1978 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

1978 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

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All 35 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council 18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	43.3%
First party Second party   Party Independent Conservative Last election 33 seats, 81.7% Did not contest Seats won 27 5 Seat change 6 5 Popular vote 13,087 3,050 Percentage 67.4% 15.7% Swing 14.3% New   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour SNP Last election 2 seats, 11.2% 0 seats, 1.2% Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,382 711 Percentage 12.3% 3.7% Swing 1.1% 2.5%

The second Dumfries and Galloway regional council election was held on 2 May 1978, a year after the second district council elections.

Turnout was down. Only 15 of the 35 wards in the region were contested.^[1][2]