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GIVING IT UP

We reveal which British city is most likely to have its locals become teetotal…and you’ll be surprised

PEOPLE are more likely to be teetotal in Glasgow than in any other British city, a poll suggests.

Twenty-two per cent of those quizzed there said they never drink alcohol.

Glasgow is the UK's best city at managing to successfully give up alcohol
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Glasgow is the UK's best city at managing to successfully give up alcoholCredit: Alamy

This indicates that 132,000 out of a population of around 630,000 don’t touch a drop.

Famous names from the Scottish city include comics Sir Billy Connolly and Frankie Boyle, who have both quit drinking.

Cardiff and Norwich were also top teetotallers.

Over the UK, just under 14 per cent said they never have booze.

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The study of 2,500 Brits by wellness drinks firm Medahuman also found that the booziest city was York, where just five per cent were teetotal.

A spokesman said many Brits had gone off alcohol in recent times.

TOP TEN TEETOTAL CITIES: 1. Glasgow. 2. Cardiff. 3. Norwich. 4. Bristol. 5, Manchester. 6. Edinburgh. 7. Birmingham. 8. Nottingham. 9. Leeds. 10. Aberdeen.

TOP FIVE LEAST TEETOTAL: 1. York. 2. Oxford. 3. Sheffield. 4 Southampton. 5. London.

Sir Billy Connolly is one of Glasgow's famous teetotallers
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Sir Billy Connolly is one of Glasgow's famous teetotallersCredit: Getty
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