(VOVworld) – Scotland rejected independence from the United Kingdom by a clear majority of votes favouring the status quo with 55 percent No and 45 percent Yes, on a record 85 percent turnout, final results showed on Friday that Scots want to stay in the union.

Scotland independence protestors celebrated the event

After the preliminary result, Scotland’s fist minister Alex Salmond admitted the defeat saying that he hoped London would implement its commitment to policy relaxation for Scotland. The British Prime Minister David Cameron promised to carry out negotiations on granting more power to Edinburg regarding tax, expenditure and social welfare.