Scotland overwhelmingly rejects independence

Scotland was rejected by an overwhelming majority of independence after the participation of voters as a victory of the campaign.

Alex Salmond's separatist campaign was defeated with 55% of the vote in Scotland to stay 307 years.

David Cameron has tweeted to 05:45 autour, it has asked Alistair Darling,President of the better campaign 'together', 'congratulate well beaten campaign."

The pound sterling has increased dramatically from the outset as being a valid campaign results announcement "better together".

The result led to speculation immediately that Mr de Salmond to resign from his position as leader of the SNP "."

Define the local authorities to intervene, the Board of Directors ofklakmanansheri, the dialect of the night by announcing the majority, no surprise in a region where separatists were well performed.

In an early sign that the nationalists are facing defeat, Mr. Salmond did not attend an account local Aberdeenshire and returned to Edinburgh in jet with his wife.

06:30, Mr Salmond said that he accepted the power of the people, as he conceded defeat in the referendum on the independence of Scotland.

However, he said that the people of Scotland reject only independence "at this stage", indicating that he believes that another referendum is possible in the future.

Mr. Salmond told his supporters in Edinburgh, said: "we accept the verdict of the people, I invite you all from Scotland to do the same in the acceptance of democratic governance to the people of Scotland. ''

He added: "we have seen panic and fear of monumental proportions at the Centre of a Westminster..." They also carried the mass movement of people moving forward in Scotland.

"Today of all days, we gather in Scotland, we will dwell not on the distance we fall short we must live a we did. ''

National turnout should reach about 85 percent of the victories of overwhelmingUnion celebrated in the traditional strongholds such as the Orkney Islands, Edinburgh and the Scottish borders.

Edinburgh has voted against independence from 61% to 39%.

As the huge victories together the best in East Lothian, where they have a 24 percent, of Stirling, where he won by 20 percent, and Midlothian, where the margin of victory is 12 percent.

He said Alistair Darling, the leader of the better campaign 'together', the triumph was "a very important day not only for Scotland, but also to the United Kingdom as a whole".

"Those who have supported us and every great team of volunteers who have worked to reach this conclusion, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart," he says.

"You represent the majority opinion. I heard the sounds of yours... We took in the argument and won. And I talked to reduced to silence.

"I understand, of course, there will be among those who support the Yes, disappointment, or sadness." The defeat is painful, as you can tell from personal experience.

"I know there are many people with a deep and genuine commitment in Scotland on the" Yes "side. They will and must continue to make its contribution to the political debate. "

The nationalists beat Dundee, with 57% of the vote and took the Glasgow vote about 25,000.

However, mean turnout lower than expected in the two cities on the margin of victory is not high enough to offset the poor performance elsewhere in the country.

Claim victory in the campaign better relief 'together' is just a week before plunging in the wake of a surge in support for Mr Salmond to appear.

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Mr Cameron said: "I have spoken to Alistair Darling - and commended for a well beaten campaign."

In his first comment since the results come, Mr. Salmond tweeted: "well done for our city of Glasgow, the Commonwealth, as well as to the people of Scotland forth is amazing support.

Nicola Sturgeon, the Prime Minister, accepted defeat in an interview with the BBC at 05:20, saying that she felt 'deeply disappointed and policy.'

She thought the victory was "doable" after the replacement of the campaign for the 'yes' in the past two weeks, but have failed.

She said: "the country has changed for always during this campaign. The situation is no longer has any kind of support or money tonight... We have advanced to pick ourselves up and move. »

She owes to the appetite for change and remains skeptical about giving them additional powers, the United Kingdom was not close enough.

However, sturgeon has not excluded from Ms working with them to provide additional authorization.

Lord Reid said of Kordofan, "Interior Minister" former action, there should now be a period of "reconciliation".