Scotland Votes No on Independence from UK

BY Kelly Cohen

kelly.cohen2Scotland is still part of the United Kingdom. The country will stay a part of the U.K. after 55 percent or about 2 million people voted against the referendum Thursday. Approximately 1.6 million or 44 percent voted yes" according to BBC News. The total electorate in Scotland is about 4.28 million; turnout was 84.59 percent. Only four councils had yes" votes of more than half its population: Dundee City (57.35 percent) West Dunbartonshire (53.96 percent) Glasglow (53.49 percent) and North Lanarkshire (51.07 percent). Scotlands First Minister Alex Salmond called for unity and urged the unionist parties to deliver on more powers. UK Prime Minister David Cameron expressed his delight over the continued unity of the U.K. promising the Scottish Parliament will get more powers.
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