When Will The EU Referendum Results Be Announced? | HuffPost

Counts will be carried out overnight, starting at 10pm.

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A man walks into a polling station to vote in the EU referendum, in Etherow country park in Stockport, Britain June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates (credit:Andrew Yates / Reuters)

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A policeman stands outside a polling station in Biggin Hill, Britain June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (credit:Dylan Martinez / Reuters)

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A man wearing a European themed cycling jersey arrives to vote at a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in north London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall (credit:Neil Hall / Reuters)

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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha leave after voting in the EU referendum, at a polling station in central London, Britain June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (credit:Stefan Wermuth / Reuters)

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A woman photographs her daughter after she voted at a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in north London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall (credit:Neil Hall / Reuters)

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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha leave after voting in the EU referendum, at a polling station in central London, Britain June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (credit:Stefan Wermuth / Reuters)

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People arrive to vote at a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in Heald Green, Stockport, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates (credit:Andrew Yates / Reuters)

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Electoral workers carry signs as they prepare a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in north London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Neil Hall / Reuters)

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A polling station is prepared for the Referendum on the European Union in north London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall (credit:Neil Hall / Reuters)

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A man carries an umbrella as he leaves a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in north London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (credit:Stefan Wermuth / Reuters)

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Women walk past a pub being used as a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in west London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville (credit:Toby Melville / Reuters)

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A man puts up a sign at a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in Heald Green, Stockport, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates (credit:Andrew Yates / Reuters)

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn walks with Labour Party activists as he leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn stops for a photograph with members of the public as he leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn walks with Labour Party activists as he leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn walks with Labour Party activists as he leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: A man holding an umbrella passes by a polling station sign during the British EU Referendum in London, United Kingdom on June 23, 2016. Voting has begun in the United Kingdoms historic referendum on its membership of the European Union. Polling stations will remain open for 15 hours until 10 p.m. local time. (Photo by Ray Tang/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn casts his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom is going to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)

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A sign for a polling station is attached to a fence in Little Milton on June 23, 2016.Millions of Britons began voting today in a bitterly-fought, knife-edge referendum that could tear up the island nation's EU membership and spark the greatest emergency of the bloc's 60-year history. / AFP / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADRIAN DENNIS via Getty Images)

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A Polling Station sign for the Referendum on the European Union is erected in the village of St Florence, Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire in Wales, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden (credit:Rebecca Naden / Reuters)

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Signs are put up outside the polling station at West Blatchington Windmill near Brighton, in southern England on June 23, 2016, as Britain holds a referendum on wether to stay or leave the European Union (EU).Millions of Britons began voting Thursday in a bitterly-fought, knife-edge referendum that could tear up the island nation's EU membership and spark the greatest emergency of the bloc's 60-year history. / AFP / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GLYN KIRK via Getty Images)

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A general view of a polling station at the White Horse Inn in Priors Dean, Hampshire, also known as the 'Pub with no name' , as voters head to the polls across the UK in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)

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Presiding officer Ahmed Z Jamee prepares to open the polling station at West Blatchington Windmill near Brighton, in southern England on June 23, 2016, as Britain holds a referendum on wether to stay or leave the European Union (EU).Millions of Britons began voting Thursday in a bitterly-fought, knife-edge referendum that could tear up the island nation's EU membership and spark the greatest emergency of the bloc's 60-year history. / AFP / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GLYN KIRK via Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT - A presiding officer (L) and poll clerk (C) drink a cup of tea while waiting for early morning voters at a polling station set up in a launderette in Headington outside Oxford on June 23, 2016.Millions of Britons began voting today in a bitterly-fought, knife-edge referendum that could tear up the island nation's EU membership and spark the greatest emergency of the bloc's 60-year history. / AFP / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADRIAN DENNIS via Getty Images)

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SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: A dog is tied to railings outside a polling station waiting for its owner to cast their vote on the EU Referendum on June 23, 2016 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Forsyth via Getty Images)

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Officials wait for voters inside a polling station being used in the EU referendum in a guest house annex in Dogmersfield, Hampshire. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)

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SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: A dog is tied to railings outside a polling station waiting for its owner to cast their vote on the EU Referendum on June 23, 2016 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Forsyth via Getty Images)

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Voters arrive the polling station set up at the Little Braxted Bakery in Little Braxted, Essex as voters are set to go to the polls to decide whether the UK should remain in the European Union. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)

Voters are going to the polls to decide whether the UK should remain in the European Union in a historic moment for the future of the country

What Time Will The EU Referendum Result Be Announced?

The estimated time for the national declaration is around breakfast time on Friday 24 June, although there is considerable uncertainty about when this will be given that it is dependent on all 382 local totals being declared.

When Will The EU Referendum Count Start?

Counts will be carried out overnight, starting at 10pm. Announcements should be made by Counting Officers (COs) on the local turnout once the verification process has been completed. COs will submit local totals to their respective Regional Counting Officer (RCO) for approval.

Once this approval has been given the CO will declare the total for their voting area. COs must declare the total number of ballot papers counted, the number of votes cast for either outcome, and the number of ballot papers rejected, giving the reasons for each rejection category.

Where Will The EU Referendum Result Be Announced?

The Chief Counting Officer will be based in Manchester Town Hall and will only declare the national referendum result from there once all regional totals and the total for Northern Ireland have been approved and declared.

The 382 local and 11 regional totals will be announced in counting venues across the UK and Gibraltar (see times below).

How Are EU Referendum Votes Counted?

According to the Electoral Commission, there are 382 Counting Officers (as opposed to Returning Officers) for the EU Referendum, one for each local government area in Great Britain, plus one each for Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.

In most cases, the same polling stations and count venues that are used by local authorities in other polls will be used in the referendum (see times below).

When Do EU Referendum Poll Booths Open And Close?

Britons will go to the polls on Thursday, June 22. Like General Elections, polling booths for the EU referendum will open at 7am and close at 10pm.

Latest EU Referendum Result Odds

-3/1 change leave

-1/4 change remain

Key Seats To Watch

Declaration Times For Local Each Counting Area In Alphabetical Order (See Chronological List Here)

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