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The second election to Central Regional Council was held on 2 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections.
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The second election to Central Regional Council was held on 2 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 18 |  1 | 52.9 | 41.7 | 41,941 |  1.7 | |||
| SNP | 6 | 3 | 17.6 | 35.0 | 35,137 | 0.2 | |||
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 17.6 | 14.4 | 14,464 | 4.7 | |||
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5,110 | 5.4 | |||
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 |  | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2,467 | 1.0 | |
| Democratic Nationalist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1,416 | New | |
Source: [1]
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