1978 Strathclyde Regional Council election

Strathclyde Regional Council election December 2022 April 2022 1978 Strathclyde Regional Council election parliamentary no 1974 Strathclyde Regional Council election 1974 1978 05 02 y 1982 Strathclyde Regional Council election 1982 All 103 seats to Strathclyde Regional CouncilShaw Although all 103 seats were due to be contested, the election in the Crosshill and Prospecthill electoral division was postponed following the death of Labour candidate and convener of the regional council, the Rev. Geoff Shaw on 28 April 1978.How the regions voted https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PPw9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=P0kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3042%2C916831 The Glasgow Herald 84 4 May 1978 9 52 1,765,635 46.2% Lab Dick Stewart Labour Party (UK) 71 seats, 44.0% 72 1 348,053 43.0% 1.0% Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 20 seats, 28.4% 25 5 242,721 30.0% 1.6% SNP Scottish National Party 5 seats, 15.1% 2 3 182,878 22.6% 7.5% Council Leader Dick Stewart Labour Party (UK) Council Leader after election Dick Stewart Labour Party (UK) Elections to Strathclyde Regional Council were held on Tuesday 2 May 1978, on the same day as the eight other Scottish regional elections. This was the second election to the regional council following the local government reforms in 1974. The election was the last to use the 103 electoral divisions created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each electoral division elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20190111180051/http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reports/ea_formation_1974.asp Formation Electoral Arrangements Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland 6 December 2022 Labour, who had won the previous election to Strathclyde Regional Council, retained a large majority by winning 72 of the 103 seats – up one from the previous election in 1974. The Conservatives remained as the second-largest party after winning 25 seats, an increase of five from the previous election. Despite increasing their vote share by 7.5%, the Scottish National Party (SNP) lost three seats to hold just two as they ended as the joint third-largest party with the Liberal Party who had remained on two seats. One Independent Ratepayer was elected but no other independent candidates were returned. One seat remained vacant following the election after the poll in the Crosshill and Prospecthill electoral division was postponed due to the death of Labour candidate and convener of the regional council, the Rev. Geoff Shaw on 28 April. Results 1978 Strathclyde Regional Council election Labour Party (UK) 72 1 69.9 43.0 348,053 1.0 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 25 5 24.3 30.0 242,721 1.6 Scottish National Party 2 3 1.9 22.6 182,878 7.5 Scottish Liberal Party 2 0 1.9 1.8 14,219 2.7 Independent Ratepayers 1 0 1.0 0.7 5,754 New Scottish Labour Party (1976) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 6,410 New Independent (politician) 0 0 4 4 0.0 0.7 5,531 4.2 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 2,423 0.9 Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 1,573 0.3 Independent Nationalist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 273 New Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 143 New Socialist Unity (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 77 New 102Shaw Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1978.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1978: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver B. J. McHardy 1978 29 December 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-and-District-Elections-1974.pdf The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics Edinburgh Scottish Academic Press J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver 1975 29 December 2022 Electoral division results Kilmarnock North main Kilmarnock North Kilmarnock North Labour Party (UK) J. Hunter 5,081 52.4 6.8 Scottish National Party R. Brailsford 2,669 27.5 New Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party P. Thomson 1,946 20.1 4.6 2,412 24.9 9.6 9,696 48.1 2.2 20,179 Labour Party (UK) 1.1 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1978.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1978: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver B. J. McHardy 1978 29 December 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-and-District-Elections-1974.pdf The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics Edinburgh Scottish Academic Press J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver 1975 29 December 2022 Kilmarnock South main Kilmarnock South Kilmarnock South Labour Party (UK) R. Carson 3,571 39.0 8.2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party A. McCluskey 2,903 31.7 9.4 Scottish National Party G. Wilson 2,662 29.1 New 668 7.3 1.2 9,136 46.1 4.5 19,846 Labour Party (UK) 0.6 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1978.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1978: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver B. J. McHardy 1978 29 December 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-and-District-Elections-1974.pdf The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics Edinburgh Scottish Academic Press J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver 1975 29 December 2022 Stewarton and Irvine Valley main Stewarton and Irvine Valley Stewarton and Irvine Valley Labour Party (UK) D. Fulton 4,572 42.8 14.3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party A. MacIntosh 3,127 29.3 2.2 Scottish National Party R. Young 2,975 27.8 New 1,445 13.5 14.5 10,674 51.2 2.3 20,870 Labour Party (UK) 8.2 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1978.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1978: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver B. J. McHardy 1978 29 December 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-and-District-Elections-1974.pdf The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics Edinburgh Scottish Academic Press J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver 1975 29 December 2022 Cumnock main Cumnock Cumnock Labour Party (UK) W. Paterson 3,910 51.9 N/A Scottish Labour Party (1976) W. Dick 1,877 24.9 N/A Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party J. Findlay 952 12.6 N/A Scottish National Party I. Cole 785 10.4 N/A 2,033 27.0 N/A 7,524 46.1 N/A 16,351 Labour Party (UK) N/A Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1978.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1978: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver B. J. McHardy 1978 29 December 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-and-District-Elections-1974.pdf The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics Edinburgh Scottish Academic Press J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver 1975 29 December 2022 New Cumnock and Doon Valley main New Cumnock and Doon Valley New Cumnock and Doon Valley Labour Party (UK) W. Goudie 3,906 48.3 N/A Scottish Labour Party (1976) A. Neil 3,001 37.1 N/A Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party A. McInnes 1,164 14.4 N/A 905 11.2 N/A 8,071 47.1 N/A 17,171 Labour Party (UK) N/A Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1978.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1978: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver B. J. McHardy 1978 29 December 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-and-District-Elections-1974.pdf The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics Edinburgh Scottish Academic Press J. M. Bochel D. T. Denver 1975 29 December 2022 Footnotes References Links to elections for successor councils Strathclyde 1978