Resounding 'yes' - and a mystery Islanders celebrate: A referendum was held to make clear their staunch desire to remain British despite Argentina's sovereignty claims. After the victory, the speculation. So who are the "Falklands Three," the trio of dissenters who voted No to the Falkland Islands remaining as an overseas territory of the United Kingdom? That was the inevitable subject of conversation in Port Stanley on Tuesday, together with satisfaction at the resounding victory for the Yes vote in a referendum on the future of the territory. Of 1518 votes cast during the two-day poll, 1513 came out in favour of maintaining the islands' current political status, representing 99.8 per cent of the vote. Islanders take part in the "Proud to be British" parade. One ballot paper was rejected and one remained unaccounted for after the count on Monday night. That left three people who desire either immediate independence from Britain or a transfer of sovereignty, presumably to Argentina, which claims the islands as its own. Stanley is a small place - the islands have a population of only 2900 permanent and guest residents - and most things do not remain secret for long, apart from a secret ballot. A man wearing a t-shirt in support of the Falklands remaining a part of the United Kingdom. "There will be some people who will do their best to find out," says John Fowler of the islands' newspaper, Penguin News. I hope they don't succeed because those three people added a certain validity to the whole exercise. Just as impressive as the success of the Yes vote was the turnout in the referendum, organised by the Falkland Islands government in response to renewed political pressure from Argentina. Of the 1649 islanders eligible, 92 per cent cast their vote, dismissing concerns that a display of apathy might result in the referendum backfiring. As expected, Argentina, which invaded the Falklands in 1982, dismissed the poll as a ploy to mask the weakness of the British claim to the islands. British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Buenos Aires to "take careful note" of the wishes of their inhabitants. Sybie Summers, owner of the Pod gift shop on Stanley's chilly waterfront, was in a less than forgiving mood about the three No voters. "I don't know who they are but if they're not standing up for our islands then they shouldn't be here," she said. On the outskirts of Stanley, by the old racecourse, live Roddy Napier and his wife Lily. Mr Napier, 85, came in for some unwelcome attention when, in the period before the 1982 invasion, he wrote a letter published in the islands' newspaper calling for an accommodation with Argentina. "In the long term, I still think that we have to come closer to Argentina," Mr Napier said. You cannot isolate yourself from your neighbour forever. People said I was pro-Argentine, a traitor. Mrs Napier insisted both she and her husband voted Yes. Being British is very important. We have to have a mummy country," she said.