2016
TQ7718 : Vote Leave sign, Sedlescombe Street
taken 9 years ago, near to Sedlescombe, East Sussex, England
Vote Leave sign, Sedlescombe Street
EU Referendum 23 June 2016
The UK is set to have a referendum on 23 June 2016 on whether or not to remain a member of the European Union (EU), an economic and political partnership involving 28 European countries. Basically, a referendum is a vote in which people eligible to vote can take part, normally giving a "Yes" or "No" answer to a question. The side receiving more than half of all votes cast is considered to have won. According to current opinion polls the British public are fairly evenly split.