Scotland Will Remain Part of UK, Independence Vote Loss

Following a nationalistic campaign to gain independence and break away as an independent nation, Scotland fails to muster the necessary votes in a national referendum, according to the BBD. Scotland will remain, along with England, Wales and Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom.

Scotland has been a part of the UK for more than 300 years.

The campaign to gain independence did not succeed, but it did leverage promises for substantial new power to Scotland's parliament from the main political parties in England.

Had Scotland voted for independence, it would have struck a deep blow to England's Prime Minister David Cameron prestige and diminished his ability to maneuver on the world stage.