Referendum results: expected declaration times

Declaration times for the Scottish referendum are difficult to forecast owing to the lack of precedents.

For example, the 1997 devolution referendum had two propositions, while the circumstances of the 2012 local elections were different in significant respects.

The Friday morning times given here have been drawn up after consulting the 32 Scottish councils, many of which do not wish to give estimates.

The following should only be taken as a rough guide:

1 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 02:00

2 North Lanarkshire 02:00

3 Inverclyde 02:00

4 Orkney 02:00

5 East Lothian 02:00

6 Perth & Kinross 02:00

7 Moray 02:00

8 Clackmannanshire 02:30

9 West Dunbartonshire 03:00

10 Dumfries & Galloway 03:00

11 Angus 03:00

12 South Lanarkshire 03:00

13 East Renfrewshire 03:00

14 Dundee 03:00

15 Falkirk 03:00

16 Renfrewshire 03:00

17 East Ayrshire 03:00

18 Aberdeenshire 03:00

19 Stirling 03:00

20 Midlothian 03:30

21 Argyll & Bute 03:30

22 West Lothian 03:30

23 South Ayrshire 03:30

24 Shetland 03:30

25 East Dunbartonshire 03:30

26 Fife 04:00

27 Highland 04:00

28 North Ayrshire 04:30

29 Scottish Borders 05:00

30 Edinburgh 05:00

31 Glasgow 05:00

32 Aberdeen 06:00