Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan in symbolic referendum
Summary
Residents of Piddington, a village in Oxfordshire, held a symbolic vote to leave the United Kingdom. This was in protest against government plans to house over 1,200 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base.Key Facts
- Piddington is a village near Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.
- The UK Home Office plans to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at the MoD Bicester site.
- The village held a symbolic referendum on 16 September 2026 to vote on becoming independent from the UK.
- About 350 residents were eligible to vote in the referendum.
- Out of 312 votes, 285 voted in favor of leaving the UK, 26 voted against, and 1 ballot was spoiled.
- The vote was organized by the local parish council as a form of protest.
- The referendum has no legal effect and serves as a statement of the community’s position.
- The village used a small ballot box outside the village hall, a local community center, for voting.
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