Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ƙarshen 1970s Fergusson ya zama mai aiki a cikin siyasa na Conservative. A matsayinsa na mai adawa da rarraba mulki, ya yi magana a taron tattaunawa yana kokarin shawo kan masu ra'ayin mazan jiya su yi adawa da Majalisar Scottish; bayan wannan yakin ya yi nasara, ya kasance memba na yakin "Scotland Says No" ga Majalisar Scottish.
zaben raba gardama. A zaben 1979 zuwa Majalisar Turai, Fergusson ya yi yaƙi da mazabar Strathclyde West, wanda ya zama kamar mai aminci ne ga Labour; duk da haka, rushewar kuri'un Labour ya ga an zabe shi da kuri'u 1,827.