Posted on 09/18/2014 12:34:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I thought glasgow was full of unionists.
From Breitbart live blog:
Sarah Smith, BBC Scotland News presenter, Posted at 01:05 (Scot time)
Early reports suggest Glasgow may have voted 54% “Yes” to 46% “No”. However, “Yes” campaigners look a bit disappointed as they hoped the result would be more in their favour.
Think they’d have to do a whole lot better than that in Glasgow if they want to win the referendum.
So far, it looks like turnout is very high everywhere, but even higher in the No areas. I saw a report of one No stronghold (part of Renfrewshire) was hitting 98%!
The first results coming from Clackmannanshire. Reports of No campaigners hugging.
Other reports of the Western Isles shaping up as a No vote.
http://www.bbc.com/news/events/scotland-decides/live
(not sure if official)
CLACKMANNANSHIRE RESULT
Posted at 01:30
“No” wins by 19,036 to 16,350. The total number of ballots was 35,410, a turnout of 88.6%.
Bad news for Yes.
Andrew Anderson
BBC Scotland News
Dundee evacuation update
Posted at 01:31
Dundee counting staff outside count. Building evacuated due to fire alarm.
46-54% in Favor of NO in CLACKMANNANSHIRE, the first to report.
Relative to expectations, this favors No overall.
From STV:
The toss-up battleground of West Lothian is informally reported going to NO 53-47%.
In line with other results and indicators of Yes falling 3-4% short of what they would need to win.
Orkney Reports NO
33-67%
That normal time of the year for the Queen right
| Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|
| NO | Votes 29,040 - | 57.76% |
| YES | Votes 21,233 - | 42.24% |
| TARGET TO WIN | Votes - | N/A% |
| After 2 of 32 counts | ||
Bookies are raising their odds against a Yes vote to 33-1.
Orkney was expected to be the strongest No vote, and they came in 2 to 1 for No. Clackmannanshire was a toss-up, but went for No. Both have very small populations.
Nothing seems to be going the way of the independence movement, but only about 1% of the vote has been reported so far.
Shetlands votes No, 64-36
It was expected for No
Another small population area.
| NO | Votes 38,991 | - 59.17% |
|---|---|---|
| YES | Votes 26,902 | - 40.83% |
One interesting consideration if Scotland voted for Independence, is that the Shetlands might then vote for independence from Scotland...taking the oil with them.
The Brits could set them up with a status like the Isle of Man, and BP could handle all the work, while Shetlanders cash checks like lottery winners.
Western Isles (reported in Scottish language!)
voted NO 53-47
This was an area that would have likely gone Yes, if Yes was to win.
| NO | Votes 49,535 | - 57.85% |
|---|---|---|
| YES | Votes 36,097 | - 42.15% |
Inverclyde, a battleground area
Votes NO almost 50-50
an 86 vote margin out of over 50,000 cast
Yes would have needed an expected 55-45 win there.
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