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Scottish Referendum results

Posted on by dtoher

I’ve been looking at the results in the Scottish independence referendum.ย  The results will be the basis of a final year project, so further results will follow.

How each local authority area contributed to the overall NO majority
How each local authority area contributed to the overall NO majority
No majority (% of valid ballots counted) in each local authority area
No majority (% of valid ballots counted) in each local authority area

One possible trend that I wanted to look at was how the pattern of inhabitants [based on 2011 Census] of the local authority areas was related to these voting patterns…

What percentage of people were born in England (based on 2011 Census).
What percentage of people were born in England (based on 2011 Census).
A question asked in 2011 Census asked about identity. This map looks at the proportions in each Local Authority who claimed "Scottish" as their only identity.
A question asked in 2011 Census asked about identity. This map looks at the proportions in each Local Authority who claimed “Scottish” as their only identity.