Labour leader Ed Miliband has said that "change begins today" after Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom.

Mr Miliband said Scotland's decision was a "vote for change" and that having worked to keep the country together, they must now change it together.

He was speaking at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow where he was joined by Better Together leader Alistair Darling, Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont and other senior party figures.

Mr Miliband also had a message for disappointed Yes voters.

He said: "This was a vote for No because we know we are better together.

"To all the people who voted Yes, this Labour Party is determined to show that we can be the vehicle for your hopes, your dreams your aspirations, for a better life for you, a better life for Scotland, a better life for the whole of the United Kingdom.

"Whether people voted No or Yes, let us be be absolutely clear, this was a vote for change.

"Change doesn't end today, change begins today. We will deliver on stronger powers for a stronger parliament, for a stronger Scotland.

"I know that all party leaders will meet their commitment to deliver on that promise."

Earlier in a live televised address from No 10 following the declaration of the final result, Prime Minister David Cameron not only spelled out plans for greater home rule for Scotland, but also offered a significant rebalancing of the way the four nations of the UK are represented.

In his speech, Mr Miliband said: "Devolution is not just a good idea for Scotland and Wales, it is a good idea for England and indeed for Northern Ireland."

Mr Miliband said: "The last few weeks have been about keeping our country together. The next eight months are about how we change our country together. We need a party that can speak for the whole of the United Kingdom, for every part of the United Kingdom, for every set of people in the United Kingdom.

"There is a party that can do that and that's the Labour Party.

"This is our responsibility in the months ahead. Let us be able to tell our children, to tell our grandchildren, that we did not just keep our country together, we changed our country together."

Scottish Labour leader Ms Lamont was introduced by her son Colin Graham, 17, who explained why he voted no.

He said: "The reason I voted no is because with all my heart I believe Scotland needs change, but equally I believe Scotland can make this change within the union, the strength and stability of the United Kingdom."

Ms Lamont said: "Yesterday everybody in this country voted for Scotland. The result was not a no win or a yes loss, it was the democratically decided decision of the people of Scotland that we would stand strong in the United Kingdom.

"That's what the people have decided and that is what we now need to work with."

She paid tribute to First Minister Alex Salmond and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for their campaign and said everyone now needs to work together for Scotland.

She said: "In the next period we need to come together. We understand, all of us, the importance of change in Scotland.

"That change will come all the better, all the stronger, if we draw on the energy and excitement and passion that people displayed over the last period, regardless of whether they were voting yes or no."

Labour MPs Anas Sarwar, Jim Murphy and Margaret Curran were also at the event.