Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mukupera kwema1970 Fergusson akava anoshingaira mune zvematongerwe enyika yeConservative. Somunhu anoramba zvakasimba kugoverwa, akataura pamisangano achiedza kunyengetedza vaConservatives kuti varwisane neScottish Assembly; mushure mokunge mushandirapamwe uyu wakabudirira, akanga ari nhengo ye "Scotland Inoti Kwete" mushandirapamwe weScottish Assembly.
referendamu yokugovera masimba. Pakusarudzwa kweParamende yeEurope muna 1979, Fergusson akarwira dunhu reStrathclyde West, iro raiita serakachengeteka revashandi; zvisinei, kudonha kwevhoti yevashandi kwakamuona achisarudzwa nemavhoti 1,827.