Voters were out bright and early for the start of polling in the EU referendum.

People in Barnet flocked to polling stations all morning to cast their vote in the most significant referendum in a generation.

During the last election on May 5 which saw Londoners elect a new mayor, a blunder meant hundreds in Barnet were denied the right to vote. 

But this time round, things appear to have gone smoothly with nobody turned away from the polling stations.

At Hendon School, in Golders Rise, voters expressed a wide variety of opinions in anticipation of tonight’s result.

Sara Handler, 38, of Hendon "I think Remain is going to win, but I hope it is only by a small majority so we can show Europe that changes need to be made.”

Jane Boyes, 72, of Sydney Grove “When I am away from the UK I realise that I am in fact a European. I believe that a lot of the experts have warned that leaving will have a dramatic impact on the country.”

Raphael Reuben, 23, of Wykeham Road “I’m worried that people will vote to leave for the wrong reasons because politicians have turned this into a single-issue debate when it’s much more complex. It’s a dangerous conversation and people don’t understand what they are voting for.”

Yvette Cohen, 30, of Hendon: “People are too scared to vote out. Nobody knows what is going to happen with the economy but there are so many things to consider – the future of this country and the direction the EU is going in. Ethnic minorities especially have a lot to think about before voting.”

William Merchant, 68, of Woodburn Close: “I think this referendum is a very good idea. Whatever happens, it lets people tell the government want they think. It gives us a voice.”