MOSCOW, September 19 (RIA Novosti) - The Western Isles of the west coast of mainland Scotland have delivered a "no" vote in the Scottish referendum, according to the returns released early Friday.
The "no" vote in the Western Isles, also known as Eilean Siar, polled 53.4 percent, with "yes" claiming 46.6 percent (10,544 "no" votes against 9,195 "yes" votes).
The total turnout in the council area stood at 86.2 percent. The "no" campaign is currently leading by 13,438 votes.
On Thursday, people in Scotland were voting in the historic independence referendum. Voters were given a ballot paper with the question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" and the "yes" or "no" options.
Official results are expected to be announced between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. local time on Friday.
