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Strong vote for remain in Oxford but Gosport votes leave | |
(35 minutes later) | |
More than 70% of voters in Oxford have voted to remain in the EU. | More than 70% of voters in Oxford have voted to remain in the EU. |
The count was disturbed after a councillor was ejected from the town hall when he clashed with security staff who refused him entry. | |
Oxford City councillor Mike Rowley attempted to enter the venue at about 00:30 BST. | |
After he was halted by door staff, police attended the town hall and restrained the Labour councillor before he was taken home. | After he was halted by door staff, police attended the town hall and restrained the Labour councillor before he was taken home. |
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 |
Oxford declared its result on time at 02:20 BST, with 49,424 people voting to remain (70%), and 20,913 voting to leave (30%). | Oxford declared its result on time at 02:20 BST, with 49,424 people voting to remain (70%), and 20,913 voting to leave (30%). |
Gosport responded shortly with nearly 64% voting to leave. | |
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%. |
Gosport, in Hampshire, quickly followed at 02:30 BST with 16,671 (36.14%) voting to remain and 29,456 (63.86%) voting to leave. | |
Analysis by BBC South political editor Peter Henley | |
"If the Remain campaign was looking for the South to come to its rescue, I don't think that it's going to happen. | |
"I've been talking in places like Portsmouth, where they were expecting about 50/50 between remain and leave, but that's looking more like 57% for leave now. | |
"In Southampton, where there are lots of estates, it looks like they're favouring leave with a percentage of 60/40. | |
"There are a lot of votes in the South, with a total of 6.5m voters and 67 counting stations, but it looks like many are moving towards leave." |