Scotland has voted in favour to stay as a part of the United Kingdom. The historic mandate by the people of Scotland rejected their country's independence.

They had a simple Yes or No choice to the question, Should Scotland be an independent country?

Official results confirmed that with 30 out of Scotland's 32 council areas having declared, the No side has an unbeatable lead of over 18 lakh votes to 15 lakh. The margin of victory is about 55 per cent to 45 per cent.

The vote is the culmination of a two-year campaign and talks will now begin on devolving more powers to Scotland, which had joined the United Kingdom in 1707.

Glasgow, Scotland's largest council area and the third largest city in Britain, voted in favour of independence. But Edinburgh, the nation's capital, rejected independence.