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The Brexit referendum took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar, asking voters whether the nation should remain a member of the European Union or leave it.
The result of the referendum was 51.89% in favor of leaving the European Union and 48.11% in favor of remaining. In Scotland, 62% voted to remain in the EU, with all 32 council areas voting to stay. Northern Ireland also voted to remain, with a majority of 56% to 44%. Most London boroughs also voted to remain.
The map below, which is similar to the map “TrumpLand vs Biden Archipelago,” illustrates the parts of the United Kingdom, represented as an imaginary archipelago, that wished to remain in or leave the European Union.
Remain Land
England – 46% Northern Ireland – 55.8% Scotland – 62% Wales – 47.5%
Leave Land
England – 53.4% Northern Ireland – 44.2% Scotland – 38% Wales – 52.5%
Esri UK
Moreover, Deviantart user stagyika made an amazing physical map of the post-Brexit United Kingdom.
At 11 pm GMT on 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom officially withdrew from the European Union.
Interested in the history and causes of Brexit? Take note of these books and movies.
