1978 Highland Regional Council election

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.

1978 Highland Regional Council election
2 May 1978 (1978-05-02)
All 47 seats to Highland Regional Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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 1 1
Popular vote 23,931 1,536 1,739
Percentage 83.4% 5.3% 6.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Conservative
Last election 3 seats, 9.0% 2 seats, 1.8%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 747 758
Percentage 2.6% 2.6%
Council Control before election


Independent

 Council Control after election


Independent

Aggregate results
Highland Regional election, 1978[1]
Turnout: 44.2% (14.0%)
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 37 83.4 23,931
  Labour 5 5.3 1,536
  SNP 2 6.1 1,739
  Liberal 2 2.6 747
  Conservative 1 2.6 758

Ward results
gollark: I don't know if there's a GPT-1.
gollark: I mean GPT-2 and GPT-3.
gollark: ... wait, is "the GPTs" accurate?
gollark: I mean, the GPTs are pretty good now.
gollark: Extremely smart might be overselling it.

References
  1. pp.59-62
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