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] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 26 | | | | 53.06 | 40.3 | 100,455 | |
| Conservative | 18 | | | | 36.73 | 33.2 | 82,841 | |
| SNP | 3 | | | | 6.12 | 20.3 | 50,692 | |
| Liberal | 1 | | | | 2.04 | 4.3 | 10,601 | |
| Independent | 1 | | | | 2.04 | 1.5 | 3,709 | |
| Communist | 0 | | | | 0.00 | 0.4 | 940 | |
Ward results
20th, Slateford/Hailes[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | J. P. Mulvey | 2,272 | 39.23 |
| SNP | S. Maxwell | 2,134 | 36.84 |
| Conservative | D. Pountain | 1,386 | 23.93 |
Majority | 138 | 2.39 |
Turnout | 5,792 | |
| Labour gain from SNP |
References
- ^ p.1
- ^ a b p.9
- ^ https://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1842/9136/1983_6_Towards%20a%20four%20party%20system.pdf;jsessionid=27E104652661E4C136096D50BE13D81B?sequence=1 p.75
- ^ p.65-66
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