The impact Brexit could have on the economy, trade and the Irish border were among the areas of concern for voters in South Belfast, which is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse constituencies in the North.
At lunchtime on Thursday at St Bride's Primary School on the affluent Derryvolgie Ave people were out in force to vote remain for a variety of reasons.
Company managing director Peter Ross (62), felt the EU Referendum vote was of much greater importance than last month’s Assembly election.
"Staying in Europe is absolutely crucial to the economy," he said.
“I voted remain even though my heart says leave because of immigration and all the red tape and unelected people but my head says we need a stable economy to keep all the political side stable here.”
Hazel Reilly (55), a retired banker, did “an awful lot of research” ahead of voting remain.
"I did an awful lot of research beforehand, looking at independent economists, looking at what the World Bank said, what solicitors and estate agents said and I believe it is the right decision to remain.
“If there was a vote to leave I think we would go into another major decline and it would be difficult to manufacturers to export.
“Housing prices would go down, I think it would be a disaster and as a result I think jobs would be lost.”
Manoon Al Deyab (39), from Jordan and a research fellow at Antrim Area Hospital, has been living in Northern Ireland for a decade.
“I believe countries are more stronger when they are united together rather than separate.
“I would prefer UK to stay in. I think staying would be better for the UK for the economy and in general.”
Cormac O’Donnell (21), a history and philosophy graduate, says he was not convinced by the leave or remain campaigns so erred on the side of caution.
“We are in the EU now and the burden of proof was on the leave side to show me it was worth the risk and they didn’t show that so I voted remain because it is better the devil you know.”
Dr Martin McGilly (38), a wheelchair user, said a focus on European-led disability rights was not a factor for him and he voted remain because he believes in “multiculturalism”.
"I trained in Birmingham in England, one of the most multicultural places in England and I like things that way," he said.
"I think a lot of people would think that and are happier in the European Union. "
Leaving Derryvolgie Ave you move onto the bustling Lisburn Road, which is full of coffee shops, health shops, upmarket boutiques, restaurants and other businesses.
A little over half a mile away is Northern Ireland's football stadium at Windsor Park.
Close by at Fane Street Primary School, a polling station off Tates Ave, in the loyalist area of BT9, there seemed to be a clear majority in favour of remain too.
Richard Dean (81), and his wife Muriel Dean (69) both voted remain.
“I voted to stay in because you just don’t know what out would mean,” Mr Dean said.
Mrs Dean said: “One is saying one thing and another is saying another thing and I voted to stay in because of the uncertainty of it.
“It is very diverse around here and one thing in the area lots of people are not for is immigration but its not going to do us any good coming out to the EU.”
Fionntan Clarke (34), a call centre worker, said “it would be stupid to leave the EU”.
“Financially, all the arguments of the leave campaigns are wrong, the figures they make up, and it does not make sense to leave because the regulations they would rule against we are going to have to follow anyway if we want to trade with Europe.
“The financial and economic benefits of staying far outweigh if we were to leave things would go down a hole pretty quick.”
Narayan Adhain (45), a restaurant manager from Nepal, has been living in Northern Ireland for eight years.
“We want to remain in the EU because it is a bigger market,” he said.
“It is a big place with big opportunities.”
Colum McAteer (32), a civil servant, says the EU is “far from perfect but the ideals behind it are quite noble”.
“I like the idea of solidarity with other nations and the free movement of people and I think voting against that, under the current leave campaign, would be a disaster.
“I also feel that if something is not working you don’t necessarily jump ship, you try and make it better and inform it.”
Noel Patterson (70), a former coalman said: “When you listen the out vote had no answers for things where in does so it’s better the devil you know.
“Migrants is a bad thing but the rest is all for in.”
Just when it seemed as if nobody coming out the polling station was voting leave Karen Nelson confirmed she had over immigration concerns.
“I am definitely out,” she said.
“I was homeless for five years and couldn’t get a house and now my daughter is homeless.
“Our schools, our hospitals, we can’t cope with any more people coming in.
“That school (Fane Street) is full of, I am not racist in any way, is full of kids from other countries and our kids are fighting to get in.”
The Irish Times witnessed a verbal row unfolding in the street outside the polling station between a leave and a remain voter.
“They shouldn’t be in our f***ing country,” one leave voter said of immigrants.
The remain voter replied: “Open the borders and let them all in. Everything you think about is immigrants. You’re thick.”
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