Vælgerne skulle vælge mellem alternativerne "forblive medlem af Den europæiske union" (''Remain a member of the European Union'') og "forlade Den europæiske union" (''Leave the European Union'') ved at sætte kryds ved foretrukket alternativ på stemmesedlen.<ref name=":1">{{Kilde www|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887|titel=The UK's EU referendum: All you need to know - BBC News|besøgsdato=2016-02-27|sprog=en-GB|værk=BBC News|citat=The referendum result is not legally binding - Parliament still has to pass the laws that will get Britain out of the 28 nation bloc, starting with the repeal of the 1972 European Communities Act.|archive-date=24. juni 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624132603/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887|url-status=live}}</ref>
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