum, as well as for the creation of fewer and more equal sized constituencies. Both parties will whip their Parliamentary Parties in both Houses to support a simple majority referendum on the Alternative Vote, without prejudice to the positions parties will take during such a referendum. "
“The parties will introduce a law to hold a referendum on electoral reform. In the event of approval of the referendum, this should include the introduction of a right of precedence and also the reduction of the number of constituencies and their more even delimitation. Both parties will get their parliamentary groups in both houses of parliament to support the simple majority referendum on the introduction of a right of precedence regardless of the political positions that the parties will represent in the referendum. "
There were different ideas about the timing of the referendum. The Liberal Democrats would have preferred to hold it as soon as possible after the formation of the coalition government. The time for the unpopular referendum was delayed on the part of the conservatives. The agreement was reached on May 5, 2011, as elections to the Scottish Parliament , the Welsh National Assembly , the Northern Irish regional parliament and local elections in various municipalities in Great Britain were held on this day . Holding many elections in one day promised a higher turnout and lower cost of voting. The last point in particular weighed heavily in view of the financial crisis and the massive budget deficit in Great Britain.
The question initially suggested was:
“Do you want the United Kingdom to adopt the“ alternative vote ”system instead of the current“ first past the post ”system for electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons?”
"Would you like the UK to have an alternative electoral system in place of the previous" first past the post "system for electing members of the House of Commons?"
This choice of words was criticized by the Electoral Commission (Electoral Commission) because the question may not be worded intelligibly enough, especially for people with little education and reading difficulties. The wording was then changed in line with the proposals of the Electoral Commission. On September 7, 2010, the House of Commons passed the bill in first reading with a majority of 328 to 269 votes. An amendment to the law introduced by Lord Rooker, a member of the House of Lords, stipulated that the referendum should only be valid if the voter turnout was more than 40%:
"[...] If less than 40% of the electorate vote in the referendum, the result shall not be binding."
"[...] If the turnout is below 40%, the election result is not binding."
This amendment was very narrowly accepted by the House of Lords with 219 to 218 votes, but after some back and forth between the House of Lords and the House of Commons it was finally rejected in the House of Commons. After a few more debates, on February 17, 2011, the referendum law was finally passed. The question put to the voters was:
“At present, the UK uses the“ first past the post ”system to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Should the "alternative vote" system be used instead? "
“Currently in the UK the first past the post system is used in the election of MPs. Should the "alternative vote" system be introduced instead? "
In Wales , the question on the ballot paper was also phrased in Welsh :
“Ar hyn o bryd, mae'r YOU yn defnyddio'r system“ y cyntaf i'r felin ”i ethol ASau i Dŷ'r Cyffredin. A ddylid defnyddio'r system “pleidlais amgen” yn lle hynny? “
Results
The proposed reform of the electoral law was rejected by the voters with a clear majority. In all regions of England , Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland there was a clear majority in favor of those who opposed reform.
Nationwide results
answer | voices | % |
---|---|---|
Yes | 6,152,607 | 32.10% |
No | 13.013.123 | 67.90% |
Total (turnout: 42.20%) | 19.165.730 | 100.00% |
Results by region
region | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
East Midlands | 42.77 | 963.196 | 370,872 | 72.20 | 27.80 |
East of England | 43.15 | 1,298,004 | 530.140 | 71.00 | 29.00 |
London | 35.37 | 1,123,480 | 734.427 | 60.47 | 39.53 |
North East England | 38.73 | 546.138 | 212,951 | 71.95 | 28.05 |
North West England | 39.10 | 1.416.201 | 613.249 | 69.78 | 30.22 |
Northern Ireland | 55.79 | 372.706 | 289,088 | 56.32 | 43.68 |
Scotland | 50.74 | 1,249,375 | 713.813 | 63.64 | 36.36 |
South East England | 44.31 | 1,951,793 | 823.793 | 70.32 | 29.68 |
South West England | 44.6 | 1,225,305 | 564,541 | 68.46 | 31.54 |
Wales | 41.74 | 616.307 | 325,349 | 65.45 | 34.55 |
West Midlands | 39.82 | 1,157,772 | 461,847 | 71.48 | 28.52 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 39.9 | 1,042,178 | 474,532 | 68.71 | 31.29 |
Results in England
Of England's 326 districts , 8 voted in favor of electoral reform. These included the university cities of Oxford and Cambridge as well as several London boroughs .
Part of the country | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | ? | 10,724,067 | 4,786,352 | 69.14 | 30.86 |
East Midlands
region | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
East Midlands | 42.77 | 963.196 | 370,872 | 72.20 | 27.80 |
The East Midlands region is divided into 40 districts .
District | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amber Valley | 43.86 | 29,745 | 12,432 | 70.52 | 29.48 |
Ashfield | 38.87 | 25,693 | 9,149 | 73.74 | 26.26 |
Bassetlaw | 41.72 | 26,441 | 8,757 | 75.12 | 24.88 |
Blaby | 41.97 | 22,388 | 7,862 | 74.01 | 25.99 |
Bolsover | 39.76 | 16,815 | 5,890 | 74.06 | 25.94 |
Boston | 39.58 | 13,337 | 3,958 | 77.11 | 22.89 |
Broxtowe | 48.36 | 27,840 | 12,703 | 68.67 | 31.33 |
Charnwood | 42.52 | 28,902 | 16,114 | 70.71 | 29.29 |
Chesterfield | 42.87 | 24,190 | 10,335 | 70.07 | 29.93 |
Corby | 43.01 | 12,933 | 5,078 | 71.81 | 28.19 |
Daventry | 45.95 | 20.305 | 6,699 | 75.19 | 24.81 |
Derby | 39.50 | 47,622 | 20,502 | 69.90 | 30.10 |
Derbyshire Dales | 52.22 | 20,893 | 8,795 | 70.38 | 29.62 |
East Lindsey | 42.60 | 34,045 | 10,571 | 76.31 | 23.69 |
East Northamptonshire | 43.85 | 21,596 | 6,935 | 75.69 | 24.31 |
Erewash | 43.04 | 26,863 | 9,255 | 74.38 | 25.62 |
Gedling | 44.90 | 27,745 | 11,089 | 71.45 | 28.55 |
High peak | 44.40 | 21,569 | 10,443 | 67.38 | 32.62 |
Harborough | 48.23 | 23,577 | 8,156 | 74.30 | 25.70 |
Hinckley and Bosworth | 44.10 | 26,771 | 9,642 | 73.52 | 26.48 |
Kettering | 42.90 | 22,174 | 7,500 | 74.73 | 25.27 |
Leicester | 41.79 | 50,678 | 38.005 | 57.15 | 42.85 |
Lincoln | 36.68 | 16,099 | 6,951 | 69.84 | 30.16 |
Mansfield | 38.09 | 21,610 | 8,474 | 71.83 | 28.17 |
Melton | 44.69 | 12,563 | 4,590 | 73.24 | 26.76 |
Newark and Sherwood | 45.05 | 27,621 | 10,211 | 73.01 | 26.99 |
North East Derbyshire | 42.82 | 24,576 | 8,624 | 74.02 | 25.98 |
Northampton | 39.68 | 41,065 | 17,651 | 69.94 | 30.06 |
North Kesteven | 42.95 | 27,397 | 7,926 | 77.56 | 22.44 |
North West Leicestershire | 45.46 | 24,780 | 7,575 | 76.59 | 23.41 |
Nottingham | 35.76 | 42,853 | 25,564 | 62.64 | 37.36 |
Oadby and Wigston | 43.25 | 13,523 | 5,600 | 70.72 | 29.28 |
Rushcliffe | 51.80 | 29,739 | 14,083 | 67.86 | 32.14 |
Rutland | 49.27 | 10,048 | 3,809 | 72.51 | 27.49 |
South Derbyshire | 43.57 | 23,323 | 7,463 | 75.76 | 24.24 |
South Holland | 39.83 | 20,542 | 5,603 | 78.57 | 21.43 |
South Kesteven | 42.63 | 32,217 | 11,247 | 74.12 | 25.88 |
South Northamptonshire | 48.01 | 22,860 | 9,064 | 71.61 | 28.39 |
Wellingborough | 45.70 | 18,044 | 6,349 | 73.97 | 26.03 |
West Lindsey | 43.70 | 22,882 | 8.223 | 73.56 | 26.44 |
East of England
region | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
East of England | 43.1 | 1,298,004 | 530.140 | 71.00 | 29.00 |
The East of England region is divided into 47 districts .
District | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Babergh | 43.46 | 20,332 | 9,696 | 67.71 | 32.29 |
Basildon | 35.11 | 34.097 | 10,461 | 76.52 | 23.48 |
Bedford | 47.04 | 36,421 | 16,184 | 69.23 | 30.77 |
Braintree | 42.96 | 34,788 | 11,501 | 75.15 | 24.85 |
Breckland | 42.33 | 29,920 | 9,793 | 75.34 | 24.66 |
Brentwood | 46.29 | 19,381 | 6,177 | 75.83 | 24.17 |
Broadland | 46.88 | 32,607 | 12,073 | 72.98 | 27.02 |
Broxbourne | 36.33 | 19,386 | 4,988 | 79.54 | 20.46 |
Cambridge | 48.43 | 17,871 | 21,253 | 45.68 | 54.32 |
Castle Point | 41.38 | 21,012 | 5,348 | 79.71 | 20.29 |
Central Bedfordshire | 42.02 | 58,496 | 21,774 | 72.87 | 27.13 |
Chelmsford | 44.42 | 39,829 | 15,934 | 71.43 | 28.57 |
Colchester | 42.11 | 34,293 | 17,809 | 65.82 | 34.18 |
Dacorum | 44.96 | 33,295 | 14,438 | 69.75 | 30.25 |
East Cambridgeshire | 43.93 | 18,365 | 8,262 | 68.97 | 31.03 |
East Hertfordshire | 45.24 | 33,478 | 12,716 | 72.47 | 27.53 |
Epping Forest | 38.39 | 28,240 | 8,533 | 76.80 | 23.20 |
Fenland | 38.83 | 21,087 | 6.336 | 76.90 | 23.10 |
Forest Heath | 37.71 | 10,757 | 3,327 | 76.38 | 23.62 |
Great Yarmouth | 36.58 | 19.207 | 6.325 | 75.23 | 24.77 |
Harlow | 37.36 | 16,226 | 5,823 | 73.59 | 26.41 |
Hertsmere | 39.95 | 22.005 | 6,772 | 76.47 | 23.53 |
Huntingdonshire | 44.45 | 38,725 | 15,145 | 71.89 | 28.11 |
Ipswich | 39.24 | 25.195 | 10,859 | 69.88 | 30.12 |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 42.58 | 35,996 | 11,652 | 75.55 | 24.45 |
Luton | 39.45 | 34,980 | 16.002 | 68.61 | 31.39 |
Maldon | 43.20 | 15,735 | 4,987 | 75.93 | 24.07 |
Mid Suffolk | 47.95 | 25,828 | 10.177 | 71.73 | 28.27 |
North Hertfordshire | 45.94 | 30,410 | 13,592 | 69.11 | 30.89 |
North Norfolk | 50.09 | 28,555 | 11,799 | 70.76 | 29.24 |
Norwich | 40.88 | 21,582 | 18,231 | 54.52 | 45.48 |
Peterborough | 41.18 | 32,878 | 15,534 | 67.91 | 32.09 |
Rochford | 40.89 | 20,931 | 5,542 | 79.07 | 20.93 |
South Cambridgeshire | 49.29 | 34,594 | 18,351 | 65.34 | 34.66 |
Southend-on-Sea | 38.33 | 34,365 | 13,488 | 71.81 | 28.19 |
South Norfolk | 47.23 | 32,400 | 13,332 | 70.85 | 29.15 |
St Albans | 51.90 | 33,443 | 18,934 | 63.85 | 36.15 |
St Edmundsbury | 42.68 | 24,607 | 9,789 | 71.54 | 28.46 |
Stevenage | 41.64 | 17,927 | 7,311 | 71.03 | 28.97 |
Suffolk Coastal | 49.77 | 33,524 | 13,452 | 71.36 | 28.64 |
Tendring | 43.89 | 33,363 | 13,627 | 71.00 | 29.00 |
Three Rivers | 44.14 | 20,779 | 7,985 | 72.24 | 27.76 |
Thurrock | 34.59 | 28,284 | 9,307 | 75.24 | 24.76 |
Uttlesford | 49.19 | 21,595 | 7,624 | 73.91 | 26.09 |
Watford | 41.69 | 16,814 | 9,259 | 64.49 | 35.51 |
Waveney | 43.11 | 28,162 | 10,035 | 73.73 | 26.27 |
Welwyn Hatfield | 42.74 | 23,482 | 8,876 | 72.57 | 27.43 |
London
region | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
London | 35.37 | 1,123,480 | 734.427 | 60.47 | 39.53 |
The Greater London region is divided into 33 districts .
District | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barking and Dagenham | 27.77 | 22,338 | 9,436 | 70.30 | 29.70 |
Barnet | 38.91 | 55,451 | 30,153 | 64.78 | 35.22 |
Bexley | 37.48 | 48,630 | 14,929 | 76.51 | 23.49 |
Brent | 29.68 | 30,941 | 25,551 | 54.77 | 45.23 |
Bromley | 41.28 | 67,671 | 27,286 | 71.26 | 28.74 |
Camden | 37.41 | 24,845 | 26,275 | 48.60 | 51.40 |
City of London | 42.65 | 1,384 | 1,196 | 53.64 | 46.36 |
City of Westminster | 31.53 | 24,805 | 15,279 | 61.88 | 38.12 |
Croydon | 35.90 | 58,475 | 28,789 | 67.01 | 32.99 |
Ealing | 36.21 | 42,565 | 32,445 | 56.75 | 43.25 |
Enfield | 35.43 | 45,721 | 23,521 | 66.03 | 33.97 |
Greenwich | 33.26 | 32,039 | 20,618 | 60.84 | 39.16 |
Hackney | 34.23 | 20,064 | 30,969 | 39.32 | 60.68 |
Haringey | 35.70 | 23,223 | 30,310 | 43.38 | 56.62 |
Harrow | 37.94 | 40.993 | 20,990 | 66.14 | 33.86 |
Hammersmith and Fulham | 37.85 | 24,380 | 16,889 | 59.08 | 40.92 |
Havering | 35.92 | 49,691 | 14,592 | 77.30 | 22.70 |
Hillingdon | 34.10 | 45,535 | 18,888 | 70.68 | 29.32 |
Hounslow | 32.83 | 32,550 | 20,953 | 60.84 | 39.16 |
Islington | 35.80 | 20,851 | 27,553 | 43.08 | 56.92 |
Kensington and Chelsea | 34.40 | 20,332 | 9,696 | 67.71 | 32.29 |
Kingston upon Thames | 42.81 | 27,945 | 18,230 | 60.52 | 39.48 |
Lambeth | 33.16 | 28,758 | 34,712 | 45.31 | 54.69 |
Lewisham | 33.20 | 28,929 | 28.184 | 50.65 | 49.35 |
Merton | 39.83 | 33,573 | 18,375 | 64.63 | 35.37 |
Newham | 27.16 | 27,169 | 21,085 | 56.30 | 43.70 |
Redbridge | 32.92 | 42,717 | 20,524 | 67.55 | 32.45 |
Richmond upon Thames | 47.15 | 35,768 | 24,796 | 59.06 | 40.94 |
Southwark | 34.43 | 29,304 | 32,695 | 47.27 | 52.73 |
Sutton | 38.90 | 35.003 | 16,930 | 67.40 | 32.60 |
Tower Hamlets | 28.86 | 23,975 | 20,286 | 54.17 | 45.83 |
Waltham Forest | 33.83 | 31,118 | 22,140 | 58.43 | 41.57 |
Wandsworth | 37.07 | 46,737 | 30,152 | 60.79 | 39.21 |
North East England
region | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
North East England | 38.73 | 546.138 | 212,951 | 71.95 | 28.05 |
The North East England region is divided into 12 districts .
District | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darlington | 41.47 | 23.096 | 9.134 | 71.66 | 28.34 |
Durham | 34.95 | 100.203 | 40,435 | 71.25 | 28.75 |
Gateshead | 41.28 | 44,366 | 16,214 | 73.24 | 26.76 |
Hartlepool | 31.45 | 16,685 | 4,998 | 76.95 | 23.05 |
Middlesbrough | 35.69 | 25,721 | 10,416 | 71.18 | 28.82 |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 40.93 | 51,484 | 28,766 | 64.15 | 35.85 |
North Tyneside | 41.82 | 48,078 | 16,296 | 74.69 | 25.31 |
Northumberland | 40.78 | 72,500 | 27,252 | 72.68 | 27.32 |
Redcar and Cleveland | 41.41 | 31,859 | 11,554 | 73.39 | 26.61 |
South Tyneside | 39.13 | 31,991 | 12,533 | 71.85 | 28.15 |
Stockton-on-Tees | 38.71 | 40,763 | 13,877 | 74.60 | 25.40 |
Sunderland | 37.64 | 59,392 | 21,476 | 73.44 | 26.56 |
North West England
region | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
North West England | 39.10 | 1.416.201 | 613.249 | 69.78 | 30.22 |
The North West England region is divided into 39 districts .
District | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allerdale | 45.25 | 24,533 | 8,354 | 74.60 | 25.40 |
Barrow-in-Furness | 36.00 | 14,383 | 4,561 | 75.92 | 24.08 |
Blackburn with Darwen | 43.26 | 29,787 | 11,393 | 72.33 | 27.67 |
Blackpool | 36.88 | 30,343 | 10,544 | 74.21 | 25.79 |
Bolton | 38.09 | 53,037 | 20,825 | 71.81 | 28.19 |
Burnley | 38.84 | 18,822 | 7,037 | 72.79 | 27.21 |
Bury | 40.28 | 41,878 | 15,625 | 72.83 | 27.17 |
Carlisle | 39.72 | 22,611 | 10,202 | 68.91 | 31.09 |
Cheshire East | 43.04 | 88,669 | 33.241 | 72.73 | 27.27 |
Cheshire West and Chester | 43.11 | 78,450 | 30,322 | 72.12 | 27.88 |
Chorley | 42.39 | 25,119 | 8,598 | 74.50 | 25.50 |
Copeland | 41.07 | 16,907 | 5.628 | 75.03 | 24.97 |
Eden | 45.07 | 13,302 | 5,342 | 71.35 | 28.65 |
Fylde | 44.62 | 20,727 | 6,413 | 76.37 | 23.63 |
Halton | 34.18 | 22,432 | 8,763 | 71.91 | 28.09 |
Hyndburn | 40.35 | 17,891 | 6.167 | 74.37 | 25.63 |
Knowsley | 33.05 | 24,859 | 11,343 | 68.67 | 31.33 |
Lancaster | 39.09 | 28,555 | 13,504 | 67.89 | 32.11 |
Liverpool | 35.92 | 71,739 | 41,035 | 63.61 | 36.39 |
Manchester | 32.04 | 60,495 | 48,442 | 55.53 | 44.47 |
Oldham | 38.60 | 42,623 | 17,076 | 71.40 | 28.60 |
Pendulum | 43.69 | 21,565 | 7,077 | 75.29 | 24.71 |
Preston | 38.44 | 25,218 | 11,413 | 68.84 | 31.16 |
Ribble Valley | 44.93 | 15,138 | 4,982 | 75.24 | 24.76 |
Rochdale | 36.30 | 40,146 | 16,390 | 71.01 | 28.99 |
Rossendale | 38.17 | 14,480 | 5,361 | 72.98 | 27.02 |
Salford | 33.15 | 37,373 | 16.601 | 69.24 | 30.76 |
Sefton | 39.22 | 57,289 | 23,925 | 70.54 | 29.46 |
South Lakeland | 50.28 | 27,781 | 13,412 | 67.44 | 32.56 |
South Ribble | 40.16 | 25,582 | 8,845 | 74.31 | 25.69 |
St Helens | 37.96 | 36,753 | 14,682 | 71.46 | 28.54 |
Stockport | 41.64 | 59,937 | 29,930 | 66.70 | 33.30 |
Tameside | 36.00 | 43,187 | 16,516 | 72.34 | 27.66 |
Trafford | 42.73 | 48,602 | 22,687 | 68.18 | 31.82 |
Warrington | 39.39 | 40,442 | 19.134 | 67.88 | 32.12 |
West Lancashire | 39.83 | 24,804 | 9,288 | 72.76 | 27.24 |
Wigan | 33.55 | 48,793 | 31,201 | 61.00 | 39.00 |
Weird | 43.16 | 73.120 | 28,627 | 71.86 | 28.14 |
Wyre | 44.26 | 28,829 | 8,763 | 76.69 | 23.31 |
South East England
region | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South East England | 44.31 | 1,951,793 | 823.793 | 70.32 | 29.68 |
The South East England region is divided into 67 districts .
District | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adur | 39.84 | 13,412 | 5,357 | 71.46 | 28.54 |
Arun | 44.70 | 37,536 | 11,729 | 76.19 | 23.81 |
Ashford | 45.02 | 28,132 | 10,349 | 73.11 | 26.89 |
Aylesbury Vale | 45.74 | 41.096 | 17,777 | 69.80 | 30.20 |
Basingstoke and Deane | 43.60 | 38,681 | 14,837 | 72.28 | 27.72 |
Bracknell Forest | 41.20 | 24.001 | 9,677 | 71.27 | 28.73 |
Brighton and Hove | 45.18 | 44.198 | 43,948 | 50.14 | 49.86 |
Canterbury | 44.43 | 30,759 | 15,398 | 66.64 | 33.36 |
Cherwell | 43.53 | 30,925 | 12,944 | 70.49 | 29.51 |
Chichester | 46.44 | 30,549 | 10,856 | 73.78 | 26.22 |
Chiltern | 51.67 | 27,331 | 8,933 | 75.37 | 24.63 |
Crawley | 39.41 | 20,275 | 7,993 | 71.72 | 28.28 |
Dartford | 41.43 | 21,397 | 7,256 | 74.68 | 25.32 |
Dover | 45.23 | 27,386 | 9,897 | 73.45 | 26.55 |
Eastbourne | 44.63 | 21,920 | 9,565 | 69.62 | 30.38 |
East Hampshire | 48.30 | 31,550 | 11,259 | 73.70 | 26.30 |
Eastleigh | 44.05 | 28,644 | 12,796 | 69.12 | 30.88 |
Elmbridge | 43.92 | 30,930 | 11,200 | 73.42 | 26.58 |
Epsom and Ewell | 46.11 | 177.741 | 7,240 | 71.02 | 28.98 |
Fareham | 45.36 | 29,874 | 9,825 | 75.25 | 24.75 |
Gosport | 37.71 | 17,546 | 5,321 | 76.73 | 23.27 |
Gravesham | 43.59 | 22,023 | 8,266 | 72.71 | 27.29 |
Guildford | 48.37 | 33,351 | 14,982 | 69.00 | 31.00 |
Hard | 46.56 | 21,873 | 9,817 | 69.02 | 30.98 |
Hastings | 36.78 | 15,277 | 7,349 | 67.52 | 32.48 |
Havant | 38.91 | 27,614 | 8,241 | 77.02 | 22.98 |
Horsham | 47.94 | 33,878 | 15,039 | 69.26 | 30.74 |
Isle of Wight | 40.07 | 32,841 | 11,311 | 74.38 | 25.62 |
Lewes | 49.18 | 23,738 | 12,531 | 65.45 | 34.55 |
Maidstone | 42.39 | 35,133 | 12,214 | 74.19 | 25.81 |
Medway | 39.76 | 54,540 | 18,817 | 74.35 | 25.65 |
Mid Sussex | 47.88 | 33,704 | 15,659 | 68.28 | 31.72 |
Milton Keynes | 41.23 | 46,646 | 21,773 | 68.18 | 31.82 |
Mole Valley | 53.02 | 24,748 | 9,541 | 72.17 | 27.83 |
New Forest | 44.78 | 47,732 | 16,135 | 74.74 | 25.26 |
