The 1997 referendum ( Scotland and Wales ) was after the 1997 General Election in which New Labour achieved glorious victory. Labour immediately passed the Referendum Bill. The referendum concentrated on the establishment of a Scottish Parliament, on the other hand, other political powers in Scotland had a plan for devolution through the Constitutional Convention. New Labour faced the other political powers plan by holding a referendum that had two questions. The first one whether there should be a Scottish Parliament? And whether this Parliament had tax-varying powers?
Labour published the details of the devolution proposals in White paper in July 1997. Voters agreed strongly on the proposals. Voters’ endorsement for devolution forced the