Scottish Parliament Referendum

Results 1997

 
Parliament has decided to consult people in Scotland on the Government's proposals for a Scottish Parliament: Parliament has decided to consult people in Scotland on the Government's proposals for a Scottish Parliament to have tax-varying powers:
I AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT I AGREE THAT A SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT SHOULD HAVE TAX-VARYING POWERS
1,775,045=74.3%    1,512,889=63.5%   
I DO NOT AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT  I DO NOT AGREE THAT A SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT SHOULD HAVE TAX-VARYING POWERS 
614,400=25.7%  870,263=36.5% 
 

Results by District

 
 
District Turnout 
(%)
Parliament 
For
% Parliament 
Against
% Tax 
For
% Tax 
Against
%
City of Aberdeen 53.0 65,035 71.8 25,580 28.2 54,320 60.3 35,709 39.7
Aberdeenshire 57.0 61,621 63.9 34,878 36.1 50,295 52.3 45,929 47.7
Angus 60.2 33,571 64.7 18,350 35.3 27,641 53.4 24,089 46.6
Argyle and Bute 65.0 30,452 67.3 14,796 32.7 25,746 57.0 19,429 43.0
East Ayrshire 64.8 49,131 81.1 11,426 18.9 42,559 70.5 17,824 29.5
North Ayrshire 63.4 51,304 76.3 15,931 23.7 43,990 65.7 22,991 34.3
South Ayrshire 66.7 40,161 66.9 19,909 33.1 33,679 56.2 26,217 43.8
Borders 64.8 33,855 62.8 20,060 37.2 27,284 50.7 26,497 49.3
Clackmannan 66.1 18,790 80.0 4,706 20.0 16,112 68.7 7,355 31.3
Dumfries and Galloway 63.4 44,619 60.7 28,863 39.3 35,737 48.8 37,499 51.2
East Dunbartonshire 62.7 40,917 69.8 17,725 30.2 34,576 59.1 23,914 40.9
West Dunbartonshire 63.7 39,051 84.7 7,058 15.3 34,408 74.7 11,628 25.3
City of Dundee 55.7 49,252 76.0 15,553 24.0 42,304 65.5 22,280 34.5
City of Edinburgh 60.1 155,900 71.9 60,832 28.1 133,843 62.0 82,188 38.0
Falkirk 63.7 55,642 80.0 13,953 20.0 48,064 69.2 21,403 30.8
Fife 60.7 125,668 76.1 39,517 23.9 108,021 64.7 58,987 35.3
City of Glasgow 51.6 204,269 83.6 40,106 16.4 182,589 75.0 60,842 25.0
Highland 60.3 72,551 72.6 27,431 27.4 61,359 62.1 37,525 37.9
Inverclyde 60.4 31,680 78.0 8,945 22.0 27,194 67.2 13,277 32.8
North Lanarkshire 60.8 123,063 82.6 26,010 17.4 107,288 72.2 41,372 27.8
South Lanarkshire 63.1 114,908 77.8 32,762 22.2 99,587 67.6 47,708 32.4
East Lothian 65.0 33,525 74.2 11,665 25.8 28,152 62.7 16,765 37.3
West Lothian 62.6 56,923 79.6 14,614 20.4 47,990 67.3 23,354 32.7
Midlothian 65.1 31,681 79.9 7,979 20.1 26,776 67.7 12,762 32.3
Moray 57.8 24,822 67.2 12,122 32.8 19,326 52.7 17,344 47.3
Orkney 53.4 4,749 57.3 3,541 42.7 3,917 47.4 4,344 52.6
Perthshire and Kinross 63.1 40,344 61.7 24,998 38.3 33,398 51.3 31,709 48.7
East Renfrewshire 68.2 28,253 61.7 17,573 38.3 23,580 51.6 22,153 48.4
Renfrewshire 62.8 68,711 79.0 18,213 21.0 55,075 63.6 31,537 36.4
Shetland Islands 51.5 5,430 62.4 3,275 37.6 4,478 51.6 4,198 48.4
Stirling 65.8 29,190 68.5 13,440 31.5 25,044 58.9 17,487 41.1
Western Isles 55.8 9,977 79.4 2,589 20.6 8,557 68.4 3,947 31.6