Today is the last day you can register to vote in the EU referendum.

The deadline to register in time for the vote on June 23 is midnight tonight.

The referendum will ask voters if they would prefer the UK to remain in the European Union or leave.

If you were registered to vote in the May 2015 general election, you will not need to register again, and should receive a ballot paper in the post.

However, if you were not registered to vote in the general election, or have moved address since then, you must register before midnight tonight at gov.uk/register-to-vote

Thursday’s Ilford Recorder will include a three-page special on the referendum, including how a Brexit could affect healthcare and businesses in Redbridge.