Scottish regional council elections, 1978

Scottish regional elections, 1978

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First party Second party   Leader James Callaghan Margaret Thatcher Party Labour Conservative Leader since 5 April 1976 11 February 1975   Third party Fourth party   Leader David Steel William Wolfe Party Liberal SNP Leader since 1976 1969
Colours denote the winning party with outright control

Regional elections were held in Scotland on Tuesday 2 May 1978, as part of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. They saw a resurgence of support for the Labour Party, retaining control of Strathclyde and Fife and winning Central and Lothian.

More Details can be found: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC on 3 and 4 May 1978