<page_title> Referendums in the United Kingdom </page_title> <section_title> 2016 European Union membership referendum </section_title> <table> <cell> Leave: 17,410,742 (51.9%) </cell> <cell> Remain: 16,141,241 (48.1%) </cell> </table>
The referendum resulted in an overall vote to leave the EU, as opposed to remaining an EU member, by 51.9% to 48.1%.