1978 Borders Regional Council election

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1978 Borders Regional Council election

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All 23 seats to Borders Regional Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Conservative Liberal Last election 13 seats, 52.2% 7 seats, 20.4% 3 seats, 24.5% Seats won 11 9 1 Seat change 2 2 2 Popular vote 9,572 2,953 2,646 Percentage 52.7% 16.2% 14.6% Swing 0.5% 4.2% 9.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Nationalist SNP Last election Did not contest 0 seats, 1.9% Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 758 524 Percentage 4.2% 2.9% Swing New 1.0%

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.