Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Cunningham akashora zvakasimba kugoverwa kweScotland. Pakurudziro yake, House of Commons yakagamuchira chinjo kuScotland Act 1978 iyo ruzhinji rwakavhota kuti "hongu" mu 1979 referendamu
pamusoro pokugadzwa kweDare rakagoverwa raizofanira kuumba kanenge 40 muzana yevasarudzo veScotland, pasina icho chikumbiro chaigona kubviswa uye Mutemo wakadzimwa nechibvumirano chepamutemo. Kunyange zvazvo "hongu" yakawana ruzhinji rweavo vakavhota murondedzero, sezvo "hongu" yakaumba 32.9 muzana chete yevavhoti, hurumende yevashandi yakasarudza kuti yaisazoenderera mberi nekugoverwa. Ikoku kwakasunda Scottish National Party kubvisa tsigiro yayo kuhurumende duku. Vapikisi veConservative ipapo vakaisa chisarudzo chokusavimba, umo hurumende yakakundwa nevhoti imwe. Bato reConservative, iro rakanga richishora kugoverwa, rakakunda sarudzo huru yakatevera; Mutemo weScotland wakadzimwa muna June 1979.