1978 Borders Regional Council election

1978 Borders Regional Council election
2 May 1978 (1978-05-02)
All 23 seats to Borders Regional Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent Conservative Liberal
Last election 13 seats, 52.2% 7 seats, 20.4% 3 seats, 24.5%
Seats won 11 9 1
Seat change 2 2 2
Popular vote 9,572 2,953 2,646
Percentage 52.7% 16.2% 14.6%
Swing 0.5% 4.2% 9.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist SNP
Last election Did not contest 0 seats, 1.9%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 758 524
Percentage 4.2% 2.9%
Swing New 1.0%

The 1978 election to Borders Regional Council took place on 2 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. There were 23 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1978 Borders Regional Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 11 2 47.8 52.7 9,572 0.5
  Conservative 9 2 39.1 16.2 2,953 4.2
  Liberal 1 2 4.3 14.6 2,646 9.9
  Independent Nationalist 1 1 4.3 4.2 758 New
  SNP 1 1 4.3 2.9 524 1.0
  Labour 0 0 0 0.0 9.5 1,722 8.4

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Regional Elections 1978" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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