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| EU referendum: Welsh voters back Brexit | EU referendum: Welsh voters back Brexit |
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| Leave has won the EU referendum campaign in Wales with all council areas declared. | Leave has won the EU referendum campaign in Wales with all council areas declared. |
| Some 854,572 (52.5%) voters have chosen to leave the EU, compared to 772,347 (47.5%) supporting Remain. | Some 854,572 (52.5%) voters have chosen to leave the EU, compared to 772,347 (47.5%) supporting Remain. |
| The leader of the Welsh Conservatives and Leave supporter Andrew RT Davies said it was a "historic moment for Wales". | |
| But Simon Thomas, Plaid Cymru AM, said we were entering "disturbing territory". | |
| The vast bulk of Wales' council areas, many of them Labour-supporting, voted for Leave, with a majority in 17 backing Brexit. | |
| Only five areas - Gwynedd, Cardiff, Ceredigion, the Vale of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire - voted for Remain. | |
| The BBC forecasts that Leave has won across the UK, with the final result set to be declared within hours. | The BBC forecasts that Leave has won across the UK, with the final result set to be declared within hours. |
| Welsh Labour In campaign manager Lord Hain said the Tories invited a kicking in the poll "and are being given it". | Welsh Labour In campaign manager Lord Hain said the Tories invited a kicking in the poll "and are being given it". |
| The UK picture | The UK picture |
| Live coverage of reaction in Wales | |
| Results in full | Results in full |
| Local results | Local results |
| What happened in Wales' EU campaign? | What happened in Wales' EU campaign? |
| Neil Hamilton, UKIP assembly group leader, said: "I am absolutely delighted and I have to admit even a little surprised myself, as I hardly dared believe we could achieve this." | Neil Hamilton, UKIP assembly group leader, said: "I am absolutely delighted and I have to admit even a little surprised myself, as I hardly dared believe we could achieve this." |
| Andrew RT Davies said there had been a collapse in the "Labour diktat" that operated in Wales. | |
| "An historic moment for Wales, the United Kingdom and our democracy. It's a momentous day for the people of our great country," he tweeted. | |
| UKIP AM Mark Reckless tweeted that it was "Independence Day". | UKIP AM Mark Reckless tweeted that it was "Independence Day". |
| But on the Remain side Lord Hain said: "The strong Leave vote demonstrates the serious extent of left-behind alienation in Labour areas, at Wales' economic and social prospects and deep antagonism to the UK Tory government which invited a kicking in this referendum and are being given it." | |
| Labour's Welsh Health Secretary Vaughan Gething told BBC Wales there was a mistrust in politicians and "an anti-politics feeling". | Labour's Welsh Health Secretary Vaughan Gething told BBC Wales there was a mistrust in politicians and "an anti-politics feeling". |
| "We need to understand that, listen and act," he said. | "We need to understand that, listen and act," he said. |
| Turnout has been high at 71.7% for Wales. | Turnout has been high at 71.7% for Wales. |
| Simon Thomas, Plaid AM, told BBC Wales he was extremely disappointed. | |
| "I think its an absolute disaster from the point of view of building the Welsh economy over the next five to ten years," he said. | |
| "This is very dangerous and disturbing territory that we're entering into." | |
| Labour AM Baroness Morgan said: "That crash in the market you hear is also the crashing of your pensions. This will impact on everyone." | |
| Work and Pensions Secretary and former Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said he was "not surprised" by the results in Wales and that voters had not trusted the messages from the Remain campaign. | Work and Pensions Secretary and former Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said he was "not surprised" by the results in Wales and that voters had not trusted the messages from the Remain campaign. |
| He said voters said they were "sorry we don't believe what the Labour party and the government are saying about the benefits of the European Union". | He said voters said they were "sorry we don't believe what the Labour party and the government are saying about the benefits of the European Union". |
| Political commentator Daran Hill said: "Wales' decision to Leave comes down to a failure of Labour and the Labour-inclined Stronger In campaign to connect with, motivate and mobilise their voters. | Political commentator Daran Hill said: "Wales' decision to Leave comes down to a failure of Labour and the Labour-inclined Stronger In campaign to connect with, motivate and mobilise their voters. |
| "The Welsh voters have done what they haven't done since 1979 - they have rejected the establishment." | "The Welsh voters have done what they haven't done since 1979 - they have rejected the establishment." |
| S4C is showing a live results programme which is also being broadcast on Radio Cymru and can be watched on the BBC iPlayer. | S4C is showing a live results programme which is also being broadcast on Radio Cymru and can be watched on the BBC iPlayer. |
| There will be updates from BBC Wales on the UK overnight programme on BBC One Wales. | There will be updates from BBC Wales on the UK overnight programme on BBC One Wales. |
| BBC Radio Wales will have a special programme from 06:00 BST on Friday. | BBC Radio Wales will have a special programme from 06:00 BST on Friday. |
| Analysis from Vaughan Roderick, BBC Welsh Affairs editor | Analysis from Vaughan Roderick, BBC Welsh Affairs editor |
| We've seen a very surprising pattern. We've seen working class Labour voters go fairly solidly "Vote Leave", far more strongly than we were expecting. | We've seen a very surprising pattern. We've seen working class Labour voters go fairly solidly "Vote Leave", far more strongly than we were expecting. |
| Leave won Bridgend - which is First Minister Carwyn Jones' territory - and they won Rhondda Cynon Taff, which is Leanne Woods' home territory. | Leave won Bridgend - which is First Minister Carwyn Jones' territory - and they won Rhondda Cynon Taff, which is Leanne Woods' home territory. |
| So maybe it's not the individual politicians that we should be looking at - it's actually a question of income and social class more than political affiliation or political leadership. | So maybe it's not the individual politicians that we should be looking at - it's actually a question of income and social class more than political affiliation or political leadership. |
| Are we looking at a situation where people who felt they have had nothing to lose voted to leave, whereas people who feel they have something to lose - Labour or Conservative - decided to vote remain? | Are we looking at a situation where people who felt they have had nothing to lose voted to leave, whereas people who feel they have something to lose - Labour or Conservative - decided to vote remain? |
| It seems to me that there's an income and class distribution question far more than there is a political one. | It seems to me that there's an income and class distribution question far more than there is a political one. |
| David Cameron and George Osborne's big scare campaign didn't work and there were issues over the timing of the referendum. | David Cameron and George Osborne's big scare campaign didn't work and there were issues over the timing of the referendum. |
| Because of the Assembly election campaign you only saw Carwyn Jones and Leanne Wood together three days before the vote took place. | Because of the Assembly election campaign you only saw Carwyn Jones and Leanne Wood together three days before the vote took place. |
| That was far too late to turn their popularity into persuading people to vote to Remain. | That was far too late to turn their popularity into persuading people to vote to Remain. |