Vote Leave
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| Formation | 8 October 2015 |
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| Extinction | 10 September 2016 |
| Purpose | UK withdrawal from the EU in the 2016 referendum |
| Headquarters | Westminster Tower |
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Region served
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United Kingdom |
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Key people
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Gisela Stuart (Chairman) Matthew Elliott (CEO) Dominic Cummings Michael Gove Boris Johnson |
| Affiliations |
Business for Britain, Conservatives for Britain, Labour Leave, Students for Britain |
| Website | voteleavetakecontrol |
Vote Leave was an organisation that campaigned for a Leave vote in the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016. On 13 April 2016, Vote Leave was designated by the Electoral Commission as the official campaign in favour of leaving the European Union for the referendum on EU membership.
Vote Leave was created in October 2015 by political strategists Matthew Elliot and Dominic Cummings as a cross-party campaign, including members of Parliament from Conservatives, Labour, and UKIP. Labour MP Gisela Stuart served as chairman and leader of the Vote Leave Campaign Committee as Co-Convenor with Michael Gove MP. The campaign was also supported by a number of prominent politicians, including Boris Johnson who became a key figurehead for Vote Leave.
Vote Leave was funded by former Conservative treasurer Peter Cruddas and Labour supporter John Mills. Vote Leave cooperated with Labour Leave, Conservatives for Britain and Business for Britain throughout the referendum campaign.
In the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016, the vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union won a 51.9% share of the vote, therefore setting into motion the steps to be taken for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. This meant that the Vote Leave campaign was the victorious side in this referendum.
During and after the 23rd June, both Vote Leave and its rival organisation, "Britain Stronger In Europe", were excoriated by sections of the media and academia for a campaign, described by the Electoral Reform Society as 'dire' with democracy-related problems which left the public seriously lacking proper information.
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