Lothian Regional Council election, 1978
The second election to Lothian Regional Council was held on 2 May 1978 and saw Labour gaining a majority of the Council's 49 seats amidst a Labour surge across Scotland. Stephen Maxwell, the SNP's Vice-Chairman, was a prominent victim of the Labour gains, losing his seat of Slateford/Hailes.[1]
Aggregate results
Lothian Regional election, 1978[2][3][4] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 26 | 40.3 | 100,455 | |||||||
Conservative | 18 | 33.2 | 82,841 | |||||||
SNP | 3 | 20.3 | 50,692 | |||||||
Liberal | 1 | 4.3 | 10,601 | |||||||
Independent | 1 | 1.5 | 3,709 | |||||||
Communist | 0 | 0.4 | 940 | |||||||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | J. P. Mulvey | 2,272 | 39.23 | ||
SNP | S. Maxwell | 2,134 | 36.84 | ||
Conservative | D. Pountain | 1,386 | 23.93 | ||
Majority | 138 | ||||
Turnout | 5,792 | ||||
Labour gain from SNP | Swing | ||||
References
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