1978 Grampian Regional Council election

1978 Grampian Regional Council election
2 May 1978 (1978-05-02)
All 53 seats to Grampian Regional Council
27 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 28 seats, 37.7% 13 seats, 27.4% 10 seats, 24.5%
Seats won 33 13 3
Seat change 5 7
Popular vote 37,377 24,728 7,356
Percentage 43.1% 28.5% 8.5%
Swing 5.4% 1.1% 16.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party SNP Liberal
Last election 0 seats, 3.8% 2 seats, 6.4%
Seats won 2 2
Seat change 2
Popular vote 12,473 4,375
Percentage 14.4% 5.0%
Swing 10.6% 1.4%

The 1978 election to Grampian Regional Council took place on 2 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. There were 53 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1978 Grampian Regional Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 33 5 62.3 43.1 37,377 5.4
  Labour 13 24.5 28.5 24,728 1.1
  Independent 3 7 5.7 8.5 7,356 16.0
  SNP 2 2 3.8 14.4 12,473 10.6
  Liberal 2 3.8 5.0 4,375 1.4
  SLP 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 219 New
  Communist 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 102 0.1
  Workers Revolutionary 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 New

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Regional Elections 1978" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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