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In pictures: UK votes in referendum

  • 24 June 2016
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Millions of people have voted in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. Here we look back at the events in pictures.

People react to a regional EU referendum result at the Leave.EU campaign's referendum party at Millbank Tower Image copyright Jack Taylor/Getty Images
Image caption The Remain campaign was expected to win, but it was the Leave supporters who celebrated as the early results came in.
Supporters of the Stronger In Campaign cheer a Image copyright Rob Stothard / Getty Images
Image caption London supporters of the Stronger In Campaign cheered as the first result, from Gibraltar, was announced.
Supporters of the Stronger In campaign Image copyright Rob Stothard / PA
Image caption But hours later, with the outcome still too close to call, supporters of the Stronger In campaign looked on as some results went against them.
Supporters of the Stronger In campaign Image copyright Rob Stothard / PA
Image caption London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU but the remain vote has been undermined by poor results in the north of England. Voters in Wales and the English shires have backed Brexit in large numbers.
UKIP Leader Nigel Farage at the Leave.EU party Image copyright Stefan Rousseau / PA
Image caption UKIP leader Nigel Farage - who has campaigned for the past 20 years for Britain to leave the EU - told supporters "this will be a victory for ordinary people, for decent people".
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks after Britain voted to leave the European Union Image copyright Stefan Wermuth / Reuters
Image caption Speaking outside Number 10, David Cameron - accompanied by his wife Samantha - said the will of the British people must be respected and announced that he would step down as prime minister. He said there should be a new PM in place by the start of the Conservative Party conference in October.
Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, watches Prime Minister David Cameron on a screen as he speaks outside 10 Downing Street after Britain voted to leave on the European Union in London, Britain, June 24, 2016. Image copyright Reuters
Image caption Immediately after Mr Cameron's statement, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was asked by BBC 5 live how he would pay tribute to the prime minister. "I think the way he handled the Bloody Sunday inquiry and the way he handled the apology... I would praise him for that," he said.
Crowds gather around Boris Johnson's car as he leaves his home in Islingto Image copyright REX/Shutterstock
Image caption Pro-Leave Conservative Boris Johnson made no comment as he left his London home where a large crowd had gathered. Journalists attempted to ask him questions but were drowned out by a sea of boos.

The UK has now voted to leave the European Union.

Pedestrians carrying umbrellas during heavy rainfall pass a polling station, on the day of the EU referendum, in central London Image copyright Dylan Martinez / Reuters
Image caption The referendum ballot paper asked the following question: "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union", and despite the bad weather, turnout was high.
Jenny Watson, the Chief Counting Officer for the EU Referendum, announces that polling has closed and the national count has commenced at Manchester Town Hall Image copyright Peter Byrne / PA
Image caption At 22:00 BST on Thursday at Manchester Town Hall, Jenny Watson, the chief counting officer for the EU Referendum, announced that polling had closed.
Ballot boxes arrive at Manchester Central Image copyright Danny Lawson / PA
Image caption Across the country the votes were ferried to the counting centres.
City workers carry in a ballot box for counting at Gibraltar University Image copyright Sean Gallup / Getty Images
Image caption The first boxes to make their way to the count were in Gibraltar, as the British territory is an hour ahead of the UK.
Referendum workers verify the validity of ballots in the verification centre before counting at Gibraltar University Image copyright Sean Gallup / Getty Images
Image caption At Gibraltar University the validity of ballot papers was checked in the verification centre before counting began. The British territory was the first to officially declare a result, with 96% voting to Remain.
The first ballot papers are counted Image copyright Ian Forsyth / Getty Images
Image caption The ballot papers were counted at the 382 local counting areas, including this one in Sunderland.
Leave campaigners celebrate as they win the vote in Sunderland Image copyright Ian Forsyth / Getty Images
Image caption When the area declared in the early hours of Friday the Leave campaign polled most votes as expected, though the margin of victory was larger than many predicted.
BBC Broadcasting House Image copyright Jeff Overs
Image caption At 3.30am the Leave campaign was slightly ahead, the figures being projected onto the exterior of Broadcasting House in London.
Pedestrians stand in front of a monitor displaying the Tokyo stock index Image copyright Kiyoshi Ota / EPA
Image caption The value of the pound fell dramatically as it emerged that the UK had voted to leave the EU. In Japan the Nikkei 225 Stock Average also fell, the figures seen here on the streets of the Japanese capital.
Flowers in Brussels Image copyright Virginia Mayo / AP
Image caption In Brussels, the words "Please Stay" was spelt out in flowers in front of an EU office.
Workers begin counting ballots after polling stations closed in the referendum on the European Union in Glasgow, Scotland Image copyright Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
Image caption Counts were held in all 32 Scottish council areas. Here in Glasgow the count was in full swing.
A counter waits for ballot boxes to arrive at the Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls, London Image copyright Anthony Devlin / PA
Image caption This counter at the Royal Horticultural Hall in London had a longer wait for the ballot boxes to arrive, however.
The first Ballot boxes are opened at the Titanic Exhibition centre, Belfast Image copyright Paul Faith / AFP
Image caption The outcome of the Northern Ireland poll was announced at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast. Electoral staff are spread across eight different count centres and have the task of counting the votes from more than 1,300 ballot boxes.
Workers begin counting ballots after polling stations closed Image copyright Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
Image caption Members of political parties began counting ballots after the polling stations closed to try to gauge which way the vote had gone.
A general view of Manchester Town Hall Image copyright Peter Byrne / PA
Image caption The final national result is officially declared at Manchester Town Hall.
Cyclists with vote remain posters pass Big Ben Image copyright Matt Cardy / Getty Images
Image caption Throughout the day of voting both sides were out trying to sway undecided voters.
A sign is displayed opposite the M4 near Tata Steel works, on the day of the EU referendum, in Port Talbot in Wales Image copyright Rebecca Naden / Reuters
Image caption This Vote Leave sign was on display near the Tata Steel works in Port Talbot.
Voters drink beer outside after voting in the White Mill Inn, White Mill village, Carmarthenshire in Wales Image copyright Rebecca Naden / Reuters
Image caption Polling stations ranged from this pub in Carmarthenshire...
People voting in the European referendum at the polling station caravan in the village of Carlton, Cambridgeshire Image copyright Geoff Robinson / REX / Shutterstock
Image caption To a tent in the village of Carlton, Cambridgeshire.

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