1978 Highland Regional Council election

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1978 Highland Regional Council election
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  1974 2 May 1978 (1978-05-02) 1982  

All 47 seats to Highland Regional Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Independent Labour SNP
Last election37 seats, 72.1%4 seats, 8.1%1 seat, 8.9%
Seats won3752
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote23,9311,5361,739
Percentage83.4%5.3%6.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg11.3%Decrease2.svg2.8%Decrease2.svg2.8%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Liberal Conservative
Last election3 seats, 9.0%2 seats, 1.8%
Seats won21
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote747758
Percentage2.6%2.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.4%Increase2.svg0.8%

Council Convener before election

Murdo Morrison
Independent

Council Convener after election

Ian Campbell
Independent

An election to Highland Regional Council was held on 2 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Independents win control of 37 of the councils 47 seats.

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Aggregate results

Highland Regional election, 1978 [1]
Turnout: 44.2% (Decrease2.svg14.0%)
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 37Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0100.083.423,931Increase2.svg11.3
  Labour 5Increase2.svg15.31,536Decrease2.svg2.8
  SNP 2Increase2.svg16.11,739Decrease2.svg2.8
  Liberal 2Decrease2.svg12.6747Decrease2.svg6.4
  Conservative 1Decrease2.svg12.6758Increase2.svg0.8

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