# Scottish independence referendum (2014)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/2014-scottish-independence-referendum
Categories: main-event

Voters in Scotland rejected independence by 55 percent to 45 percent. Within the broader Postwar & Modern UK period, decolonization, welfare institutions, migration, European integration and withdrawal, devolution and social change reshaped the modern United Kingdom. This event is placed at 18 September 2014 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The referendum demonstrated the strength of Scottish constitutional debate and reshaped party politics across the UK.

## Why it matters
The referendum demonstrated the strength of Scottish constitutional debate and reshaped party politics across the UK.

Ruler at the time: [Elizabeth II](https://english-history.com/rulers/elizabeth-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Scottish independence referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Scottish+independence+referendum&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Scottish independence referendum](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Scottish+independence+referendum)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — Postwar collection](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/)