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| EU referendum: Councillor ejected from Oxford count | |
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| A councillor has been ejected from an EU referendum count after clashing with security staff who refused him entry to the venue. | A councillor has been ejected from an EU referendum count after clashing with security staff who refused him entry to the venue. |
| Oxford City councillor Mike Rowley attempted to get into the count at about 00:30 BST. | |
| After he was halted by door staff, police attended the town hall and restrained the Labour councillor. | After he was halted by door staff, police attended the town hall and restrained the Labour councillor. |
| It was feared the interruption would delay the result, but Oxford is still expected to declare at 02:30 BST. | |
| See the local results here | See the local results here |
| Follow the latest news on the BBC's live EU referendum coverage | Follow the latest news on the BBC's live EU referendum coverage |
| BBC Oxford correspondent Marcus Liddell said: "There was a little bit of drama away from the main count, a local councillor Mike Rowley - one of the senior councillors in charge of housing - tried to get in, and wasn't allowed in by the door staff. | BBC Oxford correspondent Marcus Liddell said: "There was a little bit of drama away from the main count, a local councillor Mike Rowley - one of the senior councillors in charge of housing - tried to get in, and wasn't allowed in by the door staff. |
| "Then there was a disturbance, there was some shouting and he was then restrained by the bouncers on the steps of the town hall. | "Then there was a disturbance, there was some shouting and he was then restrained by the bouncers on the steps of the town hall. |
| "It was quite a scene, the counting officer came out of the main hall and the local MP Andrew Smith tried to calm down Mr Rowley. | "It was quite a scene, the counting officer came out of the main hall and the local MP Andrew Smith tried to calm down Mr Rowley. |
| "In the end the police were called, and they took him away from the count here." | "In the end the police were called, and they took him away from the count here." |
| Turnout in the city, Britain's third most ethnically diverse, was 72%. | Turnout in the city, Britain's third most ethnically diverse, was 72%. |
| Labour Oxford East MP and Remain campaigner Andrew Smith has said he believes there will be a high majority in favour of staying in the European Union. | Labour Oxford East MP and Remain campaigner Andrew Smith has said he believes there will be a high majority in favour of staying in the European Union. |