--- description: "I didn’t think my vote was going to matter too much" title: Brexit: These Voters Think They Have Made a Horrible Mistake image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2a8ca7366e8a39a/6988994cf887dc2036e96609/vote-leave-regrets.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [U.K.](/tag/u-k/) ## U.K. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Brexit Voters Think They Have Made a Horrible Mistake by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2016 2:16 PM CUT  A polling station sign is attached to railings next to a cemetery in Redcar as voters head to the polls to cast their vote on the EU Referendum on June 23, 2016 in Redcar, United Kingdom. A polling station sign is attached to railings next to a cemetery in Redcar as voters head to the polls to cast their vote on the EU Referendum on June 23, 2016 in Redcar, United Kingdom.Ian Forsyth—Getty Images by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2016 2:16 PM CUT Some Brexit voters are regretting their choice after [U.K.’s momentous decision](http://time.com/4381313/brexit-vote-david-cameron-elites/?xid=homepage "undefined") to leave the E.U. on Thursday, which caused the British pound [to hit a 30-year low](http://time.com/money/4381074/brexit-vote-european-union/?xid=homepage "undefined"). On the [BBC](http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/eu-referendum-man%5Fuk%5F576cf8e4e4b08d2c5638ee29 "undefined"), a Brexit voter introduced as Adam said that he was “shocked” that Britain voted to Leave. “I did not think that was going to happen, I didn’t think my vote was going to matter too much because I thought we were just going to remain,” he said, adding that the resignation of U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has “blown me away,” resulting in a magnified “period of uncertainty.” From Manchester Airport, another voter, Mandy, told ITV news that she is disappointed with her choice. “This morning I woke up and the reality did actually hit me, if I had the opportunity to vote again it would be to stay,” [she told _ITV_](http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-06-24/leave-voter-disappointed-and-wishes-to-vote-remain/ "undefined"). Others took to Twitter to air their grievances > [](https://twitter.com/ELIJAH%5FXVII/status/746307711382454273) > [](https://twitter.com/thomaswalker93/status/746207736107401216) > [](https://twitter.com/rambogiblet/status/746275489753534464) More than 30 million people voted, with 52% to 48% [for Remain](http://time.com/4381042/leave-eu-referendum-brexit-vote/?xid=homepage "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4381464/vote-leave-regret-referendum/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4381464/vote-leave-regret-referendum/"},"headline":"These Brexit Voters Think They Have Made a Horrible Mistake","datePublished":"2016-06-24T14:16:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:50:08.590Z","description":"\"I didn’t think my vote was going to matter too much\"","url":"https://time.com/4381464/vote-leave-regret-referendum/","keywords":["U.K.","Brexit"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2a8ca7366e8a39a/6988994cf887dc2036e96609/vote-leave-regrets.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2a8ca7366e8a39a/6988994cf887dc2036e96609/vote-leave-regrets.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A polling station sign is attached to railings next to a cemetery in Redcar as voters head to the polls to cast their vote on the EU Referendum on June 23, 2016 in Redcar, United Kingdom.","caption":"A polling station sign is attached to railings next to a cemetery in Redcar as voters head to the polls to cast their vote on the EU Referendum on June 23, 2016 in Redcar, United Kingdom.","creditText":"Ian Forsyth—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/u-k/","name":"U.K."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4381464/vote-leave-regret-referendum/","name":"These Brexit Voters Think They Have Made a Horrible Mistake"}}]}] ```