Almost one million people decided the vote. This smacks of sour grapes to me.
It was very obvious in the weeks running up that this wasn't going to be a sure thing for either side.
They need a majority of a certain size of a turnout of a certain size.
The referendum had a good turnout (and it's disappointing to call 75% good) but for such an important change 52% vs 48% is pretty close.
That's not good enough for my local bowls club or allotment society or WI.