Oxford | 37.90 | 18,395 | 21,693 | 45.89 | 54.11 |
Portsmouth | 35.96 | 34,490 | 16,577 | 67.54 | 34.46 |
Reading | 41.20 | 27,571 | 17.605 | 61.03 | 38.97 |
Reigate and Banstead | 43.25 | 30,827 | 11,891 | 72.16 | 27.84 |
Rother | 48.24 | 25,167 | 8,718 | 74.27 | 25.73 |
Runnymede | 39.88 | 16,901 | 6,297 | 72.86 | 27.14 |
Rushmoor | 38.98 | 17,596 | 7,417 | 70.35 | 29.65 |
Sevenoaks | 46.32 | 29,850 | 9,849 | 75.19 | 24.81 |
Shepway | 42.03 | 24,342 | 8,920 | 73.18 | 26.82 |
Slough | 37.61 | 19,397 | 11,956 | 61.87 | 38.13 |
South Bucks | 42.86 | 16,503 | 5,001 | 76.74 | 23.26 |
South Oxfordshire | 48.61 | 33,565 | 14,776 | 69.43 | 30.57 |
Southampton | 38.06 | 39,257 | 23,062 | 62.99 | 37.01 |
Spelthorns | 42.07 | 21,873 | 7,687 | 74.00 | 26.00 |
Surrey Heath | 45.91 | 21,725 | 7.116 | 75.33 | 24.67 |
Swale | 40.72 | 28,948 | 9,634 | 75.03 | 24.97 |
Tandridge | 47.63 | 20,572 | 8,286 | 71.29 | 28.71 |
Test Valley | 48.10 | 29,296 | 13,862 | 67.88 | 32.12 |
Thanet | 42.17 | 28,613 | 10.168 | 73.78 | 26.22 |
Tonbridge and Malling | 45.07 | 29,700 | 9,880 | 75.04 | 24.96 |
Tunbridge Wells | 46.01 | 25,469 | 10,892 | 70.04 | 29.96 |
Vale of White Horse | 49.16 | 30,507 | 14,737 | 67.43 | 32.57 |
Waverley | 51.76 | 33,723 | 12,718 | 72.61 | 27.39 |
Wealden | 47.97 | 40,667 | 14,275 | 74.02 | 25.98 |
West Berkshire | 48.69 | 39,235 | 15,637 | 71.50 | 28.50 |
West Oxfordshire | 48.25 | 26,739 | 10,766 | 71.29 | 28.71 |
Winchester | 54.04 | 32,857 | 15.005 | 68.65 | 31.35 |
Windsor and Maidenhead | 48.52 | 35,835 | 12,767 | 73.73 | 26.27 |
Woking | 49.10 | 23,391 | 10,424 | 69.17 | 30.83 |
Wokingham | 47.32 | 39,232 | 15,968 | 71.07 | 28.93 |
Worthing | 39.82 | 21,653 | 9.476 | 69.56 | 30.44 |
Wycombe | 46.23 | 38,872 | 16,965 | 69.62 | 30.38 |
South West England
region | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South West England | 44.61 | 1,225,305 | 564,541 | 68.46 | 31.54 |
The South West England region is divided into 37 districts .
District | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bath and North East Somerset | 48.94 | 40,471 | 25,042 | 61.78 | 38.22 |
Bournemouth | 36.19 | 33,468 | 14,030 | 70.46 | 29.54 |
Bristol | 41.68 | 69,878 | 56,433 | 55.32 | 44.68 |
Cheltenham | 41.38 | 22,695 | 12,972 | 63.63 | 36.37 |
Christchurch | 49.66 | 14,729 | 4,492 | 76.63 | 23.37 |
Cornwall | 40.20 | 117,770 | 51.184 | 69.71 | 30.29 |
Cotswold | 41.38 | 22,695 | 12,972 | 63.63 | 36.37 |
East Devon | 50.07 | 36,605 | 14,778 | 71.24 | 28.76 |
East Dorset | 49.33 | 26,688 | 8,020 | 76.89 | 23.11 |
Exeter | 43.64 | 22.605 | 14,432 | 61.03 | 38.97 |
Forest of Dean | 45.72 | 20,758 | 8,727 | 70.40 | 29.60 |
Gloucester | 39.69 | 24,730 | 9,964 | 71.28 | 28.72 |
Isles of Scilly | 47.96 | 542 | 288 | 65.30 | 34.70 |
Mendip | 49.87 | 27,162 | 14,419 | 65.32 | 34.68 |
Mid Devon | 47.59 | 19,349 | 8,737 | 68.89 | 31.11 |
North Dorset | 49.29 | 18,371 | 7,342 | 71.45 | 28.55 |
North Devon | 49.29 | 18,371 | 7,342 | 71.45 | 28.55 |
North Somerset | 46.07 | 49.101 | 22,473 | 68.60 | 31.40 |
Plymouth | 38.88 | 49,743 | 20,251 | 71.07 | 28.93 |
Poole | 42.77 | 34,655 | 13,367 | 72.16 | 27.84 |
Purbeck | 48.96 | 12,741 | 4,979 | 71.90 | 28.10 |
Sedgemoor | 41.89 | 25,549 | 11,221 | 69.48 | 30.52 |
South Gloucestershire | 46.17 | 64.993 | 27,179 | 71.51 | 29.49 |
South Hams | 51.23 | 23,241 | 11,343 | 67.20 | 32.80 |
South Somerset | 48.69 | 42,239 | 18,489 | 69.55 | 30.45 |
Stroud | 48.99 | 28,376 | 15,154 | 65.19 | 34.81 |
Swindon | 39.20 | 41,286 | 17,803 | 69.87 | 30.13 |
Taunton Deane | 46.92 | 26,339 | 12,380 | 68.03 | 31.97 |
Teignbridge | 47.83 | 33,016 | 14,994 | 68.77 | 31.23 |
Tewkesbury | 45.75 | 21,291 | 8,052 | 72.56 | 27.44 |
Torbay | 41.52 | 30,428 | 12,156 | 71.45 | 28.55 |
Torridge | 45.81 | 16,363 | 7,030 | 69.95 | 30.05 |
West Dorset | 53.28 | 28,391 | 13,688 | 67.47 | 32.53 |
West Devon | 51.03 | 14,805 | 6,713 | 68.80 | 31.20 |
West Somerset | 50.71 | 10,503 | 3,671 | 74.10 | 25.90 |
Wiltshire | 43.30 | 14,961 | 7,048 | 67.98 | 32.02 |
Weymouth and Portland | 43.30 | 14,961 | 7,048 | 67.98 | 32.02 |
West Midlands
region | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Midlands | 39.82 | 1,157,772 | 461,847 | 71.48 | 28.52 |
The West Midlands region is divided into 30 districts .
District | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birmingham | 36.58 | 170,749 | 94,835 | 64.29 | 35.708 |
Bromsgrove | 44.73 | 24,118 | 8,432 | 74.10 | 25.90 |
Cannock Chase | 33.06 | 19,151 | 5,621 | 77.31 | 22.69 |
Coventry | 37.77 | 56,037 | 27,629 | 66.98 | 33.02 |
Dudley | 38.38 | 70.064 | 21,681 | 76.37 | 23.63 |
East Staffordshire | 43.83 | 27,155 | 9.129 | 74.84 | 25.16 |
Herefordshire | 46.24 | 44,448 | 18,665 | 70.43 | 29.57 |
Lichfield | 42.70 | 25,572 | 7,938 | 76.31 | 23.69 |
Malvern Hills | 47.76 | 19,617 | 8,368 | 70.10 | 29.90 |
Newcastle-under-Lyme | 36.18 | 25,644 | 9,473 | 73.02 | 26.98 |
North Warwickshire | 43.82 | 16,509 | 4,918 | 77.05 | 22.95 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth | 36.14 | 24,021 | 9,809 | 71.01 | 28.99 |
Redditch | 37.80 | 17,547 | 6,385 | 73.32 | 26.68 |
rugby | 45.02 | 23,574 | 8,733 | 72.97 | 27.03 |
Sandwell | 35.13 | 54,355 | 21,738 | 71.43 | 28.57 |
Shropshire | 42.15 | 68,732 | 27,221 | 71.63 | 28.37 |
Solihull | 41.25 | 50,298 | 1,577 | 76.12 | 23.88 |
South Staffordshire | 41.27 | 27,769 | 7,349 | 79.07 | 20.93 |
Stafford | 46.23 | 32,937 | 11,711 | 73.77 | 26.23 |
Staffordshire Moorlands | 41.81 | 24,504 | 7,749 | 75.97 | 24.03 |
Stoke-on-Trent | 31.18 | 41,277 | 15,814 | 72.30 | 27.70 |
Stratford-on-Avon | 50.06 | 34,766 | 11,982 | 74.37 | 25.63 |
Tamworth | 36.97 | 16,449 | 4,829 | 77.31 | 22.69 |
Telford and Wrekin | 43.05 | 36,213 | 14.097 | 71.98 | 28.02 |
Walsall | 37.87 | 52,641 | 18,437 | 74.06 | 25.94 |
Warwick | 50.31 | 32.210 | 16,371 | 66.30 | 33.70 |
Wolverhampton | 38.29 | 46.507 | 18,352 | 71.70 | 28.30 |
Worcester | 40.73 | 20,083 | 9,525 | 67.83 | 32.17 |
Wychavon | 48.15 | 31,916 | 11,168 | 74.08 | 25.92 |
Wyre Forest | 36.88 | 22,909 | 8,110 | 73.85 | 26.15 |
Yorkshire and the Humber
region | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yorkshire and the Humber | 39.9 | 1,042,178 | 474,532 | 68.71 | 31.29 |
The Yorkshire and the Humber Region is divided into 21 Districts .
District | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barnsley | 35.81 | 46,335 | 15,868 | 74.49 | 25.51 |
Bradford | 40.50 | 87,838 | 42,858 | 67.21 | 32.79 |
Calderdale | 41.12 | 41,175 | 18,494 | 69.01 | 30.99 |
Craven | 46.84 | 14,527 | 6.091 | 70.46 | 29.54 |
Doncaster | 36.80 | 58,726 | 21,179 | 73.49 | 26.51 |
East Riding of Yorkshire | 42.18 | 82,929 | 29,358 | 73.85 | 26.15 |
Hambleton | 46.10 | 20,991 | 11,281 | 65.04 | 34.96 |
Harrogate | 46.55 | 37,998 | 16,179 | 70.14 | 29.86 |
Kingston upon Hull | 31.91 | 39,554 | 17,475 | 69.36 | 30.64 |
Kirklees | 42.46 | 85.395 | 42,270 | 66.89 | 33.11 |
Leeds | 39.06 | 136,632 | 71.506 | 65.64 | 34.36 |
North East Lincolnshire | 34.23 | 29,484 | 9,549 | 75.54 | 24.46 |
North Lincolnshire | 39.57 | 36,031 | 12,542 | 74.18 | 25.82 |
Richmondshire | 46.94 | 12.002 | 4,088 | 74.59 | 25.41 |
Rotherham | 38.88 | 51,996 | 21,613 | 70.64 | 29.36 |
Ryedale | 45.58 | 13,987 | 5,042 | 73.50 | 26.50 |
Scarborough | 39.86 | 23,440 | 10.148 | 69.79 | 30.21 |
Selby | 44.15 | 20,907 | 7.094 | 74.67 | 25.33 |
Sheffield | 41.64 | 98,563 | 61.141 | 61.72 | 38.28 |
Wakefield | 35.50 | 62,531 | 25,766 | 70.81 | 29.19 |
York | 44.28 | 41,137 | 24,980 | 62.22 | 37.78 |
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland counted as a single constituency.
Part of the country | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland | 55.79 | 372.706 | 289,088 | 56.32 | 43.68 |
Scotland
The 73 Scottish constituencies to the Scottish Parliament were used as census districts. Two of the 73 constituencies voted for the electoral reform.
