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EU referendum results LIVE: UK votes to leave the European Union; PM Cameron to resign in October

The news of UK's exit from the European Union has also triggered a massive jolt in the global financial markets, forcing several countries to adopt defensive measures to tackle the crisis.

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In a historic referendum, Britain on Friday parted ways from the European Union (EU), becoming the first country to leave the 28-nation bloc. After the verdict, pro "Leave" groups in the Netherlands and other EU nations have called for similar referendums in their respective countries. The news of UK's exit from the European Union, after 43 years of its membership, sent ripples to the global financial markets, forcing several countries to adopt defensive measures to tackle the crisis.

The final results were announced at the Manchester Town Hall. Of the 33,577,342 votes cast, 17,410,742 votes were for 'Leave' and 16,141,241 votes for 'Remain'.

Here are all the LIVE updates:-

24 June 2016
16:44 IST

“There is no way of predicting all the political consequences of this event – especially for the UK. It is a historic moment, but not a moment for hysterical reactions,” says Tusk.

16:44 IST

“There is no hiding the fact that we wanted a different outcome of yesterday’s referendum,” Tusk said in Brussels on Friday.

16:44 IST

European Council president Donald Tusk said he had spoken to EU leaders in the past few days and the union had been prepared for the result and was determined to keep its unity. 

16:20 IST

We must analyse the Brexit situation calmly, not rush into any decisions. The European Union is strong enough to find the right answers today: Merkel

16:19 IST

The main objective is the safety and prosperity of the Europeans: Merkel

16:18 IST

We have to redesign our cooperation with Britain. Our goal must be to have close future relations between Britain and the EU: Merkel

16:18 IST

All membership rights will still be in effect with Britan untill the exit process is fully completed: Merkel.

16:17 IST

Brexit is a blow to Europe and European unity process. We have invited the French President for a discussion on Bexit, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

 

14:07 IST

Brexit vote is 'fantastic' says Donald Trump in Scotland, reports AFP

13:44 IST

European Council President Donald Tusk says determined to keep unity after Brexit.

Danish government-allied populists call for EU vote, PM rejects

13:36 IST

But I don't think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to the next destination: Cameron

UK PM Cameron says will step down by October after Brexit vote

 

13:35 IST

British people made a decision that not only needs to be respected but those on losing side of argument should help to make it work: Cameron

13:35 IST

I will do everything I can as PM to steady the ship over coming weeks and months: David Cameron

 

13:31 IST

Brexit: European Parliament calls special session on Tuesday. Germany's vice chancellor and economics minister Sigmar Gabriel says, "A bad day for Europe," after referendum results.

 

13:29 IST

Brexit impact: Bank of England 'stands ready to provide' £250 billion, reports AFP

12:50 IST

The British people have voted to leave the European Union and their will must be respected, says David Cameron.

Britain's Brexit battle: See in pics

After Brexit victory, India says will strive to strengthen ties with UK, EU both

11:50 IST

Well prepared to deal with Brexit, says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

11:48 IST

Brexit final result: Leave counts to 51.9%, against remain 48.1%, reports Reuters

The final results were announced at the Manchester Town Hall.

There were 33,577,342 votes cast with 'Remain' securing 16,141,241 votes and 'Leave' 17,410,742.

Britain votes to exit EU in historic referendum

11:45 IST

Now Dutch anti-immigration leader Geert Wilders calls for Dutch referendum on EU membership, reports Reuters

11:41 IST

David Cameron to remain British PM after Brexit vote: Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, reports AFP

11:40 IST

Brexit impact: RBI watching all markets, including currencies & will provide liquidity wherever necessary, says Raghuram Rajan, reports PTI

10:47 IST

Britain votes to leave EU in historic divorce, reports Reuters

10:37 IST

Sinn Fein chairman says British vote to leave EU "intensifies our case" for referendum on a united Ireland.

Sinn Fein calls for vote on Irish unity after Brexit

10:30 IST

Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders calls for the Netherlands to hold a referendum on whether to leave in the EU, reports AFP

10:29 IST

EU referendum: 'Leave' needs 249,404 votes to win; 12 results left to declare

10:16 IST

EU referendum: Leave needs 592,337 votes to win; 20 results left to declare

10:09 IST

EU referendum: Sensex down over 1,000 points at 10.05 am with all components in the red - Reuters

10:02 IST

EU referendum: Over 90% percent votes counted.

10:01 IST

Brexit effect: We are in constant touch with RBI, Finance Minister also regularly monitoring situation - Economic Affairs Secy Shaktikanta 

09:55 IST

Scotland 'sees its future as part of the EU': First Minister, reports AFP

Sturgeon says vote makes clear Scotland sees future as part of EU

09:52 IST

Brexit effect: Rupee cracks 68-mark, tanks 96 paise against USD.

09:47 IST

Don't think Brexit will impact India in medium or long term: Banking secretary Anjuly Duggal, reports PTI

09:46 IST

Sensex at 26,165.34, down by 836.88 points.

