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UK portal. v. t. e. On 23 June 2016, a referendum took place in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar to ask the electorate whether the country should remain a member of, or leave, the European Union (EU). The result was to leave, triggering calls to begin the process of the country's withdrawal from the EU commonly termed "Brexit".
"Leave the European Union", which secured a majority of 1,269,501 votes (3.78%) over those who had voted in favour of "Remain a member of the European Union", with England (except Greater London) and Wales voting to "Leave" while Greater London, Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to "Remain".
The UK's departure from the European Union led to two early general elections in 2017 and 2019, and dominated British politics until 31 January 2020, when the country's membership of the European Union ended. In September 2023, thousands of people participated in a march in London campaigning for the United Kingdom to rejoin the EU. [ 4]
v. t. e. The United Kingdom (along with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar) was a member state of the European Union (EU) and of its predecessor the European Communities (EC) – principally the European Economic Community (EEC) from 1 January 1973 until 31 January 2020. Since the foundation of the EEC, the UK had been an important ...
More than 400 million people in the European Union's 28 member states can vote from May 23 to 26, including nearly 50 million Britons who had been due to leave the bloc in March.
At the time of the referendum in June 1975 the UK was just one of nine member states that made up the European Communities.. The United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum, also known variously as the Referendum on the European Community (Common Market), the Common Market referendum and EEC membership referendum, took place under the provisions of the Referendum Act 1975 on 5 ...
Europeans will elect a new EU legislature next week. Some 427 million people in the European Union's 28 member states can vote from May 23 to 26, including nearly 50 million Britons who had been ...
UK portal. v. t. e. The United Kingdom in orange; the European Union (27 member states) in blue: a representation of the result of Brexit. Brexit ( / ˈbrɛksɪt, ˈbrɛɡzɪt /; [ 1 ] portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Following a referendum held on 23 June 2016, Brexit ...