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EU referendum: First East Midlands results go to leave EU referendum: East Midlands votes in favour of leaving
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Leave campaigners claimed the first victories in the East Midlands with two districts opting to leave the EU. The majority of voters in the East Midlands opted to leave the EU, reflecting the national picture.
More than 60% of voters in both Kettering and Wellingborough, in Northamptonshire, opted in favour of a Brexit with turnouts of about 75%. So far only Leicester and Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, voted in favour of remain with most results now declared.
Regional results are not expected for several hours, with Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, predicted to be the last declaration at about 7:00 BST. The Lincolnshire boroughs of Boston and South Holland enjoyed the biggest margins with 75.6% and 73.6% in favour of remain respectively.
Another 40 councils in the region are counting overnight. Leicester MP Keith Vaz said it was "a terrible day for Britain and a terrible day for the EU".
Voting has been high in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire Dales both seeing 82% turnouts. The Labour MP said it would be "catastrophic" for the country.
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But fellow Labour MP for Bassetlaw John Mann, who campaigned to leave, said: "Traditional Labour voters, actual Labour voters, are voting to leave the EU and they are voting today because of immigration, because of job insecurity, because of job prospects, because of zero hours contracts and agency work."
A handful of districts have not yet declared a result.
The tiny county of Rutland brought the region's closest result so far with 50.6% in favour of leaving the EU.
More than 60% of voters in both Kettering and Wellingborough, in Northamptonshire, opted in favour of a Brexit with turnouts of about 75%.
Voting has been high in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire Dales both seeing 82% turnouts.
Turnouts in the big cities of Leicester and Nottingham were both lower than other areas at about 62%.