Summary

  • Alex Salmond to stand down as First Minister

  • Scotland votes No to independence

  • David Cameron says vote "settles will of the Scottish people"

  • Lord Smith of Kelvin to oversee further devolution

  • Voters answered: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"

  1. Better Together 'proud'published at 04:23 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    Eleanor Bradford
    BBC Scotland Health Correspondent

    Blair McDougall tells Better Together campaigners he remains 'hopeful' based on the data crunching being done by their analysts and that they can be "proud for the rest of their lives".

  2. FALKIRK RESULTpublished at 04:22 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    "No" wins by 58,030 votes to 50,489.

    That is 53% for "No" and 47% for "Yes".

    The total number of votes was 108,626 - a turnout of 88.7%.

  3. Recappublished at 04:22 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    For those who have just joined us, 11 of Scotland's 32 local authorities have now declared their results.

    Of these, nine have voted "No" and two "Yes".

    The campaign to keep Scotland in the UK is ahead in the vote share.

  4. Falkirk countpublished at 04:19 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    Fiona Walker
    BBC Scotland

    Falkirk declaration imminent.

  5. EAST LOTHIAN RESULTpublished at 04:19 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    "No" wins by 44,283 to 27,467.

    That is 62% "No" to 38% "Yes".

    Total votes were 71,798 - a turnout of 87.6%.

  6. STIRLING RESULTpublished at 04:19 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    "No" wins by 37,153 to 25,010.

    That is 60% for "No" and 40% for "Yes".

    Total votes cast was 62,225. Turnout 90.1%.

  7. East Dunbartonshire countpublished at 04:14 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    "Yes" spirits are better here ahead of the East Dunbartonshire results.

    East Dunbartonshire
  8. MIDLOTHIAN RESULTpublished at 04:13 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    "No" wins by 33,972 to 26,370.

    That's 56% for "No" and 44% for "Yes".

    Total votes cast was 60,395. Turnout 86.7%.

  9. Midlothian countpublished at 04:11 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    Result at Midlothian count coming now...

    Midlothian
  10. East Lothian countpublished at 04:10 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    Kheredine Idessane
    BBC Scotland

    This is the scene at the Corn Exchange, with the declaration minutes away. We're expecting a big "No" vote, possibly 60 or 61 per cent against independence.

    East Lothian
  11. WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE RESULTpublished at 04:10 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    "Yes" wins by 33,720 votes to 28,776.

    That is 54% for "Yes" and 46% for "No".

    Total votes cast were 62,532, a 87.9% turnout.

  12. Join the conversationpublished at 04:09 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    Donaldo tweets, external: We all knew dundee was gonna be 'yes' but 57% is low compared to all the 'polls', when dundee were around 80% #indyref

    AC tweets, external: Love Dundee, showed true bottle. As for where I'm from Renfrewshire, disgusted but hardly surprised.

  13. Question 'dealt with'published at 04:08 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    Ross Hawkins
    Political correspondent, BBC News

    tweets, external: Stewart Maxwell SNP: If it's a no then indy q dealt with, then priority becomes as much and as many powers as we can to Scotland

  14. Stirling countpublished at 04:07 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    Reevel Alderson
    Home affairs correspondent, BBC Scotland

    Better Together supporters in Stirling are hugging each other in congratulation as we await an imminent declaration.

  15. Renfrewshire winpublished at 04:06 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    Supporters celebrate a "No" victory in Renfrewshire.

    "No" celebrates
  16. Postpublished at 04:05 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

  17. Alex Salmond in Edinburghpublished at 04:05 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    David Miller
    BBC Scotland

    First Minister Alex Salmond's plane landed at Edinburgh Airport 20 minutes ago.

  18. Join the conversationpublished at 04:05 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    Joanna Geary from Twitter tweets, external: In other news, it seems Irn Bru reached peak tweet just after polls closed #indyref http://reverb.guru/view/161577919386267480

    Tweets mentioning #indyref and Irn BruImage source, Twitter
  19. Yes campaignpublished at 04:03 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    Ken Macdonald
    BBC Scotland Science Correspondent

    Dundee result restarts this "Yes" party...

    Yes Scotland
  20. Dundee dignitypublished at 04:01 British Summer Time 19 September 2014

    Deacon Blue star Ricky Ross, who was campaigning for a "Yes" vote, told BBC Scotland: "That's a fantastic result from Dundee, my home city, amazing things been happening there. That will put a real smile on lots of 'Yes' people's faces."

    ricky ross