Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Bayan canjin gwamnati a zaben Fabrairu 1974, sabuwar gwamnatin Kwadago ta wallafa wani farin littafi "" bisa ga rahoton karshe a watan Satumba na 1974. Farar takarda ta jagoranci kai tsaye zuwa ga Scotland da Wales Bill wanda bai yi nasara ba, wanda aka janye a watan Fabrairun 1977. An zartar da dokoki daban-daban guda biyu a shekara mai zuwa: Dokar Scotland 1978 da Dokar Wales 1978. Sharuɗɗan Dokokin ba za su fara aiki ba sai an amince da su ta hanyar raba gardama, kuma bisa ga haka
An gudanar da zaben raba gardama na Scotland da Wales a ranar 1 ga Maris, 1979. Majalisar Welsh ta ƙi da yawancin masu jefa ƙuri'a, yayin da masu jefa ƙuri'a na Scotland suka goyi bayan 51.6% na waɗanda suka jefa ƙuri'a, ko kuma 32.9% na waɗanda ke cikin rajistar zaɓe. Wani gyare-gyare ga Dokar Scotland, wanda memba na baya na gwamnati George Cunningham ya gabatar, ya bayyana cewa dole ne ya sami goyon bayan kashi 40% na dukkan masu jefa kuri'a, kuma an rasa kuri'ar raba gardama. Sakamakon kuri'un raba gardama ya haifar da soke dokokin da suka dace a watan Maris na shekarar 1979. Gwamnatin ta rasa kuri'ar rashin amincewa a ranar 28 ga Maris lokacin da Jam'iyyar Scottish National Party ta kada kuri'a tare da Conservatives, Liberals da Ulster Unionist Party, wanda ya haifar da babban zaben 1979 da farkon shekaru 18 na mulkin Conservative.