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EXCLUSIVE: Analysis shows 99% of residents of Ballater Place identify themselves as Scottish first and foremost

Just one of the 99 residents of Ballater Place in Dundee – the “Yes city” – surveyed identified themself as British. Picture: Kris Miller.

A Dundee street is the least British in the UK, new research has found.

Just one person from the 99 surveyed in the neighbourhood around Ballater Place, in the Douglas area of the city, identified themselves as belonging to the United Kingdom.

The analysis, based on official census data and carried out by the respected Electoral Calculus, should perhaps not come as a surprise given Dundee was dubbed “Yes city” and had the highest percentage support for independence in the 2014 referendum.

The report notes: “Only one of the 99 respondents declared themselves to be British or partly British, giving a nationwide low score of 1% British, with 91% of people identifying as Scottish.

“The residents are mildly left-ofcentre, strongly SNP-supporting, and mostly UK-born. The area voted to leave the EU and has education and economic indicators significantly below average.”

Laura Smith, who lives in the street, voted Yes and said she would be prepared to take some short-term pain in an independent Scotland if it improved her granddaughter’s life chances.

The 48-year-old said: “I don’t say British, I say Scottish. The English don’t call us Scottish, they call us British.

“I stayed in Mitcham (in south-west London) for four months, they were very ignorant, and in Exeter and they were very ignorant. The English think we are lower than them.

“I will never pass myself as British, only because of the English. I like the Welsh.”

She added: “I’ve never went without a job but now I can’t find a job. I think that’s because of all the foreigners coming in. I voted to Leave (the European Union) but I don’t understand much about it.”

Neighbour Tammy-Leigh Redford, 27, also backed quitting the EU last June, and both she and her 22-year-old friend Lee McGregor said the area in which they live is tight-knit with families looking out for each other. Ms Redford added: “I feel Scottish because I was brought up in Scotland. We fought for our freedom.”

Not everyone feels the same way, however.

Joyce Byres has lived in the area for 46 years and voted No in 2014.

The 78-year-old said she would cast her ballot the same way if there was another referendum, adding: “I am proud to be Scottish but, to be honest, I don’t believe in Nicola Sturgeon or separation.

“I would prefer it if we were part of Britain. I’m proud to be Scottish but I like to be living in Britain and wouldn’t like separation.”

Mohammad Adrees, who owns the Key Stores shops at the end of Ballater Place, said he has noticed a generational difference between residents.

He said: “Maybe older people say they are Scottish and British. Youngsters all feel like that (solely Scottish), especially when a football match is on.

“If one side is English and the other is a foreign team, most people support the foreign team. That (feeling) has got more strong, especially since the SNP.”

I don’t say British, I say Scottish. The English don’t call us Scottish, they call us British. LAURA SMITH

Pictures: Kris Miller. Top: Lee McGregor, of Ballater Place in Dundee, feels right at home among his neighbours as the street, above, has been identified as the least British in the UK.