EEC Referendum 1975

'The SNP gradually reversed its traditional hostility to the European Community to the point where it became an actively enthusiastic proponent of what it called 'independence in Europe'.'
Andrew Marr in The Battle for Scotland Penguin.

Parliament has decided to consult the electorate on the question
whether the UK should remain in the European Economic Community .

DO YOU WANT THE UK TO REMAIN IN THE EEC?

Put a cross (X) in the appropriate box.

YES

NO

The Scots people voted:

Yes 58 %
No 42 %

The result

Scotland, and the UK as a whole, remained in the EEC

How Scotland voted, region by region

Region/Islands area	Electors '000s	Turnout %	Change from 74	Yes %	74 Con	74 Lab	74 Lib	74 SNP	Turnout Rank (UK /67)	Yes rank (UK /66)
Borders	75	63.2	-16.7	72.3	31.4	16.1	33.2	19.3	48	14
Dumfries & Galloway	102	61.5	-15.4	68.2	39.3	19.7	9.2	31.8	59	38
Orkney Islands	13	48.2	-18.6	61.8	14.2	12.4	56.2	17.2	65	56
Central	189	64.1	-16.2	59.7	14.2	39.1	3.2	43.5	41	57
Lothian	548	63.6	-12.0	59.5	26.9	37.4	8.8	26.9	46	58
Tayside	282	63.8	-10.2	58.6	30.1	22.7	5.8	41.2	43	59
Grampian	321	57.4	-16.0	58.2	32.4	23.5	12.4	32.0	63	60
Strathclyde	1,760	61.7	-12.8	57.7	22.3	43.2	5.7	28.7	57	61
Fife	235	63.3	-11.3	56.3	22.4	38.9	6.7	31.4	47	63
Highland	128	58.7	-13.5	54.6	26.3	20.5	22.6	30.6	62	64
Shetland Islands	13	47.1	-19.7	43.7	14.2	12.4	56.2	17.2	66	66
Western Isles	22	50.1	-13.3	29.5	8.3	24.7	5.5	61.5	64	67
Scotland	3,689	61.7	-13.1	58.4	24.7	36.3	8.3	30.7
UK	40,087	64.5	-8.3	67.2	35.8	39.2	18.3	3.5

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