Sterling strengthened initially after Clamannashire, the first constituency to declare, voted against independence shortly before 1.30am. It was a blow to SNP leader Alex Salmond as the small council with just 0.9pc of the Scottish population was a top Yes target. Credit Suisse had given it a 10/10 liklihood of voting yes - the highest it predicted across the whole of Scotland - but in the end 19,036 vote No, against 16,350 who voted Yes.