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EU referendum: East Midlands votes in favour of leaving EU referendum: Derbyshire votes in favour of leaving
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The majority of voters in the East Midlands opted to leave the EU, reflecting the national picture. Every council area in Derbyshire has voted to leave the EU.
So far only Leicester and Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, voted in favour of remain with most results now declared. An emotional Margaret Beckett, the Derby South MP, said she would be "surprised" if the United Kingdom was still together in five or 10 years' time.
The Lincolnshire boroughs of Boston and South Holland enjoyed the biggest margins with 75.6% and 73.6% in favour of remain respectively. Toyota, a major employer in the county, said it would "closely monitor" the impact of Brexit on its business.
Leicester MP Keith Vaz said it was "a terrible day for Britain and a terrible day for the EU". The closest vote was in High Peak, which voted 50.5% in favour of leave.
The Labour MP said it would be "catastrophic" for the country. Overall in Derbyshire, 59.1% voted leave and 40.9% remain with turnout in most areas above the national average, including Derbyshire Dales, where 81.9% voted.
See local results here. Andrew Bingham, Conservative MP for High Peak and a Leave campaigner, tweeted: "A truly historic moment, but not a time for gloating or triumphalism, a time for everyone to respect the democratic decision and work together."
Follow the latest news on the BBC's live EU referendum page But most Derbyshire MPs had campaigned to remain, including Labour's Dame Margaret Beckett.
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." Holding back tears, she said: "If in five years, 10 years' time we're still a United Kingdom, I shall be very, very relieved but really, very surprised," she said.
A handful of districts have not yet declared a result. "The things of which we have been proudest are now at risk...I'm talking about Rolls-Royce and Toyota."
The tiny county of Rutland brought the region's closest result so far with 50.6% in favour of leaving the EU. A Rolls-Royce spokesman said: "We respect the verdict of the electorate, although this is not the outcome we would have chosen.
More than 60% of voters in both Kettering and Wellingborough, in Northamptonshire, opted in favour of a Brexit with turnouts of about 75%. The firm added it "remains committed to the United Kingdom where we have been headquartered for more than a century, where we have a talented and committed workforce and where we carry out the lion's share of our research and development".
Voting has been high in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire Dales both seeing 82% turnouts. Toyota said: "Going forward we will closely monitor and analyse the impact on our business operations in the UK."
Turnouts in the big cities of Leicester and Nottingham were both lower than other areas at about 62%. Analysis by Chris Doidge, BBC Radio Derby
It wasn't a landslide, but across the whole of Derbyshire, a clear majority voted to leave.
The public's interest for the question on the ballot paper was clear - turnout was the highest it's been since 1992.
But did the Remain campaign let this slip? Could they have worked harder and achieved a different result?
Locally, their campaign appeared to be lower-key, less well organised and much less enthusiastic than that of the Leave campaign.