Kammala wannan jumla: Lokacin da Conservatives suka rasa zaben 1997, sabuwar gwamnatin Labour ta sauya shawarwarin Yarjejeniyar Tsarin Mulki zuwa Littafin Farko da kuma
An gudanar da zaben raba gardama na mutanen Scotland a ranar 11 ga Satumba, 1997. Wallace ya kasance muhimmin adadi a cikin wannan kamfen, yana jayayya sosai game da shawarar (tare da Labour da shugabannin Jam'iyyar Scottish National Party), kodayake an dakatar da kamfen a cikin kuri'ar raba gardama na kwanaki da yawa bayan mutuwar Gimbiya Diana.