The Nelson ward in Norwich was the most strongly remain part of the city with almost four in five people voting to stay in the European Union.

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Figures released today - which show a ward-by-ward breakdown of how people voted in Norwich - also reveal that 60pc of people in the wards in Clive Lewis' Norwich South constituency voted to remain. He has indicated he could vote against a bill giving the prime minister the power to start the process of leaving the European Union. The only ward in his constituency which is not part of the Norwich City Council area, for which figures are available, is New Costessey.

The four wards in the Norwich City Council area which are in Norwich North MP Chloe Smith's constituency (Catton Grove, Crome, Mile Cross and Sewell) voted by 51pc to leave the European Union. She returned from maternity leave last week to vote for the Brexit bill. Figures for how the rest of her constituency voted in the Broadland District Council area are not available. But the Broadland local authority area as a whole backed a vote to leave by 54.4pc,

The figures also show that five out of the 13 Norwich City Council wards backed a vote to leave.

Bowthorpe, Catton Grove, Crome, Lakenham and Mile Cross all have a majority of people who wanted to leave the European Union.

Eastern Daily Press: Graphic showing the Brexit vote break down in Norwich by wardGraphic showing the Brexit vote break down in Norwich by ward (Image: Archant)

The figures were obtained by the BBC. The data team has only published figures in Norwich. Local authority areas in Norfolk and Suffolk are not available.

Ward-by-ward breakdown for the Norwich City Council area

Bowthorpe LEAVE 53pc

Catton Grove LEAVE 55pc

Crome LEAVE 60pc

Eaton REMAIN 60pc

Lakenham LEAVE 53pc

Mancroft REMAIN 58pc

Mile Cross LEAVE 51pc

Nelson REMAIN 78pc

Sewell REMAIN 60pc

Thorpe Hamlet REMAIN 65pc

Town Close REMAIN 69pc

University REMAIN 56pc

Wensum REMAIN 51pc