2014 Scottish Independence Referendum
Summary[edit | edit source]
"Should Scotland be an independent country?" - Yes or No?
That was the question that the voters of Scotland faced on 18 September 2014.
Results[edit | edit source]
The 'No' campaign won the referendum with 2,001,926 votes (55.3%) to 1,617,989 votes for 'Yes' (44.7%).
Fallout[edit | edit source]
Alex Salmond resigned which resulted in Nicola Sturgeon becoming leader of the SNP.
Indy Ref 2(?)[edit | edit source]
The 2016 EU Referendum highlighted the difference in attitude between the different nation to the European Union - while overall the UK voted to Leave, Scotland voted to Remain. Nicola Sturgeon used this result to call for a second independence referendum for Scotland. This caused much wank.
Theresa May has since said that now is not the time for a new referendum, particularly since it's so close to the last one. Sturgeon doesn't care.