Part of the country | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 50.74 | 1,249,375 | 713.813 | 63.64 | 36.36 |
Scottish constituency | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen Central | 45.35 | 13,838 | 10,385 | 57.13 | 42.87 |
Aberdeen Donside | 47.71 | 17,265 | 9,048 | 65.61 | 34.39 |
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine | 52.37 | 17,945 | 9,818 | 64.64 | 35.36 |
Aberdeenshire East | 52.68 | 19,538 | 10,359 | 65.35 | 34.65 |
Aberdeenshire West | 53.37 | 18,119 | 10.131 | 64.14 | 35.86 |
Airdrie and Shotts | 46.35 | 15,767 | 7,845 | 66.78 | 33.22 |
Almond Valley | 51.44 | 18,871 | 11,458 | 62.22 | 37.78 |
Angus North and Mearns | 47.79 | 16,739 | 7,877 | 68.00 | 32.00 |
Angus South | 50.01 | 18,834 | 8,404 | 69.15 | 30.85 |
Argyll and Bute | 53.73 | 16,580 | 9,526 | 63.51 | 36.49 |
Ayr | 54.32 | 22,821 | 10,202 | 69.11 | 30.89 |
Banffshire and Buchan Coast | 46.55 | 17,451 | 7.153 | 70.93 | 29.07 |
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | 52.15 | 17,848 | 10,364 | 63.26 | 36.74 |
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | 48.13 | 20,100 | 8,384 | 70.57 | 29.43 |
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane | 55.57 | 17,077 | 9,993 | 63.08 | 36.92 |
Clydebank and Milngavie | 53.72 | 17,409 | 10,730 | 61.87 | 38.13 |
Clydesdale | 52.50 | 19,605 | 10,109 | 65.98 | 34.02 |
Coatbridge and Chryston | 45.31 | 14,905 | 8,122 | 64.73 | 35.27 |
Cowdenbeath | 47.03 | 16,831 | 8,360 | 66.81 | 33.19 |
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | 52.14 | 16,024 | 8,857 | 64.40 | 35.60 |
Cunninghame North | 52.31 | 19,299 | 9,935 | 66.02 | 33.98 |
Cunninghame South | 43.03 | 14,679 | 7.173 | 67.17 | 32.83 |
Dumbarton | 53.49 | 18,624 | 9,685 | 65.79 | 34.21 |
Dumfriesshire | 53.46 | 22,472 | 9,236 | 70.87 | 29.13 |
Dunfermline | 52.59 | 18,869 | 10,069 | 65.20 | 34.80 |
Dundee City East | 48.34 | 16,557 | 9,048 | 64.66 | 35.34 |
Dundee City West | 46.19 | 15.097 | 8,930 | 62.83 | 37.17 |
East Kilbride | 51.16 | 19,103 | 10,568 | 64.38 | 35.62 |
East Lothian | 56.98 | 20,619 | 11,237 | 64.73 | 35.27 |
Eastwood | 63.02 | 20,768 | 10,914 | 65.55 | 34.45 |
Edinburgh Central | 55.76 | 13,717 | 14,486 | 48.64 | 51.36 |
Edinburgh Eastern | 55.54 | 17,953 | 12.110 | 59.72 | 40.28 |
Edinburgh Northern and Leith | 54.06 | 15,034 | 14,995 | 50.06 | 49.94 |
Edinburgh Pentlands | 58.11 | 19,090 | 10,614 | 64.27 | 35.73 |
Edinburgh Southern | 62.57 | 16,569 | 16,549 | 50.03 | 49.97 |
Edinburgh Western | 59.90 | 20,689 | 12,421 | 62.49 | 37.51 |
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | 53.61 | 19,796 | 8,755 | 69.34 | 30.66 |
Falkirk East | 49.88 | 19,037 | 8,871 | 68.21 | 31.79 |
Falkirk West | 50.71 | 18,615 | 9,397 | 66.45 | 33.55 |
Galloway and West Dumfries | 52.96 | 20,724 | 9,051 | 69.60 | 30.40 |
Glasgow Anniesland | 43.43 | 13,891 | 9,819 | 58.59 | 41.41 |
Glasgow Cathcart | 44.95 | 14,803 | 11,184 | 56.96 | 43.04 |
Glasgow Kelvin | 40.49 | 9,875 | 14,083 | 41.22 | 58.78 |
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | 36.47 | 10,624 | 9,636 | 52.44 | 47.56 |
Glasgow Pollok | 39.43 | 14,437 | 8,257 | 63.62 | 36.38 |
Glasgow Provan | 34.95 | 11,365 | 7,616 | 59.88 | 40.12 |
Glasgow Shettleston | 38.20 | 13,412 | 7,518 | 64.08 | 35.92 |
Glasgow Southside | 43.29 | 11,114 | 10,972 | 50.32 | 49.68 |
Greenock and Inverclyde | 49.57 | 18,403 | 9,521 | 65.90 | 34.10 |
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse | 45.15 | 14,963 | 10.181 | 59.51 | 40.49 |
Inverness and Nairn | 53.21 | 20,415 | 11,653 | 63.66 | 36.34 |
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley | 50.19 | 21,785 | 9,825 | 68.92 | 31.08 |
Kirkcaldy | 46.26 | 18,620 | 8,754 | 68.02 | 31.98 |
Linlithgow | 52.97 | 22,324 | 11,450 | 66.10 | 33.90 |
Mid Fife and Glenrothes | 48.82 | 17,830 | 8,014 | 68.99 | 31.01 |
Midlothian North and Musselburgh | 51.42 | 19.203 | 10,220 | 65.27 | 34.73 |
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale | 55.68 | 19,070 | 12,440 | 60.52 | 39.48 |
Moray | 51.14 | 18,212 | 9,991 | 64.57 | 35.43 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | 45.51 | 16,028 | 8,154 | 66.28 | 33.72 |
Na h-Eileanan to Iar | 59.76 | 8,735 | 4.117 | 67.97 | 32.03 |
North East Fife | 51.08 | 17,441 | 11,670 | 59.91 | 40.09 |
Orkney | 49.27 | 4,829 | 3,187 | 60.24 | 39.76 |
Paisley | 49.83 | 16,505 | 8,788 | 65.26 | 34.74 |
Perthshire North | 56.58 | 20.173 | 9,383 | 68.25 | 31.75 |
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire | 54.12 | 20,071 | 10,835 | 64.94 | 35.06 |
Renfrewshire North and West | 55.91 | 18,200 | 9,070 | 66.74 | 33.26 |
Renfrewshire South | 53.48 | 17,808 | 8,880 | 66.73 | 33.27 |
Rutherglen | 46.76 | 17,407 | 9,495 | 64.71 | 35.29 |
Shetland | 53.70 | 5,079 | 4.121 | 55.21 | 44.79 |
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | 56.57 | 18,937 | 12,490 | 60.26 | 39.74 |
Stirling | 58.55 | 18,683 | 11,270 | 62.37 | 37.63 |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden | 57.06 | 21,775 | 11,761 | 64.93 | 35.07 |
Uddingston and Bellshill | 44.85 | 16,480 | 8,289 | 66.53 | 33.47 |
Wales
The 40 constituencies of the Welsh National Assembly were used as census wards. In all districts there was a majority in favor of those against the electoral reform.
