Results of the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum

As the date of the plebiscite coincided with elections to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Assembly different arrangements were required for the devolved nations so in Scotland the 73 Scottish Parliamentary constituencies were used as the Scottish counting areas and in Wales the 40 Welsh assembly constituencies were used as the Welsh counting areas and Northern Ireland was a single counting area.

[2] Both the local and regional results were updated live online via aboutmyvote.co.uk, a publicly accessible website run by the Electoral Commission.

[3] This article lists, by voting area, all the results of the referendum, each ordered into national and regional sections.

The national result for the whole United Kingdom was announced at the Platinum Suite at the Exhibition Centre London (ExCel)[4] by the Chief counting officer (CCO) and Chair of the Electoral Commission, Jenny Watson, at 01:00 BST on Saturday 7 May 2011 after all 440 voting areas and UK regions had declared their results.

Of the 440 voting areas, ten returned a majority in favour of the change (Cambridge, Oxford, Glasgow Kelvin, Edinburgh Central, and the London Boroughs of Hackney, Islington, Haringey, Lambeth, Southwark and Camden).

The counting area with the highest proportion of AV supporters was the London Borough of Hackney with 60.68% in favour of the change (34.23% turnout) and the lowest proportion was the borough of Castle Point, Essex with 20.29% in favour (41.38% turnout).

Results in the East Midlands
Results by local voting area:
No
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
  • 65–70%
  • 70–75%
  • 75–80%
Yes
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
Results in the East of England
Results by local voting area:
No
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
  • 65–70%
  • 70–75%
  • 75–80%
Yes
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
Results in London
Results by local voting area:
No
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
  • 65–70%
  • 70–75%
  • 75–80%
Yes
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
Results in North East England
Results by local voting area:
No
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
  • 65–70%
  • 70–75%
  • 75–80%
Yes
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
Results in North West England
Results by local voting area:
No
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
  • 65–70%
  • 70–75%
  • 75–80%
Yes
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
Results in South East England
Results by local voting area:
No
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
  • 65–70%
  • 70–75%
  • 75–80%
Yes
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
Results in South West England
Results by local voting area:
No
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
  • 65–70%
  • 70–75%
  • 75–80%
Yes
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
Results in the West Midlands
Results by local voting area:
No
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
  • 65–70%
  • 70–75%
  • 75–80%
Yes
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
Results in Yorkshire and the Humber
Results by local voting area:
No
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
  • 65–70%
  • 70–75%
  • 75–80%
Yes
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
Results in Scotland
Results by local voting area:
No
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
  • 65–70%
  • 70–75%
  • 75–80%
Yes
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
Results in Wales
Results by local voting area:
No
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%
  • 65–70%
  • 70–75%
  • 75–80%
Yes
  • 50–55%
  • 55–60%
  • 60–65%