1978 Scottish regional elections

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1978 Scottish regional elections
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  1977 2 May 1978 (1978-05-02) 1980  
Registered3,737,145
Turnout44.7
 First partySecond party
  James Callaghan ppmsca.53218 (cropped).tif Margaret Thatcher (1983).jpg
Leader James Callaghan Margaret Thatcher
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since5 April 197611 February 1975
Seats won176136
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Increase2.svg24
Popular vote592,616453,003
Percentage39.6%30.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.1%Increase2.svg1.7%

 Third partyFourth party
  DavidSteel1987 cropped.jpg
Leader William Wolfe David Steel
Party SNP Liberal
Leader since19691976
Seats won186
Seat change-Decrease2.svg5
Popular vote313,06234,284
Percentage20.9%2.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.3%Decrease2.svg2.8%

Scottish local Regional elections, 1978.svg
Colours denote the winning party with outright control

Regional elections were held in Scotland on Tuesday 2 May 1978, as part of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. They saw a resurgence of support for the Labour Party, retaining control of Strathclyde and Fife and winning Central and Lothian. [1]

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National results

Summary of the 1978 Scottish regional council election results [2] [3] [4]
PartiesVotesVotes %Wards
Labour 592,61639.6176
Conservative 453,00330.3136
SNP 313,06220.918
Liberal 34,2842.36
Communist 7,8840.51
SLP 6,6290.40
Independent Ratepayer5,7540.41
Independent Labour 4,8410.31
Independent Nationalist 2,4470.22
Independent Liberal 1,2910.10
Workers Revolutionary 1680.010
Independent73,4494.989
Total1,495,428100.0431

Results by council area

Council [5] [6] LabourConservativeSNPLiberalIndependentOtherTurnoutControl
Details
Borders0911111 Independent hold Details
Central1866022 Labour Gain Details
Dumfries and Galloway3510260 Independent hold Details
Fife24141021 Labour hold Details
Grampian13332230 Conservative Hold Details
Highland5122370 Independent Hold Details
Lothian26183110 Labour Gain Details
Orkney000024 Independent Hold Details
Shetland300022 Independent Hold Details
Strathclyde73252210 Labour Hold Details
Tayside15250060 Conservative Hold Details
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)0000300 Independent Hold Details

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