Organisers of the independence rally said that 200,000 marched, whereas others put turnout at less than 20,000

Council officials have been accused of suppressing attendance figures for a Scottish independence rally amid claims that a crowd of 200,000 paraded down the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

All Under One Banner, the organiser of Saturday’s event, said that 200,000 marched, which would put attendance on a par with the Glastonbury Festival. The claim was published by some news outlets and shared by senior nationalist politicians on social media.

A Force For Good, a unionist organisation, filmed the march and said that it counted 11,286 heads. It has published the footage online to allow observers to verify its figures. Last year the organisation counted 12,789 people when All Under One Banner said that 100,000 people had marched.

Police Scotland confirmed that it had