EU referendum - how did my area vote?

Having spoken to some students regarding the EU referendum, there was a lot of surprise at some areas and the voting patterns that existed. 

Certain factors can be observed:

- wealthier areas normally voted to Remain, even where they tend to vote Conservative

- many working class areas voted to Leave, even where they have historically voted Labour

- there was an education gap, with those with university level educations or above being considerably more likely to vote Remain

- Urban areas were far more likely to vote to Remain, where rural and coastal areas, particularly the east coast, were more likely to vote to Leave

- Scotland and NI were both strongly in favour of Remain, whilst Wales and England voted to leave (more strongly in the case of England).

This has led to a number of subsequent changes in voting patterns, or at the very least has been a key indicator of them. In 2017 the Conservatives led across all occupation groups (normally a key indicator of class), where traditionally have led in C2DE groups. This could be an indicator of a decline of class voting. That said, Brexit may have uniquely brought such issues to the fore, and future general elections could return to similar patters as before.

You can access the data using the link below:

EU Referendum results