Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Nkwado maka SNP ruru 30% na ntuli aka ọha nke October 1974, ebe a họpụtara ndị omeiwu SNP 11. N'afọ 1978, gọọmentị ndị ọrụ kwadoro iwu Scotland nke nyere iwu maka nguzobe nke ọgbakọ ndị Scotland, ma ọ bụrụ na ndị Scotland tụrụ vootu maka nke a n'otu oge.
ntụli aka. Agbanyeghị, ndị otu Labour kewara nke ọma n'okwu gbasara inyefe ikike. Ndezigharị na Iwu Scotland nke onye otu Labour MP bụ George Cunningham, onye mechara banye na ndị otu Social Democratic Party (SDP) guzobere ọhụrụ, chọrọ 40% nke ngụkọta ndị ntuli aka ịtụ vootu maka nzukọ. N'agbanyeghi na ha kwadoro ya n'ihu ọha, ọnụ ọgụgụ dị ukwuu nke ndị otu Labour megidere nguzobe nke ọgbakọ. Nkewa a nyere aka n'inweta ọnụ ọgụgụ dị nta nke "Ee", na enweghị ike iru oke 40% nke Cunningham. Afọ iri na asatọ nke ọchịchị Conservative, n'okpuru Margaret Thatcher na John Major, hụrụ nguzogide siri ike maka atụmatụ ọ bụla maka inyefe Scotland, na Wales.