EU Referendum result: Shropshire votes LEAVE
Shropshire has voted Leave in the EU Referendum in what has been called a 'historic day'.
Votes cast for Remain was 78,987 and for Leave 104,166
There was a 77.42% turnout with 183,324 votes cast.
Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski said: "The British people have voted decisively for sovereignty, to take back control, to make Parliament directly accountable to them and it is a very important day. We fought
very hard for this in Shropshire which has voted for Brexit and now the time has come to work with the European Union and show that the British people put their faith in this process and to show we can establish a good working relationship with the EU while not being part of a political process, working with them on the things British people want, which are trade and security through NATO.
"I always believed the British people would vote for Brexit but it is a relatively close result and we have to take that on board and ensure that the negotiation process is as smooth as possible.
"The priority now is making sure that we show and demonstrate that there can be a good relationship with Europe. However, I rather suspect this may lead to one or two other countries having their own referendums and for the countries that remain in the EU there will have to be changes for them.