Part of the country | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wales | 41.74 | 616.307 | 325,349 | 65.45 | 34.55 |
Assembly constituency | Voter turnout (%) | "Vote no | "Yes" votes | No (%) | Yes (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
But of that | 36.96 | 11,951 | 6,626 | 64.33 | 35.67 |
Aberconwy | 45.43 | 13,888 | 6,248 | 68.97 | 31.03 |
Alyn and Deeside | 37.20 | 15,811 | 6,893 | 69.64 | 30.36 |
Arfon | 43.20 | 9,889 | 7,674 | 56.31 | 43.69 |
Blaenau Gwent | 37.77 | 13,364 | 6,521 | 67.21 | 32.79 |
Brecon and Radnorshire | 52.83 | 17,806 | 10,348 | 63.25 | 36.75 |
Bridgend | 40.91 | 16,066 | 7,732 | 67.51 | 32.49 |
Caerphilly | 41.10 | 16,519 | 8,768 | 65.33 | 34.67 |
Cardiff Central | 37.67 | 12,656 | 10,641 | 54.32 | 45.68 |
Cardiff North | 51.55 | 22,128 | 11,952 | 64.93 | 35.07 |
Cardiff South and Penarth | 37.23 | 16,597 | 10,562 | 61.11 | 38.89 |
Cardiff West | 43.49 | 16,074 | 11,278 | 58.77 | 41.23 |
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | 51.57 | 18,243 | 9,447 | 65.88 | 34.12 |
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | 48.03 | 19.197 | 8,632 | 68.98 | 31.02 |
Ceredigion | 51.71 | 17,253 | 11,500 | 60.00 | 40.00 |
Clwyd South | 37.26 | 13,329 | 6,606 | 66.86 | 33.14 |
Clwyd West | 43.40 | 17,371 | 7,524 | 69.78 | 30.22 |
Cynon Valley | 35.76 | 11,661 | 6,820 | 63.10 | 36.90 |
Delyn | 43.50 | 16,043 | 7.138 | 69.21 | 30.79 |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd | 46.81 | 13,268 | 7,425 | 64.12 | 35.88 |
Gower | 43.38 | 17,394 | 9,251 | 65.28 | 34.72 |
Islwyn | 37.80 | 14,068 | 6,618 | 68.01 | 31.99 |
Llanelli | 44.26 | 17,033 | 8,643 | 66.34 | 33.66 |
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | 35.11 | 12.208 | 6,876 | 63.97 | 36.03 |
Monmouth | 46.60 | 20,855 | 9.225 | 69.33 | 30.67 |
Montgomeryshire | 47.40 | 14,750 | 8,154 | 64.40 | 35.60 |
Neath | 41.57 | 15,401 | 8,303 | 64.97 | 35.03 |
Newport East | 35.67 | 13,112 | 6.277 | 67.63 | 32.37 |
Newport West | 36.86 | 15,643 | 7,293 | 68.20 | 31.80 |
Ogmore | 36.58 | 13,192 | 6,923 | 65.58 | 34.42 |
Pontypridd | 38.87 | 14,691 | 8,417 | 63.58 | 36.42 |
Preseli Pembrokeshire | 47.14 | 18,392 | 8,651 | 68.01 | 31.99 |
Rhondda | 37.63 | 12,356 | 7,194 | 63.54 | 36.46 |
Swansea East | 31.37 | 12,146 | 6,578 | 64.87 | 35.13 |
Swansea West | 35.34 | 13,308 | 8,355 | 61.43 | 38.57 |
Torfaen | 36.44 | 14,724 | 7,398 | 66.56 | 33.44 |
Vale of Clwyd | 40.87 | 15,767 | 7,080 | 69.01 | 30.99 |
Vale of Glamorgan | 46.91 | 22,862 | 10,287 | 68.97 | 31.03 |
Wrexham | 36.09 | 12,603 | 5,957 | 67.90 | 32.10 |
Ynys Môn | 48.72 | 16,448 | 7,534 | 68.58 | 31.42 |
Web links
- UK Electoral Commission statements on referendum
- Official website of the supporters of the electoral law change ( Memento of May 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- NO2AV ( Memento of May 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Official website of the opponents of the change in electoral law
Individual evidence
- ^ Archive of Labor Party Manifestos: new Labor because Britain deserves better. (No longer available online.) Labor Party, 1997, archived from the original on August 21, 2002 ; accessed on May 7, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b MPs back referendum on voting system. BBC News, February 9, 2010, accessed on May 7, 2011 (English).
- ^ Labor Ex-Ministers To Fight Voting Reform. (No longer available online.) Skynews, November 26, 2010, archived from the original on October 12, 2012 ; accessed on May 11, 2011 .
- ^ Why the alternative vote gets my vote. The Guardian, February 16, 2011, accessed May 7, 2011 .
- ↑ Labor Yes Endorsers: Labor Yes! to fairer votes. Retrieved May 7, 2011 .
- ↑ Labor figures back campaign to change voting system. BBC News, December 8, 2010, accessed on May 7, 2011 (English).
- ^ Labor MPs - are they Yes or No to AV? Yes - 92 No - 132. (No longer available online.) Labourlist.org, May 4, 2011, archived from the original on February 4, 2011 ; accessed on May 7, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ AV referendum: Where parties stood. BBC News, April 26, 2011, accessed May 7, 2011 .
- ↑ AV referendum question published. BBC News, July 22, 2010, accessed July 7, 2011 .
- ^ AV Explained. (No longer available online.) The Constitution Society, archived from the original on May 9, 2011 ; accessed on July 7, 2011 .
- ↑ Alternative vote: Loved by no one. The Guardian, accessed May 7, 2011 .
- ↑ A vote that makes a difference. The Independent, January 9, 2011, accessed May 7, 2011 .
- ↑ Alternative Vote: 'Yes vote is a' No 'to David Cameron. The Daily Mirror, accessed May 7, 2011 .
- ↑ UK should vote to reform its voting. (No longer available online.) The Financial Times, archived from the original on February 22, 2011 ; accessed on May 7, 2011 .
- ↑ AV to say NO. (No longer available online.) The Sun, April 13, 2011, archived from the original on October 10, 2007 ; accessed on May 7, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Constitutional reform in Britain - Yes or No? The Economist, accessed May 7, 2011 .
- ^ Full Text: Conservative-Lib Dem deal. BBC News, May 12, 2010, accessed May 7, 2011 .
- ^ Parliamentary Voting Systems and Constituencies Bill (PDF) as introduced (House of Commons Bill 63 of Session 2010-12).
- ↑ Voting referendum question 'too hard', says watchdog. BBC News, September 30, 2010, accessed May 7, 2011 .
- ↑ a b House of Lords Bill 26 of Session 2010-12. (PDF) Retrieved May 7, 2011 (English).
- ↑ AV referendum bill clears first Commons hurdle. BBC News, September 7, 2010, accessed May 7, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Lords Divisions Analysis. parliament.uk, accessed March 5, 2019 .
- ↑ RMPs reject 40% threshold plan for the AV referendum. BBC News, February 15, 2011, accessed May 7, 2011 .
- ↑ Referendum on voting system goes ahead after Lords vote. BBC News, February 17, 2011, accessed May 7, 2011 .
- ↑ a b UK-wide referendum on the Parliamentary voting system - Final national results. The Electoral Commission, accessed March 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Voting System referendum results. (CSV; 52 kB) Accessed March 5, 2019 (English).