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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 - and across the UK - with all Welsh council areas declared. | Leave has won the EU referendum campaign in Wales - and across the UK - with all Welsh council areas declared. |
| Some 854,572 (52.5%) voters in Wales chose to leave the EU, compared to 772,347 (47.5%) supporting Remain. | Some 854,572 (52.5%) voters in Wales chose 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 the "fault lines" of Welsh politics had changed forever. | The leader of the Welsh Conservatives and Leave supporter Andrew RT Davies said the "fault lines" of Welsh politics had changed forever. |
| But Plaid Cymru's Simon Thomas said we were entering "disturbing territory". | But Plaid Cymru's Simon Thomas 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. | 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. | Only five areas - Gwynedd, Cardiff, Ceredigion, the Vale of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire - voted for Remain. |
| Welsh Labour In campaign manager Lord Hain said the Tories invited a "kicking" in the poll and were given it. | |
| The UK picture | The UK picture |
| Live coverage of reaction in Wales | 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: "It is clear that the fault lines of Welsh politics have now changed forever, and I am extremely proud to have been involved in this campaign." | Andrew RT Davies said: "It is clear that the fault lines of Welsh politics have now changed forever, and I am extremely proud to have been involved in this campaign." |
| Vote Leave Cymru leader David Jones told BBC News he was calling for Prime Minister David Cameron "to give consideration to whether he is the person who can provide the stability that the country needs". | |
| 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". | |
| 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, a Plaid AM whose party supported Remain, 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. | "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." | "This is very dangerous and disturbing territory that we're entering into." |
| Mark Williams, Welsh Liberal Democrat leader, said he was deeply disappointed, adding: "Now is not the time for more government infighting at the expense of the people of Wales." | |
| Labour AM Baroness Morgan said: "That crash in the market you hear is also the crashing of your pensions. This will impact on everyone." | Labour AM Baroness Morgan said: "That crash in the market you hear is also the crashing of your pensions. This will impact on everyone." |
| The result has stated that the British people do not wish to be a member of the European Union. | |
| 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." |
| Live coverage of the results and reaction continues on BBC One Wales, and on BBC Radio Wales. | Live coverage of the results and reaction continues on BBC One Wales, and on BBC Radio Wales. |
| 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. |