1978 Central Regional Council election
Appearance
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All 34 seats to Central Regional Council 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Results
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]
References
- ^ "Scottish Regional Elections 1978" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 August 2024.