Will you be awake to hear the referendum result?

No I certainly won't be awake to hear the result. I value my sleep too much. And I know what the result's going to be anyway. It will be whatever David bloody Cameron wants it to be.

No definitely not it takes me all my time to get up at 6 am for work.

I'm in Sorrento, having voted by post. At this moment in time, I don't give a damn either way!!!!

I do tend to stay up for most elections. I even did it once when in hospital recovering from an operation, much to the nurses' amusement. My theory was, who sleeps properly in the night in hospital anyway, so when I woke up, I went into the "lounge" [some nurses also popped in from time to time too]to see how things were going.

I dont get why there is not going to be an exit poll?

No I won't stay up or get up early. The result will be the same whenever I hear it. I think I have at last decided which way I will vote.

Mamie the benefits of separate rooms.

I'll be up for work at 03.00 so will put the tv on to see how it's going.

I shall stay up. I am terrified of a leave vote both personally and because I sincerely believe it will be ruinous for this country for several years. Personally, because my sonis married to a Spanish girl, has three children, and lives and teaches in Spain. What will happen to his job and health care costs? He should have had a postal vote as he is entitled to one, but his last council messed up the application despite him applying in plenty of time. . They told him to apply for a proxy one but he has emailed today to say a postal vote has just arrived. Doubt it will arrive in time.

No, me loosing sleep won't change anything. Breakfast time will be soon enough.

Yes us too Wilma. Separate bedrooms; separate iPads.

I will not be staying up think remain will win I am with you misunderstood can't bear to watch any of Cameron's faces or his pals osbourne

I shall go to bed as normal and sleep until I wake up, then find out when I am dressed and breakfasted. A few hours without knowing the result won't change anything.

Blimey. I can't imagine it'll be a difficult job either, with just the two choices (plus the spoilt/ineligible ones). Easier than on an election night.

No I do not intend to stay up as I already believe it is a forgone result.

I do not suppose anyone in this area will be in a hurry to count the votes as I understand one local council is paying £16.50 an hour while another is paying £13.50. Nice little money earner. Wonder how you can get in on this job.

I'll probably lie in bed and watch on my tablet. Then I can doze on and off, depending on how tense things get.

Probably. I don't intend to, as I'm looking after two of the DGS from early on Friday and overnight, so could do with a good night's sleep beforehand

But I know from general elections that once I start watching I'll be gripped, so I might as well buy the Pringles now. I am angry that we are having to go through this costly rigmarole, and angry about the resentment and bile that it has stirred up. Even on this thread we have comments about Remain voters being chicken and that they are likely to whinge about the result if it doesn't go their way I can't see things settling down any time soon, whatever the result.

I had this in my mail box today from and English Language newspaper here in France. They usually get their facts right - gives the timetable for the results.

VOTES in Thursday’s EU referendum in the UK will be counted by hand once polls have closed after 22.00 UK time.

All of the 382 local counting stations will add up the ballots and will firstly announce the local turnout – this is likely to happen anytime between 23.30 on Thursday night and 3.00 the Friday morning.

Then they will count the votes and announce the total for ‘remain’ and ‘leave’ for their area. According to the Electoral Commission – which has estimated times at electoralcommission.org.uk (scroll down for the spreadsheet at 'How and when results will be announced') – the announcements will be made through the early hours, with the last one about 7.00.

Votes from each council will be collated at 12 regional centres, then an announcement of the nationwide total will be made at Manchester Town Hall, around ‘breakfast time’ by Jenny Watson, the Chief Counting Officer.

Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to address the nation on the Friday morning once it is known whether the UK has voted for a ‘Brexit’ or to ‘Remain’.

There will be no official exit poll, though reportedly financial traders will be paying for private ones to allow them to bet on the outcome – which in turn may have knock-on effects on the markets, perhaps giving an indication of what the result will be.

• If your postal ballot was lost then one final option might be applying by email for an emergency proxy vote (allowed up until 17.00 on polling day) – which was allowed by certain councils at last year’s general election. Having said this, in theory only certain, limited circumstances are specified for this. See more at this link: Proxy votes.

Probably, since I won't have to get up early on the Friday. I usually stay up till God knows when on general election nights - if only to see the faces of the pollsters and pundits when they realise they've got it all wrong again.

As in general elections I will work on the basis that the result will be what the result will be. I will have exercised my influence and losing my beauty sleep will change nothing.

Yes we will have to endure endless rehashing of everything and complaints of unfairness etc. Surprisingly several young people I know are voting to remain, I didn’t think they would want that.
What will be will be now, I have been so disappointed in some politicians with the way they have dealt with this. Must be more naive than I realised.

Let's hope there is a better turn out than there is at the normal elections. This is too important an issue to be decided by just over half the population!
Most of the 'Gransnet' generation will vote, it's the younger ones that worry me.
I have always said to my children that if they don't vote they shouldn't moan!!

I agree theOddbod. We won't have another chance in my lifetime unless the whole thing implodes. I think Remain will win though and if they do, so be it.

Either way, I hope people settle down a bit but from the comments people make on facebook I think that's unlikely.

My parents always used to sit up to hear election results when they were younger. There is no way I would. I will have to put up with the result which ever way it goes.
Exciting is not a word I would use. Potentially terrifying comes to mind.

I certainly won't be staying up for the result! DH is more anxious than I am as he is European and his pensions some from outside the UK and might be adversely affected if we exit the EU.

My only concern is that another Scottish referendum is triggered (as if an independent Scotland would be in the EU anyway since it wouldn't meet the criteria, which nobody seems to mention!!!) as that really would be the death knell to my mental well-being!

We always wake up early so won't bother sitting up.

I wouldn't want to call this. I think it will be very close.