ALBION have the highest number of fans who voted to remain in the European Union.

A new poll carried out more than a year on from the historic Brexit vote has revealed 81 per cent of Seagulls supporters opted to remain – more than any other Premier League team’s fans.

The poll, run by football website Ask Fans, showed Chelsea top of the “Leave” table with 61 per cent of their fanbase in that camp.

Fans who chose to leave were also asked to give their main reasons for their decision – 23 per cent of Albion supporters were persuaded by what they heard in the media when casting their leave vote.

Similarly, Brexiteer fans from Albion’s arch rivals Crystal Palace were also swayed by the media. Of the 46 per cent who voted to leave the EU, 19 per cent were influenced by what they saw in the press.

More than half of the table-topping Chelsea Leave voters based their ballot on immigration.

The Albion fans’ majority decision reflects the overall vote in Brighton and Hove, with 68.6 per cent of the city ticking the remain box.

Sussex on the whole opted to leave the EU – a slight majority of 50.23 per cent voting to go.

Albion’s fellow Premier League newcomers Huddersfield rank sixth in the Brexit supporters’ table – 52 per cent opted for out.

Their reasoning was purely down to being anti-EU.

Fans of Newcastle United, who pipped Albion to the Championship title last season, slightly swung in favour of leaving the EU.

In total, 52 per cent of them voted Leave.

The poll also revealed which sets of supporters regretted their decision in the referendum.

Albion are again in the relegation zone for this statistic – a mere 13 per cent would change their minds if they had the chance, leaving them 19th in the table and above only Leicester City fans.

Albion supporter Adam Hart, from Brighton, voted Remain and stands by his decision.

He said: “I voted Remain mainly because I don’t believe we have a right to consider ourselves better than other people purely because of where we were lucky enough to be born.

“We’re all after the same thing – a nice safe environment to raise a family in.

“I have absolutely no regrets [about voting]. I am not surprised that 81 per cent of fans voted to remain.

“Brighton is a fantastic multicultural city.”

However, Albion season ticket holder Liam Gradwell was a leaver.

He said: “I voted Leave because of the amount of money we were putting into it compared with what we were getting out.

“I didn’t think it was a fair balance which is why I voted to leave the EU.”

The poll also indicates that the majority of teams whose supporters voted Leave on June 23 last year are also the fans who most regret their decision in the vote.

Liam, however, was not one of those who regretted his choice.

The 39-year-old, who has been an avid Albion supporter since the Goldstone days, added: “I don’t regret the decision at all.”