09:45 IST

RBI intervenes in forex market with liquidity support: PTI

Govt, RBI ready with measures to curb volatility: Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa on Brexit.

09:39 IST

Britain votes to leave EU in historic divorce: BBC

09:28 IST

Japan's Nikkei stock index dives more than 8% on Brexit fears: AFP

09:25 IST

Sensex opens 940 points down as leads show 'Leave' camp ahead in EU referendum vote; Nifty tanks 281.50 pts: PTI

09:24 IST

UK pound plunges to 31-year-low as referendum results point to EU exit.

09:18 IST

UK referendum: Indian rupee drops by 1% to 67.85 against the dollar. BBC forecasts Britain's exit from EU.

09:17 IST

UK leader Nigel Farage wants David Cameron out as Britons vote Brexit.

09:12 IST

India's sensex plunges over 630 points in pre-open trade: Reuters.

09:11 IST

UK referendum: 'Leave' leader Nigel Farage says June 23 will be Britain’s independence day.

09:06 IST

UK referendum vote: The pound has fallen 11% against the dollar -- the lowest since 1985.

08:52 IST

'Leave' scents victory as EU vote divides Britain. With results declared from 206 of 382 voting districts plus parts of Northern Ireland, Leave was ahead in the referendum.

08:46 IST

S&P 500 futures fall as 'Remain' barely leads in early UK vote count. Also, British pound falls to its lowest level since September 1985 as 'Leave' campaign extends its lead.

08:31 IST

UK referendum vote: Sterling, Asian markets routed as early Brexit results put Leave ahead. South Korea says it will take market stabilisation measures as needed on UK results.

08:27 IST

UK referendum vote: With 200 of 382 results declared, 'Leave' leads by 51.7%.

08:22 IST

Rupee all set to take a severe knock as pound skids over 8%, its biggest fall in living memory. 

08:20 IST

British pound’s wild ride continues, tumbles to 5-month low after hitting 2016 high. Counting underway in the historic referendum that will determine if the United Kingdom remains in the European Union.

08:16 IST

195 out of 382 areas declare results: 51.30% vote to leave and 48.70% vote to stay in EU.

07:52 IST

154 of 382 areas declare results

Vote share: 51.20% voted to 'Leave' EU, 48.80% voted to 'Remain' in EU

07:43 IST

135 of 382 areas declare results

Vote share: 50.92% voted to 'Leave' EU, 49.08% voted to 'Remain' in EU

07:28 IST

100 of 382 areas declare results; counting under way

Vote share: 49.81% voted to 'Leave' EU, 50.19% voted to 'Remain' in EU

07:13 IST

82 of 382 areas declare results

Vote share: 49.61% voted to 'Leave' EU, 50.39% to 'Remain' in EU

07:12 IST

Hong Kong stocks swing in the wake of Brexit vote results

07:02 IST

68 of 382 areas declare results; counting under way

Vote share: 49.17% voted to 'Leave' EU, 50.83% voted to 'Remain' in EU

06:59 IST

Glasgow has voted for remain

06:54 IST

51 of 382 areas declare results

Vote share: 48.70% voted to 'Leave' EU, 51.30% to 'Remain' 

06:41 IST

39 of 382 areas declare results; 53.76% voted to 'Leave' EU, 46.24% to 'Remain' in EU

 

06:31 IST

The pound plunged on Friday morning and stock traders moved nervously as early results from Britain`s knife-edge EU referendum gave surprisingly strong wins for those wanting to leave the bloc.

06:28 IST

29 of 382 declared; counting under way

Vote share: 54.08%  voted to Leave EU, 45.92% to Remain in EU

06:22 IST

City of London votes to 'Remain' in EU

06:21 IST

20 of 382 declared

Vote share: 52.18% Leave, while 47.82% Remain

06:19 IST

Rochford votes to Leave

06:18 IST

Renfrewshire votes to Remain

Merthyr Tydfil votes to Leave

Midlothian votes to Remain

Stockton-on-Tees votes to Leave

Hartlepool votes to Leave

06:17 IST

Basildon votes to 'Leave' EU

06:10 IST

15 of 382 declared

Fifteen results are in so far, out of 382.

Here are the results. It is the vote figures that count.

Areas

Remain: 10

Leave: 5

Votes

Remain: 394,282 (48.5%)

Leave: 418,809 (51.5%)

06:06 IST

15 of 382  declared - East Ayrshire votes to Remain

 

06:05 IST

14 of 382 declared - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar votes to Remain

 

06:05 IST

13 of 382 declared -  Dundee votes to Remain

 

06:05 IST

12 of 382 declared - South Tyneside votes to Leave

 

05:45 IST

11 of 382 declared - West Dunbartonshire votes to 'Remain' in EU

 

05:45 IST

10 of 382 declared - Shetland Islands votes to 'Remain'  in EU

 

05:36 IST

9 of 382 declared - Kettering votes to 'Leave' EU

05:29 IST

8 of 382 declared - Broxbourne votes to 'Leave' EU

05:22 IST

7 of 382 declared - Swindon votes to 'Leave' EU

05:19 IST

6 of 382 declared - Isles of Scilly votes to 'Remain' in EU

05:02 IST

With 5/382 results now declared across the UK, the ‘Leave’ campaign has taken a narrow lead.

