RESIDENTS have decided the decision to leave the EU would bring back more control over money, but could threaten the housing market.

In the historic referendum 52, 713 in Braintree voted leave, whilst 33,523 voted to stay.

Within Braintree Council, 61 per cent of votes were to leave the EU.

Skye Williams, from Glebe Crescent in Witham, voted leave in the hope money would return to the NHS.

She is in the process of trying to get facial feminisation surgery.

She said: "I am looking forward to seeing our money return to the NHS- maybe the mental heath could get their funding back.

"When I saw my psychiatrist at the Gender Identity Clinic, part of the mental health Trust, there were a few surgeries available.

"However during my time with them the board of directors had decided, due to budget cuts, to take them out and replaced them with something cheaper.

"I wasn't too happy about that, and nether was my psychiatrist."

Jonny Kempster, from Cressing, voted out as a global banker.

He said: "I am pleased with the outcome, I work for a Global French bank who have announced they will continue as they do now, to have a footprint in the UK.

"The consolidate move to Canary Wharf in 2019 for its UK network is still going ahead."

Tory councillors paid tribute to Prime Minister David Cameron who announced he would step down by October following the result.

Witham MP Priti Patel said: "David Cameron has had a strong record as our Prime Minister delivering the first Conservative Government in a generation and reforms to our economy which have put us on the path to prosperity.

"He has been a reforming Prime Minister who has improved life chances for the most vulnerable in society, presided over an economy that has created over two million new jobs, and put in place reforms to education, the NHS and welfare that will stand the test of time."

Commenting on the outcome of the referendum Ms Patel said: “Hope has prevailed over fear and we now have a huge range of possibilities ahead of us as we embark on a new chapter in our country’s history.

"In the immediate term, we need to respect the decision of voters and unite as a country to deliver a stable and orderly withdrawal from the EU. In the long term, we have a great future ahead of us as a free and independent country where we can make the most out of the talents and abilities of this brilliant country.”

However Graham Butland, Braintree Council Leader, was disappointed with Mr Cameron's announcement.

He said: "The people have voted and like any person who supports democracy we need to accept that's the result and we will need to deal with the consequences.

"I am very disappointed in David Cameron's resignation- he is the third Conservative Prime Minister to be knifed as a result of Europe."

He said the result could affect the district's Local Plan as house builders suffer.

He said: "If this were to result in a decline in the economy it will have an impact. Some of the biggest companies losing on the stock market are the house builders.

"I assume that's because people are thinking construction will be hit and hopefully that will not be the case."