The EU referendum: the role of socio-economic factors in voting behaviour, illustrated in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Havering
Journal: UVaDOC UVaDOC University of Valladolid Documentary Repository (University of Valladolid)
Year: 2017

Following the United Kingdom’s decision of leaving the European Union, much speculation&#13;\nemerged on the possible causes of this majoritary preference. Previous studies indicate that&#13;\nin general, this election depended highly on demographic, economic and community characteristics, but scarce research has been conducted on a smaller scale. This dissertation&#13;\nattempts to test their conclusions by looking at two boroughs in London whose 2016 referendum results were strongly opposed: o