Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ịgbaso Akụkọ Kilbrandon na 1973, na-atụ aro ka e nyefee ụlọ nzukọ Scottish, gọọmentị ndị ọrụ na-edu Jim Callaghan webatara Iwu Scotland 1978. Ihe ka n'ọnụ ọgụgụ tụrụ vootu maka atụmatụ ahụ e mere na
March 1979 referendum on the proposal, ma Iwu ahụ kwuru na 40% nke ngụkọta ndị nhoputa ndi ochichi ga-eme ntuli aka. Nsonaazụ nke ntuli aka ahụ egosighi ule a ọzọ, gọọmentị ndị ọrụ kpebiri na ha agaghị aga n'ihu na ntinye aka. Mgbe pati ahụ laghachiri n'ọchịchị n'afọ 1997, ha webatara ntuli aka nke abụọ nke rụpụtara na ntinye nke Scotland Act 1998 na okike nke nzuko omeiwu nke Scotland.