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The Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, and the Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, led the independence campaign

The Scottish independence referendum, 2014 is a referendum which decided whether Scotland would be an independent country or would stay a member of the United Kingdom. The voting took place on 18 September 2014.

The result was that Scotland should stay as part of the United Kingdom.

The YES campaign

The YES campaign was led by the Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond. He resigned after the vote. Supporters of the YES campaign wanted Scotland to be an independent country.

The NO campaign

Supporters of the NO campaign wanted Scotland to stay a part of the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron, deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband all wanted Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has also been campaigning for Scotland to remain part of the UK.

Result

Should Scotland be an independent country?

  • No = 55.3% (2,001,926 votes)
  • Yes = 44.7% (1,617,989 votes)
  • total votes = 3,623,344
  • electorate = 4,283,392

Result: Scotland remains part of the United Kingdom.

Images for kids

  • Scottish Parliament Debating Chamber 2

    Debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament

  • Yes Scotland 2014 - geograph.org.uk - 4135401

    Yes campaign poster on a shop

  • Scottish IndyRef 2014 12

    Tenement block in Leith with both Yes and No referendum posters and Union flag

  • England - Scotland border - geograph.org.uk - 477405

    The Scottish government proposed that there would be no border controls on the Anglo–Scottish border.

  • Trident boat

    A Trident missile-armed Vanguard class ballistic missile submarine leaving its base in the Firth of Clyde

  • Elizabeth II greets NASA GSFC employees, May 8, 2007 edit

    Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

  • Referendum campaigning, Peebles High Street - geograph.org.uk - 4167289

    Pro-independence campaigners in Peebles.

  • Anti-Scottish independence campaigner - geograph.org.uk - 4159537

    Jim Murphy speaking against Scottish independence in Glasgow.

  • The Crimean referendum - a comparison with the Scottish referendum (13306114335)

    English language brochure produced by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office comparing the 2014 Crimean status referendum with the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.

  • Scotland Independence Referendum Result 2014

    Referendum result


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