BBC and Sky News call a No vote in the Scottish independence referendum before dawn breaks
The UK’s main news broadcasters BBC News and Sky News called the Scottish independence for the No side at around 5am on the morning of 19 September.
Vote: Scotland is set to remain within the United Kingdom
At the time of calling, 24 out of 32 results had been declared with No sitting at 1,305,388 million votes and Yes 1,102,788 million votes. Better Together needed to take another 517,554 votes to secure victory.
Clackmannanshire was the first constituency to declare at 1.30am, and despite big wins for Yes in Dundee and Glasgow, the declaration of No votes across Scotland kept a consistent pattern before the news broadcasters called the result.
Sky News, BBC News and STV stationed reporters and crews at all 32 counts in Scotland as international media descended on the country to cover the result.
A YouGov poll released at 10.30pm on 18 September, half an hour after voting closed, predicted the No campaign would take 54 per cent of the vote, although social media analysis leading up to the referendum had shown the Yes side to be on top in social network popularity.
Sky News analysis indicates that the 'No' campaign is on course to win the #IndyRef election and Scotland will remain in the UK. #IndyRef
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 19, 2014
BREAK: @SkyNews calls referendum as NO to independence — Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) September 19, 2014
BBC has called it. Scotland stays in the United Kingdom.
— Harrison Golden (@harrisongolden) September 19, 2014
"The United Kingdom is surviving. There won't be an independent Scotland." - @bbcnickrobinson #indyref — Harrison Golden (@harrisongolden) September 19, 2014
Glasgow - Scotland's biggest city - votes for independence BUT it won't be enough. The UK survives — Nick Robinson (@bbcnickrobinson) September 19, 2014
Scotland's #indyref will reject independence, BBC predicts http://t.co/ZNrWIPczRk pic.twitter.com/lE9zry4g4f
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) September 19, 2014