COUNTY VOTES TO DITCH EUROPE

  The Leave campaign's success in the nail-biting battle over Europe was given a boost with one of the biggest turnouts in the country in Cheshire East. Remain support faded as more than 77 per cent of voters hit the polls in the area, including many in Goostrey. Leave comfortably won the referendum locally with 51.2 per cent of the votes against Remain's 48.8 per cent. But in neighbouring Cheshire West and Chester it was a Wellingtonian near-run thing with 50.7 per cent for the Leave campaign and 49.3 for Remain on a turnout of 74.5 per cent.  Tony Collier, a leading supporter in the Leave campaign in Cheshire East, described the result as "fantastic." The  relatively large vote for Remain in both Cheshire East and West is thought to result from fears among many in the farming community over future agricultural support. The NFU officially favoured remaining in the European Union, but despite this some farmers have complained that subsidies are still outstanding from last year.
*Goostrey's nearest city conurbation, Stoke-on-Trent, recorded a turnout of 65 per cent with success for Leave at 69.4 per cent of the poll and Remain 30.6 per cent.
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BIG TURNOUT EXPECTED AFTER EARLY POLL RUSH

Fiona Bruce MP

Early arrivals at the village hall

Villagers in Goostrey made a brisk start today in the battle to have their say in the future of Britain's relationship with the European Union. With national polls showing a neck to neck fight to the finish - to leave or to stay in the 28 nation union - polling officials reported a much higher than normal turnout for a voting day. "If it goes on like this, it will certainly be a record," said one official. Campaigners for Leave in Cheshire East, supported by Fiona Bruce, Conservative MP for Congleton, have been highly visible in the area since the referendum fight began. Activist Tony Collier, who lives in Twemlow, believes the outcome in this largely rural and farming community will at least be in favour of leaving the EU. He says their own in-the-street survey indicated more than 70 per cent of  voters were in favour of leaving. A snap poll  on the 139 Goostrey-Sandbach circular bus showed the majority of passengers had already voted or were off to vote soon - mostly in support of leaving.

Tony Collier

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