‘Leave’ now stands at 50.5 percent, and ‘Remain’ at 49.5 percent. That’s 161,744 votes to 158,536.

05:00 IST

As the ‘Leave’ campaign takes a narrow lead, the British pound has plummeted.

 

04:45 IST

5 of 382 declared - Sunderland votes to 'Leave' 

04:43 IST

4 of 382 declared - Clackmannanshire votes to Remain

04:32 IST

3 of 382 declared - Orkney votes to 'Remain' 

04:29 IST

2 of 382 declared - Newcastle upon Tyne votes to 'Remain' 

04:17 IST

First results in: Gibraltar votes overwhelming to ‘Remain’

Gibraltar, a British territory on the tip of southern Spain, has overwhelmingly voted for the UK to ‘Remain’ in the EU by 19,322 to 823 - that’s 96 percent to 4 percent.

Results show there was an 84 percent voter turnout.

04:10 IST

For the count, the UK has been divided into 382 counting areas.

 

03:44 IST

The pound and euro both soared amid growing market confidence that Britain would vote to keep their country a member of the European Union.

The pound topped $1.50 an hour after polls closed at 2100 GMT, after trading higher against the dollar all day as investors hoped the "Brexit" referendum would fail.

The euro also surged to nearly $1.1430, bolstered by comments from Nigel Farage, one of the leaders of the pro-Brexit camp, saying after voting ended that it appeared his side had narrowly lost.

02:58 IST

Polling closed in Britain's bitterly fought referendum on whether to quit the European Union on Thursday, with a prominent Leave campaigner saying he expected to lose and an early survey suggesting voters had chosen to remain in the bloc.

The survey by pollster YouGov showed Remain ahead by a margin of 52 to 48 percent. Unlike a classic exit poll, it was based on online responses by a pre-selected sample of people rather than a survey of voters as they left polling stations.

Nigel Farage, head of the UK Independence Party and a leading voice in favour of leaving the EU, told Sky News he did not expect to be on the winning side.

"Turnout looks to be exceptionally high and looks like Remain will edge it," he said according to the broadcaster. 

02:06 IST

U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, led by bank shares, as Wall Street bet strongly that Britain is voting to remain part of the European Union, potentially avoiding a hit to European trade and its consequences to global economic growth.

01:54 IST

As polling in Britain on whether to Remain or Leave the European Union nears the end, surveys show that the results could still go either way.

An Ipsos MORI survey shows 52 per cent wanting to stay in the European Union, against 48 per cent for a Brexit.

01:27 IST

British bookmakers on Thursday revealed that the final flurry of bets placed on the outcome of the "In/Out" referendum on European Union (EU) membership were strongly backing an "In" result.

Odds released on Thursday afternoon by Ladbrokes, one of Britain's largest betting firms, showed the "Remain" camp at 1/10 and "Leave" at 6/1, which would mean an 86-per cent likelihood of Britain remaining in the EU.

23:03 IST

Heavy rains cause flooding in southeast England as Britons vote on EU

Heavy rains in southeast England on Thursday flooded streets, disrupted travel and closed two polling stations on the day Britons voted whether to remain in the European Union.

Britain's Met office said further showers and thunderstorms were expected in London and the southeast on Thursday afternoon and evening, and the Environment Agency issued flood warnings.

Lightning lit up the London sky on Wednesday night, accompanied by heavy rain. Aerial footage showed cars in floodwater in the town of Horsham, south of London.

The London Fire Brigade said it had received more than 550 emergency calls related to the weather.

In southwest London, two polling stations in the borough of Kingston Upon Thames were moved to other locations after flooding in the area, the council said.

London's underground and surrounding rail network were also disrupted by the heavy rain.

- Reuters

22:36 IST

The BBC is now reporting that turnout in Northern Ireland could be as high as 70 percent, similar to the levels witnessed in Scotland.

22:12 IST

Scotland’s chief returning officer Mary Pitkeithley has told the BBC that turnout is at an estimated 70 to 80 percent in Scotland.

20:04 IST

The Independent reports the Ipsos Mori survey has put the Remain camp ahead of Leave by 52 percent to 48 percent. However, 12 percent are still willing to switch sides.

20:04 IST

Betfair odds show 86 percent probability of UK voting to remain in EU - Reuters

19:19 IST
19:16 IST

A BMG Research poll for the Electoral Reform Society has said that voter turnout could match last year’s General Election. The poll found 67% of people are inclined to 'definitely vote' and a further 12% would 'probably vote'.

The turnout in last year's election was 66%. A high turnout is likely to favour Remain.

19:00 IST
18:43 IST

CNN reports that Britain's biggest newspapers have supported Brexit.

18:16 IST

A poll of opinion polls by Britain Elects has put Remain campaign ahead at 51% to 49% for Leave.

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