Cheshire East votes for Brexit as Britain prepares to leave European Union

by Lisa Reeves

Friday 24^th June 2016

Fri 24^th Jun 2016

Many of us will have woken up to the news that Britain has voted to leave the European Union.

The overall turnout in yesterday's vote was 72.2% with 51.9% voting to leave and 48.1% voting to remain.

Whilst England and Wales voted for Brexit both Northern Ireland and Scotland were in favour of remaining.

In Cheshire East there was a 77.3% turnout with 51.2% voting to leave and 48.8% backing remain. Many areas in the North West, including Warrington and Cheshire West & Chester, voted to leave the European Union whilst Stockport, Manchester and Trafford both voted to remain.

After six years in office David Cameron has just announced his he will step down by October.

England voted 53% Leave, 46.6% Remain

Northern Ireland voted 44.2% Leave, 55.8% Remain

Scotland voted 38% Leave, 62% Remain

Wales voted 52.5% Leave, 47.5% Remain.

Comments

Here's what readers have had to say so far. Why not add your thoughts below.

Keith Chapman

Saturday 25^th June 2016 at 3:50 pm

A disappointing result for those who feel the European Union has been good for the economy, jobs and cross border cooperation. However if we can strike the right deal on access to the single market prosperity will be maintained. We need the right negotiating team in place, and a determined new prime minister. We then need to focus on healing the divisions in our society revealed by the referendum vote. Unfortunately I think it is inevitable that Scotland will now leave the Union.

Alan R Davies

Sunday 26^th June 2016 at 3:52 pm

In the interests of completeness, the result from the Macclesfield count which included Wilmslow and Alderley Edge was 54.3% for Remain and 45.7% for Leave. It doesn't make a scrap of difference to the result of course, but those who voted Remain might feel reassured that there were more of a like mind than might have been assumed through the comments on these pages.

Mark Goldsmith

Monday 27^th June 2016 at 10:25 am

Given our local MP predicted great decline in growth following Brexit, will the Local Plan be changed to reflect this? Growth forecasts were increased by the Inspector last year, so 900 new homes are now needed.

However, if growth will be much lower as told to us by the highest authority in the land - the Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer and his Treasury department no less - surely this now needs to be downgraded too?

DELETED ACCOUNT

Monday 27^th June 2016 at 12:16 pm

Mark don't hold your breathe that Cheshire East will downgrade its housing numbers. It didn't before, - even when they knew the benchmarks for continued growth of the economy were not there.

Jon Armstrong

Tuesday 28^th June 2016 at 5:09 pm

With everything going on at the moment - the Prime Minister resigning, the complicated business of unpicking ourselves from the EU necessary, the pound tanking, price rises, fears of a coming recession, the Labour Party in meltdown, Scotland threatening to leave the UK again, etc, etc - I would imagine redrafting the Local Plan is quite rightly nowhere near the top of anyone's to do list.

Terry Roeves

Wednesday 29^th June 2016 at 7:03 pm

By the time the Inspector resumes the local plan hearing, say October,
we will have a Cabinet and likely as not a new Chancellor. Much will depend on the economic view then. His constituency home is sold. Timing is everything. An early election isn't out of the question.
Will CE leave the LP as is? Not difficult to adjust numbers to reduce sites for development, but include them as safe guarded for future possible needs.
Will CE horse trade northern sites against acceptance of the Handforth Dean 2,200 housing development? Say yes to HD and see Wilmlsow etc housing numbers reduce?
It's complicated!

Stuart Redgard

Wednesday 29^th June 2016 at 8:54 pm

Well said Alan R Davies