Wondering if you're registered to vote in the EU referendum? Here's everything you need to know.

Do I need to register to vote in the referendum?

If your name is on the electoral register and you’re not going to move address before June 7, you don’t need to do anything more.

How do I know if I’m on the electoral register?

There’s an easy way of telling whether you’re registered.

If you’ve received a polling card for the May 5 election of a police and crime commissioner (PCC), then you’re on the electoral roll. There’s no need to do anything more – you should receive your polling card for the referendum later in May, in good time for the vote on EU membership on June 23.

If you didn’t receive a card for the PCC election, you should probably look into it with your local council.

If you move house between now and the registration deadline on June 7, then you will need to re-register with your local council.

When will polling cards for the referendum be sent out?

Polling cards will be posted out by councils around May 18.

If you haven’t received one by around May 25, you may want to find out why.

The deadline for registration is June 7, so if for any reason you are not on the electoral register, you have until that date to register in time to vote on June 23.

What if I want to vote by post in the referendum?

If you want to apply for a postal vote, you need to complete a form and return it to your local council to arrive by 5pm on June 8. You can get the form from your council or download it here. You will then receive a ballot paper by post and will need to allow your vote to arrive by 10pm on June 23.

Can I vote by proxy in the referendum?

If you want your vote to be cast in person by someone you trust (known as a proxy), you will have to complete a proxy vote application form. As with postal vote, the form can be obtained from your council or downloaded here. The form will need to arrive with your council by 5pm on June 15.

Unlike with a postal vote, you will need to state why you cannot vote in person. Your proxy must be someone who is eligible to vote in the referendum – and of course, you will need to tell them how they should vote on your behalf.

When will we find out the referendum result?

Counting will start on the night of Thursday, June 23, as soon as the ballot papers arrive at the counting venues.

As in any other election, each local council is responsible for administering the count in its area. Results will be published by local authority area – so we will know how Poole voted, how Bournemouth voted, how Christchurch voted and so on.

Poole is also the regional centre for the whole of the South West and Gibraltar, which means each council will feed its results through to the regional returning officer, Paul Morris, for collating.

As with any elections, the time of the result will depend on the size of the turnout, as well as local circumstances such as how far the ballot papers have to be transported from polling stations to the count.

The Echo will be covering the count on the night - look out for more details nearer the time.