Result of the Brexit referendum 2016, by percentage of votes

The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in the Brexit referendum that took place on June 23, 2016. Overall, 51.9 percent of people voted to leave the European Union, compared with 48.1 percent of people who opted to remain. Of the 33.57 million people who voted in the referendum, 17.4 million voted to leave and 16.1 million voted to remain. This represented quite a high turnout of 72.2 percent, the highest voter turnout in a UK-wide election since the 1992 General Election. Does the UK regret Brexit in 2024? As the UK approaches the eight anniversary of the Brexit vote in 2024, the vote to leave the EU is gradually becoming less popular. A growing majority of British voters have consistently said they think it was the wrong decision since July 2022. Despite this, British voters are still divided on exactly what type of future relationship they want with the EU, with a survey in late 2023 indicating that although rejoining the EU was the most popular option, it was supported by less than a third of voters. The declining popularity of Brexit since then likely reflects the political and economic instability of the UK in 2022 and 2023. If the current government, which is heavily associated with Brexit, fails to deal with the many issues facing voters, the popularity of Brexit could sink further. Brexit reveals a deeply divided country Except for London, all regions of England, as well as the country of Wales voted for Brexit. The leave vote was strongest in the West Midlands at over 59 percent, followed by the East Midlands at 58.8 percent. Scotland and Northern Ireland both voted to remain in the EU at 62 percent and 55.8 percent, respectively. Many of England’s largest cities such as Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Newcastle had Remain majorities. Younger voters were also more likely to have voted Remain than older ones. Almost three quarters of 18 to 24 year-old's voted to stay in the EU, compared with just 40 percent of those aged 65 and over.

在2016年6月23日举行的脱欧公投中，英国民众投票决定退出欧盟。总体而言，51.9%的选民选择了退出欧盟，而48.1%的选民则选择了留下。在此次公投中，共有3357万人参与投票，其中1740万人选择退出，1610万人选择留下。这一投票率高达72.2%，为自1992年大选以来英国全国性选举中选民参与率最高的一次。2024年，英国是否对脱欧感到懊悔？随着英国步入脱欧投票八周年之际，2024年，选择退出欧盟的投票逐渐变得不再受欢迎。自2022年7月起，越来越多的英国选民持续表示他们认为这是一个错误的决定。尽管如此，英国选民在希望与欧盟建立何种未来关系的问题上仍存在分歧，2023年底的一项调查显示，尽管重新加入欧盟是最受欢迎的选项，但支持率却不足三分之一的选民。自那时起，脱欧的受欢迎程度下降可能反映了英国在2022年和2023年的政治及经济不稳定。如果当前政府，该政府与脱欧有着密切的联系，未能妥善处理选民面临的众多问题，脱欧的受欢迎程度可能会进一步下降。脱欧暴露了一个深度分裂的国家。除了伦敦之外，英格兰的所有地区以及威尔士都投票支持脱欧。在威尔士中部，留欧投票率最高，超过59%，其次是东米德兰，达到58.8%。苏格兰和北爱尔兰分别以62%和55.8%的投票率投票留欧。英格兰的一些最大城市，如曼彻斯特、利物浦、利兹和纽卡斯尔，留欧投票率均占多数。年轻选民也更倾向于支持留欧，相较于65岁及以上的选民，几乎四分之三的18至24岁选民投票选择留在欧盟。