Kammala jumla mai zuwa: 1997 ta ba da babbar nasara ga jam'iyyar a cikin shekaru 23, kodayake a gaban nasarar da Labour ta samu, jam'iyyar ba ta iya daidaitawa da zaben 1974 ba. A watan Satumba, jam'iyyar ta shiga tare da 'yan majalisa na Scottish Constitutional Convention a cikin yakin basasa na Yes-Yes a cikin
raba gardama wanda ya haifar da kafa majalisar Scottish tare da ikon da ya bambanta haraji.