It’s a sign of the level of engagement in this referendum that a turnout of 75% in Glasgow should be regarded as a disappointment.
The proportion of people casting their votes in Scotland’s biggest city is the lowest recorded yet – but a strong Yes vote there could still outweigh the Nos in smaller regions.
Clackmannanshire, the first area to declare, recorded an 88.6% turnout, with 19,036 voting No, compared to 16,350 for Yes.
Next to declare – Orkney – had an 83.7% turnout, with 10,004 No votes, against 4,883 for Yes.
Elsewhere, Dundee – another big hope for the Yes campaign – saw a turnout of 78.8%. There, the declaration is likely to be later than expected after a fire alarm resulted in the hall being evacuated.
Turnouts elsewhere have ranged between 80% and 90%, including:
Inverclyde (87.4%),
Renfrewshire (87.3%),
Shetland (84%),
West Dunbartonshire (87.9%),
West Lothian (86.2%),
Aberdeen (81.7%),
South Ayrshire (86.1%),
East Lothian (87.6%),
Dumfries and Galloway (87.5%),
South Lanarkshire (85.3%),
Perth and Kinross (86.9%)
Falkirk (88.7%),
North Ayrshire (84.4%),
Scottish Borders (87.4%)
Western Isles (86.2%).
East Renfrewshire (90.4 %)
East Dunbartonshire (91%)
Aberdeenshire (87.2%)
Highlands (87%)
Angus (85.7%)
Clackmannanshire (88.6%)
East Ayrshire (84.5%)
Midlothian (86.8&)
Stirling (90.1%)
South Ayrshire (86.1%)
Argyll and Bute (88.1%)
Dundee (78.8%)
Edinburgh (84.3%)
Fife (84%)
Glasgow (74.9%)
Moray (85.4%)
North Lanarkshire (84.4)
Orkney (83.6%)
Perth and Kinross (86.8%)
