EU Referendum Today – Go Out And VOTE!

After months of campaigning, TV debates, ‘mud slinging’, passionate campaigning and various polling, the day of the EU Referendum has finally arrived.

Described as the ‘vote of a generation’, millions of us will take to the polls today to have our say on the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union.

Over 46 million people are registered to vote in this referendum, with around 2.2 million registered in Wales alone.

In Wrexham there are a total of 98,375 eligible voters. Unlike the Welsh Assembly and Parliamentary elections, the votes are not broken down into Wrexham and Clwyd South constituencies – instead this is the figure of those registered to vote in the Wrexham County Borough Council area.

As usual we think you are clever enough to make up your own minds, and our only political message is whether Brexit, Bremain or just unsure, go out and vote!

Polls are open from 7am to 10pm this evening – and nationally it is expected that there will be a very high turnout of voters. It is possible it could be the highest turnout in living memory, so make sure you leave plenty of time to take part as polling stations could get very busy!

In Wrexham the local declaration is expected to be announced anywhere from 2am, with various predictions from 2am until even as late as 4am, and as usual we will bring you the Wrexham specific result LIVE from the count!

The all Wales result will be announced in Flintshire, so for those who are election coverage fans, that announcement is expected in the early hours of the morning – with 4:30am being mooted for the big reveal.

There are also no exit polls on the night – so an indication on the overall decision won’t be known until parts of the UK start declaring the votes locally but various money market analysis and other expert guesswork will keep things interesting.

Nationally the final result will be declared after all 11 regional totals – along with Northern Ireland, have been totted up on a Mancunian calculator.

All eyes will be on Manchester City Hall where the future of the UK’s membership in the European Union will be announced. Depending on how quickly / slowly votes are counted elsewhere, it is currently anticipated that this announcement will be made at ‘breakfast time’ on Friday morning which could be 6am or 10am depending how big the turnout and how smoothly the counts go.

Some readers have asked how do you actually vote…

• Go to your local polling station, which will be open between 7am and 1opm and are usually staffed by volunteers (go them!)
• Tell the staff your name and address so they can check the electoral register.
• You will get given a ballot paper.
• Take your ballot paper into the polling booth and *read it carefully* making sure you put a X where required, do not write more on the paper or it may not be counted!!
• After you have voted fold the paper and pop it in the ballot box – do not let anyone else see who you voted for.

NOTE: A few have asked, you do NOT need to take your polling card with you, but if you have one you can. Of course you can only vote if you’re actually registered!

Obviously, if you’re not registered to vote – don’t even bother trying!

We will be live at the count this evening from 10pm – providing you with all the local information, along with bits and pieces that are happening nationally so join us for our coverage…