The Scottish Referendum Project

On September 18th 2014, the people of Scotland went to the polls to decide whether to break away from the United Kingdom and become an independent nation. The Union of England and Scotland has been in effect since 1707 when the two separate countries joined together to form Great Britain. This was the first time the people of Scotland would vote on full Independence from the UK. It was also the first time that 16 and 17 year olds were given a right to vote in a UK election. The voters in this series all celebrated their sixteenth birthday on the day of the vote - they youngest voters ever in the UK.