Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin votes to leave the EU
The majority of residents in the Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin area voted to leave the EU in yesterday's referendum.
In the Telford and Wrekin area 63.15% of voters (56,649 votes) chose to leave the EU, with 36.74% (32,954 votes) wanting to remain.
The turnout in the borough for the EU referendum was 72.15% from an electorate of 124,338. There were 101 rejected ballots.
Counting officer Richard Partington said: “Thank you to everyone who helped make the referendum in the borough run very smoothly.”
In the Shropshire Council area 56.9% of the electorate voted to leave (104,166 votes) with 43.1% (78,987 votes) wanting to stay.
The turnout was 77.42% (183,324 of 236,788 eligible voters). There were 170 rejected ballots.
UK votes to leave the European Union
The UK has voted to leave the European Union in the historic referendum.
The Out campaign passed the winning post with a lead of more than one million votes - a margin of 51.9% to 48.1%.
The turnout was 72.1% - the highest in a national poll since the 1992 general election.
A total of 33,577,342 voted - 17,410,742 for Leave and 16,141,241 for Remain.
The result could have huge implications for the UK, with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon already raising the prospect of a second independence referendum after all 32 local authorities north of the border voted for Remain.
Sinn Fein sources also said Brexit should lead to a poll on Irish unity, after Northern Ireland voted by 56% to 44% to Remain.
