1978 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

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1978 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election
  1974 2 May 1978 1982  

All 35 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.3%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Independent Conservative
Last election33 seats, 81.7%Did not contest
Seats won275
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 5
Popular vote13,0873,050
Percentage67.4%15.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 14.3%New

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour SNP
Last election2 seats, 11.2%0 seats, 1.2%
Seats won21
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote2,382711
Percentage12.3%3.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.1%Increase2.svg 2.5%

The second Dumfries and Galloway regional council election was held on 2 May 1978, a year after the second district council elections.

Turnout was down. Only 15 of the 35 wards in the region were contested. [1] [2]

Results

1978 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 27Decrease2.svg 677.167.413,087Decrease2.svg 14.3
  Conservative 550Increase2.svg 514.315.73,050New
  Labour 2Steady2.svg5.712.32,382Increase2.svg 1.1
  SNP 1Increase2.svg 12.93.7711Increase2.svg 2.5
  Independent Labour 000Steady2.svg0.00.9183New

Source: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "1978 Regional Elections in Scotland" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2016.
  2. "THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS OF MAY 1978". Archived from the original on 1 September 2021.