It is now clear that the overall result of the EU Referendum is a majority for Leave. But it is equally clear that this is not what Headingley wanted. We stood at the count and tallied up the votes as they were counted, and from the Headingley ballot boxes we could see that our area had voted to Remain by a margin of about 8 to 1.

The long-term consequences of the overall result are far from clear at the moment, but whatever happens the Liberal Democrats will continue working hard for the people of Headingley, and for the people of the UK. We believe in being outward-looking, tolerant, cooperative and compassionate, and we will keep on applying those values and working for our communities in this new post-referendum world.