Brighton is among the areas that most regret the UK decision to leave the European Union, new figures have revealed.

According to a survey by Focaldata, almost two-thirds of people in Brighton Pavilion agree that Britain was wrong to leave the EU in January 2020, compared to just 17 per cent of people who believe Brexit was right.

The data places the constituency, which voted overwhelmingly for Remain in the 2016 referendum, as the 40th most “Bregretful” in Britain.

However, it was Bristol West that was found to regret the decision to leave the most in the country, with 70 per cent of people saying the decision to exit the EU was wrong.

Only one in five (21 per cent) people in the constituency backed Leave in the referendum.

Most 'Bregretful' regions in Britain

  1. Bristol West
  2. Edinburgh South
  3. Streatham
  4. Manchester Withington
  5. Islington North
  6. Tooting
  7. Edinburgh North and Leith
  8. Glasgow North
  9. Hornsey and Wood Green
  10. Hackney North and Stoke Newington 


By contrast, the least “Bregretful” part of Britain was Boston and Skegness, with 41 per cent believing Brexit was the right choice for the UK.

The constituency was the most in favour of leaving the EU in the referendum, with 76 per cent of voters backing Leave.

However, of the 632 constituencies polled, only three - all of them in Lincolnshire, do not regret the decision to quit the EU.

Least 'Bregretful' constituencies in Britain

  1. Boston and Skegness
  2. South Holland and The Deepings
  3. Louth and Horncastle
  4. South West Norfolk
  5. Penrith and The Border
  6. Clacton
  7. North East Cambridgeshire
  8. Great Yarmouth
  9. North West Norfolk
  10. East Yorkshire


Nationally, more than half (54 per cent) said Brexit was wrong for the country, compared to just 28 per cent who disagreed.

The figures, which come as the UK marks the third anniversary of its withdrawal from the EU, also revealed that support for Brexit had faced significantly more in areas with greater Labour support than in areas that traditionally back the Conservatives.

James Kanagasooriam, chief research officer at Focaldata, said: “The dovetailing of the Brexit divide and the country’s left-right axis has been ongoing for some time, but only with the receding waters of a depressed Conservative vote has this pattern become so visible.

“The Leave vote is fading and becoming less distinct from the Conservative vote.”