United Kingdom referendum, 1975
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The United Kingdom referendum of 1975 was a postlegislative referendum held on 5 June, 1975 in the whole of the UK over whether there was support for the UK to stay in the European Economic Community, which the UK had entered in 1973, under the Conservative government of Edward Heath. Labour's manifesto for the 1974 general election included a pledge for a referendum, so after Labour won under Harold Wilson, the referendum was held.
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Party support
The leaders of the Labour, Conservative and Liberal parties all supported the 'Yes' campaign (continued membership). Some members of Labour, like Tony Benn and the Conservatives, like Enoch Powell campaigned for leaving the EEC.
Results
The electorate were asked to vote yes or no: 'The government have announced the results of the renegotiation of the UK's terms of membership of the European Community. Do you think that the UK should stay in the European Community?'
| Yes votes | Yes votes (%) | No votes | No (%) | Turnout (%) |
| 17,378,581 | 67.2 | 8,470,073 | 32.8 | 64.5 |
See also
- Referendums in the United Kingdom
- UK general election, 1974 (February)
- UK general election, 1974 (October)
