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Scottish referendum: Voters to reject independence

Other News Materials 19 September 2014 09:34 (UTC +04:00)
Scotland will vote to stay in the United Kingdom after rejecting independence
Scottish referendum: Voters to reject independence

Scotland will vote to stay in the United Kingdom after rejecting independence, the BBC has predicted.

With 26 out of the country's 32 council areas having declared, the "No" side has 54% of the vote, with the "Yes" campaign on 46%.

By 05:15 BST (06:15 GMT), the "No" campaign had more than 1,397,000 votes, with "Yes" on just over 1,176,000.

A total of 1,852,828 votes is needed for victory in the referendum.

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