1978 Fife Regional Council election
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The second election to Fife Regional Council was held on 2 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Labour maintaining their control of the region's 42 seat council.
Aggregate results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 24 | 44.0 | 40,643 | ||||||
| Conservative | 14 | 32.7 | 30,174 | ||||||
| Independent | 2 | 3.6 | 3,346 | ||||||
| SNP | 1 | 15.4 | 14,210 | ||||||
| Communist | 1 | 4.0 | 3,695 | ||||||
| Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 292 | |||||
Ward results
References
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Council elections in Fife
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