Sarudzo dzekutungamira dzeScottish Labour Party dza2014 dzaive sarudzo dzemukati mekambani yekusarudza mutungamiri mutsva uye mutevedzeri wemutungamiri weScottish Labour Party, zvichitevera kusiya basa kwaJohann Lamont semutungamiri uye Anas Sarwar semutevedzeri. Lamont akazivisa chisarudzo chake mubvunzurudzo ne "Daily Record" musi wa24 Gumiguru, achiti akanga achisiya basa nekukurumidza nokuti UK Labour Party yakabata bato reScotland se "bazi reLondon". Lamont, uyo akanga akunda 2011 utungamiri makwikwi, nokudaro achiva mutungamiri wokuScotland wokutanga kuva simba pamusoro Labour kuti Scottish nhengo dzeParamende muImba yeVashandi uyewo muScotland Parliament, aiva mutungamiri wechipiri weScotland bato rezvematongerwo enyika kusiya basa mumashure 2014 rusununguko referendamu
. Vasati vasiya basa, Alex Salmond akazivisa chinangwa chake chekusiya basa reScottish National Party (SNP) mutungamiri uye Mutungamiri wekutanga. Sarwar akazivisa kusiya kwake basa musi wa 30 Gumiguru, achiti akafunga kuti zvaive zvakanaka kuti bato risarudze timu nyowani yekutungamira.