Original sentence: At the poll, 2,001,926 voters (55%) rejected the proposal for Scotland to become an independent state over 1,617,989 (45%), who voted in favour of Scottish independence.Before the latter election, the Scottish Government (formed by the SNP) had proposed a second Scottish independence referendum, due to the "Leave" victory in the June 2016 referendum on UK membership of the European Union, which the majority of voters in Scotland voted against.Despite losing seats in Scotland, the Conservatives won an overall majority and the UK left the European Union on 31 January 2019.Following the September 2014 referendum, the pro-independence SNP benefitted from increased membership and political support.In the 2019 UK general election, SNP support increased to 45% of the vote and they won 48 of the 59 seats contested in Scotland.The SNP won 35 seats in the 2017 UK general election, a loss of 21 from the 2015 election, with their vote dropping from 50% in 2015 to 37%.The election was focused around Brexit, as the Conservative government led by Boris Johnson pledged to "get Brexit done"
Edited sentence: At the poll, 2,001,926 voters (55.3%) rejected the proposal for Scotland to become an independent state over 1,617,989 (44.7%), who voted in favour of Scottish independence.Before the latter election, the Scottish Government (formed by the SNP) had proposed a second Scottish independence referendum, due to the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union (EU) as following the results of a referendum held in 2016 (which the majority of voters in Scotland voted against).Following the referendum, the pro-independence SNP benefitted from increased membership and political support.Later in the 2019 election the SNP benefited from another victory by winning 48 seats out of the 59 and scoring 45% of the electoral vote.The SNP used this to their advantage.The SNP won 35 seats in the 2017 UK general election, a loss of 21 from the 2015 election, with their vote dropping from 50.0% in 2015 to 36.9%.The election was focused around Brexit and the failed promises of the Better Together campaign where it was said that Scotland and the UK as a whole would stay a member of the EU.This was never a solid promise and is viewed as a propaganda effort by the Better Together campaign