Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna Chikunguru 1997, akabudisa hurongwa hwehurumende hwakadzama hwekugoverwa muWhite Paper "A Voice for Wales" uye akatungamira mushandirapamwe wakabudirira weLabour Party wekuvhota "hongu" murondedzero yekugoverwa musi wa18 Gunyana 1997. Kunyange zvazvo vashandi vakashandura ruzhinji rwe4 kusvika ku1 mukurwisana nokugoverwa kwakanyorwa muna 1979
Referendum, ruzhinji ruduku rwe0.6% pa50.1% yekubuda, yakakanda mumvuri pamusoro pesimba resangano.