Editing Scottish Parliament (section)

===1997 devolution referendum===

Devolution continued to form part of the platform of the Labour Party which won power under [[Tony Blair]] in May 1997.<ref name="Devolution" /> In September 1997, the [[1997 Scottish devolution referendum|Scottish devolution referendum]] was put to the Scottish electorate and secured a majority in favour of the reestablishment of the Scottish Parliament, with tax-varying powers, in Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Referendums – Scotland 1997 |url=http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/referendums/Scotland1997.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207062754/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/referendums/Scotland1997.cfm |archive-date=7 December 2006 |access-date=17 November 2006 |publisher=The Electoral Commission}}</ref>