1978 Scottish regional elections

1978 Scottish regional elections

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Registered3,737,145
Turnout44.7
  First party Second party
  Margaret Thatcher
Leader James Callaghan Margaret Thatcher
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 5 April 1976 11 February 1975
Seats won 176 136
Seat change Increase4 Increase24
Popular vote 592,616 453,003
Percentage 39.6% 30.3%
Swing Increase1.1 Increase1.7

  Third party Fourth party
  David Steel
Leader William Wolfe David Steel
Party SNP Liberal
Leader since 1969 1976
Seats won 18 6
Seat change - Decrease5
Popular vote 313,062 34,284
Percentage 20.9% 2.3%
Swing Increase8.3 Decrease2.8

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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