1978 Scottish regional elections

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.

National results
!colspan=2|Parties !Votes !Votes % !Wards !colspan=2|Total!! 1,495,428 !! 100.0 !! 431
 * 592,616
 * 39.6
 * 176
 * 453,003
 * 30.3
 * 136
 * 313,062
 * 20.9
 * 18
 * 34,284
 * 2.3
 * 6
 * 7,884
 * 0.5
 * 1
 * 6,629
 * 0.4
 * 0
 * Independent Ratepayer
 * 5,754
 * 0.4
 * 1
 * 4,841
 * 0.3
 * 1
 * Independent Nationalist
 * 2,447
 * 0.2
 * 2
 * 1,291
 * 0.1
 * 0
 * 168
 * 0.01
 * 0
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 * style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Independent
 * 73,449
 * 4.9
 * 89
 * 1
 * Independent Nationalist
 * 2,447
 * 0.2
 * 2
 * 1,291
 * 0.1
 * 0
 * 168
 * 0.01
 * 0
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 * style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Independent
 * 73,449
 * 4.9
 * 89
 * 0
 * style="width: 10px" bgcolor=|
 * style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Independent
 * 73,449
 * 4.9
 * 89
 * 89
 * }