1978 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

1978 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

2 May 1978
All 35 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council 18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	43.3%
First party Second party   Party Independent Conservative Last election 33 seats, 81.7% Did not contest Seats won 27 5 Seat change 6 5 Popular vote 13,087 3,050 Percentage 67.4% 15.7% Swing 14.3% New   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour SNP Last election 2 seats, 11.2% 0 seats, 1.2% Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,382 711 Percentage 12.3% 3.7% Swing 1.1% 2.5%

The second Dumfries and Galloway regional council election was held on 2 May 1978, a year after the second district council elections.

Turnout was down. Only 15 of the 35 wards in the region were contested.^[1][2]

Results

1978 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	27			6	77.1	67.4	13,087	14.3
	Conservative	5	5	0	5	14.3	15.7	3,050	New
	Labour	2				5.7	12.3	2,382	1.1
	SNP	1			1	2.9	3.7	711	2.5
	Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	183	New

Source:^[1]

References

1. "1978 Regional Elections in Scotland" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2016.
2. "THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS OF MAY 1978". Archived from the original on 1 September 2021.