The 1978 election to Borders Regional Council took place on 2 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. There were 23 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 11 |  2
|
47.8 | 52.7 | 9,572 |  0.5
| |||
| Conservative | 9 | 2
|
39.1 | 16.2 | 2,953 | 4.2
| |||
| Liberal | 1 | 2
|
4.3 | 14.6 | 2,646 | 9.9
| |||
| Independent Nationalist | 1 | 1
|
4.3 | 4.2 | 758 | New | |||
| SNP | 1 | 1
|
4.3 | 2.9 | 524 | 1.0
| |||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
|
0.0 | 9.5 | 1,722 | 8.4
| |
Source:[1]
References
- ^ "Scottish Regional Elections 1978" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
