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1978 Highland Regional Council election

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1978 Highland Regional Council election

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All 47 seats to Highland Regional Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Independent Labour SNP
Last election 37 seats, 72.1% 4 seats, 8.1% 1 seat, 8.9%
Seats won 37 5 2
Seat change Steady0 Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 23,931 1,536 1,739
Percentage 83.4% 5.3% 6.1%
Swing Increase11.3% Decrease2.8% Decrease2.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Conservative
Last election 3 seats, 9.0% 2 seats, 1.8%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease1
Popular vote 747 758
Percentage 2.6% 2.6%
Swing Decrease6.4% Increase0.8%

Council Convener before election

Murdo Morrison
Independent

Council Convener after election

Ian Campbell
Independent

An election to Highland Regional Council was held on 2 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Independents win control of 37 of the councils 47 seats.

Aggregate results

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Highland Regional election, 1978[1]
Turnout: 44.2% (Decrease14.0%)
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 37 Steady0 Steady0 Steady0 100.0 83.4 23,931 Increase11.3
  Labour 5 Increase1 5.3 1,536 Decrease2.8
  SNP 2 Increase1 6.1 1,739 Decrease2.8
  Liberal 2 Decrease1 2.6 747 Decrease6.4
  Conservative 1 Decrease1 2.6 758 Increase0.8

Ward results

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References

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