People in Scotland have voted for a historic decision: whether the country should stay in the UK or become an independent nation.
Voters had the choice between "yes" or "no" to the referendum question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" There was no 'neutral' answer for people to opt for, if they chose to come for voting.
There was a historically high turnout of 85.64 percent with around 97 percent of Scots registered to vote.
Results have started trickling in with many of the areas to first decleare the decision narrowly leaning towards saying 'No'. 23 local election councils are submitting the results between 2am and 6am Friday morning. The final count, therefore, is expected to come after 6 am Friday local time.
How to Follow Referendum results and Information Live:
To know the process of how the Scottish Independence Referendum are taking place, check the official Scotland Referendum information website HERE. If you would like to know the full breakdown of councils and times; and want to know when to expect what, check the Financial Times website HERE.
To follow official information on what is happening, following are some of the best sites that will give you best information. Click the links below:
Website of the Electoral Commission of UK
Website for the Better Together campaign
Official website of the Scottish Government/ Scotland's Referendum
Website of the 'Yes Scotland' Campaign
News Websites: Some of the best British publications and news websites to follow are BBC, Independent, Telegraph, Sky News, The Guardian among others.
Follow Scotsman the Biggest Scottish Newspaper HERE.
Twitter Accounts to Follow:
Here are some of the best twitter accounts to follow in order to get the latest on the happenings:
Scot Ref 2014 -- @ScotREf2014
Better Together -- @UK_Together
Better together leader and MP Alistair Darling can be followed at @TogetherDarling
Yes Scotland -- @YesScotland
Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond will give at least one speech on Thursday. Follow him @AlexSalmond
Scotsman --@TheScotsman
