1978 Scottish regional elections

none August 2019 1978 Scottish regional elections Scotland parliamentary no 1977 Scottish local elections 1977 1980 Scottish local elections 1980 yes 1978 05 02 3,737,145 44.7% Prime Minister James Callaghan (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 James Callaghan 5 April 1976 Labour Party (UK) 176 4 592,616 39.6% 1.1% Margaret Thatcher at White House (cropped).jpg 128 120 160 0 5 Margaret Thatcher 11 February 1975 Conservative Party (UK) 136 24 453,003 30.3% 1.7% William Wolfe 1 June 1969 Scottish National Party 18 - 313,062 20.9% 8.3% David Steel 1985 (cropped).jpg 123 120 160 0 0 David Steel 7 July 1976 Liberal Party (UK) 6 5 34,284 2.3% 2.8% Scottish local Regional elections, 1978.svg 350px 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC Google News Archive Search news.google.com National results Summary of the 1978 Scottish regional council election resultsMcConnell Alan Scottish Local Government Edinburgh University Press 2004 978-0-7486-2005-0Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections in Britain Routledge 2013 Table 7.5 Bochel J. M. Denver D. T. McHardy B. J. Scottish Regional Election 1978: Results and Statistics University of Dundee and University of Lancaster 59–63 |- !colspan=2|Parties !Votes !Votes % !Wards |- | Scottish Labour |592,616 |39.6 |176 |- | Scottish Conservatives |453,003 |30.3 |136 |- | Scottish National Party |313,062 |20.9 |18 |- | Liberal Party (UK) |34,284 |2.3 |6 |- | Communist Party of Great Britain |7,884 |0.5 |1 |- | Scottish Labour Party (1976) |6,629 |0.4 |0 |- | |Independent Ratepayer |5,754 |0.4 |1 |- | Independent Labour |4,841 |0.3 |1 |- | |Independent Nationalist |2,447 |0.2 |2 |- | Independent Liberal |1,291 |0.1 |0 |- | Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) |168 |0.01 |0 |- | style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Other| | style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Independent |73,449 |4.9 |89 |- !colspan=2|Total!! 1,495,428 !! 100.0 !! 431 |} Results by council area Councilhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19780503&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search news.google.comhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19780504&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search news.google.com Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Other Turnout Control Details Borders‡091111 1 Independent (politician) holdDetails Central‡1866022 Scottish Labour Party GainDetails Dumfries and Galloway‡351026 0 Independent (politician) holdDetails Fife‡24141021 Scottish Labour Party holdDetails Grampian‡13332230 Conservative Party (UK) HoldDetails Highland‡512237 0 Independent (politician) HoldDetails Lothian‡26183110 Scottish Labour Party GainDetails Orkney‡000024 Independent (politician) HoldDetails Shetland‡300022 Independent (politician) HoldDetails Strathclyde‡73252210 Scottish Labour Party HoldDetails Tayside‡15250060 Conservative Party (UK) HoldDetails Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)‡0000300 Independent (politician) HoldDetails References Ele 1978 Category:May 1978 in the United Kingdom