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Scotland saying no to independence from UK
London/Glasgow, Sept 19 (IBNS) Scotland seemed not going to sever its 307 year long association with the United Kingdom now as majority has voted against the break-up so far with about 55 percent of the votes in a referendum counted saying No to Independence.
While the final verdict is not yet known, going by early trends, Scotland wants to stay with England and Wales and be a part of the UK. Scotland is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
According to British media reports, an estimated 55 percent voters rejected the idea of independence from UK.
Results of more than three quarters of Scotland's 32 local authorities have been declared, reported The Guardian, adding that voters were expected to reject Alex Salmond's prospectus for independence.
The paper reported that Yes "campaign scored a handful of notable successes, succeeding in the largest city of Glasgow by 53% to 47%, winning 54% in West Dunbartonshire and landing a convincing 57% win in Dundee."
Nationalists have only two of the 16 results of the total 32 declared so far, said reports.
An organization called Yes Scotland representing the parties, groups, and individuals campaigning for a Yes vote in the Scottish independence referendum, 2014, which was launched in Edinburgh on 25 May 2012, said "whenever people look at and consider the issues, it becomes clear to them that Scotland can, should and must become an independent country."
Yes Scotland is the main campaign group for independence, while Better Together is the main campaign group to maintain the union.
Counting began after polls closed on Sept 18.
Following an agreement between the Scottish and the United Kingdom governments, the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill, setting out the arrangements for this referendum, was passed by the Scottish Parliament in Nov 2013.
The referendum question, as recommended by the Electoral Commission, is "Should Scotland be an independent country?" – voters can answer only Yes or No. To pass, the independence proposal requires a simple majority. All residents in Scotland aged 16 or over can vote, which is a total of about 4.3 million people.
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