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'No' holds narrow lead in Scottish referendum

Update : 19 Sep 2014, 03:19 AM

The campaign to keep Scotland in the UK holds a narrow lead as counting continues across the country.

Voters in 10 of the first 12 council areas to declare their results rejected independence.

But Dundee, the largest area to declare so far, backed independence by 53,620 votes to 39,880, while West Dunbartonshire also voted "Yes" by 33,720 to 28,776.

Clackmannanshire was first to declare, with "No" winning by about 2,600 votes.

Inverclyde voted "No" to leaving the United Kingdom by only 86 votes, while in Renfrewshire the totals were 62,067 for "No" and 55,466 for "Yes".

Voters in the Western Isles, Orkney, Shetland and Midlothian also voted against independence, as did Stirling, Falkirk and East Lothian.

Counting will carry on through the night, with the final result expected after 06:30 BST on Friday.

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