Newcastle votes narrowly to stay in EU

Voters in Newcastle in north east England have narrowly voted to remain in the EU after a historic referendum.

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Published 24 June 2016 9:32am

Source: AAP

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The city of Newcastle in north east England has voted narrowly to remain in the European Union in a membership referendum, according to official results.

Remain won 65,404 votes in the Newcastle voting region on Thursday, while Leave won 63,598.

According to calculations by JP Morgan, remain had been expected to win more comfortably, with their analysis predicting 66.8 per cent would vote Remain, and 33.2 per cent Leave.

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