EU referendum vote: All you need to know about Brexit

There has been much debate and canvassing on both sides for crucial the vote on June 23 - and here is all the information you need to know about the vote.

When is the vote?

The vote will take place on Thursday, June 23.

How do I vote?

If you have registered to vote, you'll be sent a card through the post telling you when voting takes place and where you should go to vote.

On the day itself, when you go to the polling station you will be given a piece of paper with the referendum question on it.

You then go to a booth and mark an 'X' in the box next to your choice.

What will the question be?

The question on the paper will be "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?"

The answers will be 'Remain' or 'Leave'.

When will we find out the result?

The short answer is as soon as possible. The polling booths will be open until 10pm and the count will be held overnight to give the public the result at the earliest opportunity.

Jenny Watson, Chair of the Electoral Commission, said: "Undertaking an overnight count at the EU referendum ensures that voters and campaigners will know the outcome of this historic poll as quickly as possible. I have no doubt that electoral administrators will work hard to deliver the poll, whenever it is held, and the Electoral Commission will be supporting them in their work and making sure they have the right plans in place to deliver what is needed."

There will be 382 local centres around the UK. These local results will be declared as the counts are completed before being collated at 12 regional centres, which will also declare the totals for each side.

A chief counting officer will then announce the overall result at Manchester Town Hall.

How will the result be decided?

All the votes will be counted and then added up, with a straight majority needed to provide the result.

There is also no minimum turnout needed so whichever side has the most votes wins, regardless of the amount cast, wins.

Who can vote?

British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens over 18 who are resident in the UK, along with UK nationals living abroad who have been on the electoral register in the UK in the past 15 years.

Members of the House of Lords and Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar will also be eligible, unlike in a general election.

Citizens from EU countries - apart from Ireland, Malta and Cyprus - will not get a vote.

I'm out the country, can I still vote?

June is a time a lot of people will look at going on holiday - but can you still vote?

Yes you can.

You will be able to vote by post, as people can in local and general elections, although the registration to do this ended on May 5 for you to do so.