1978 Scottish local government election
An election to Highland Regional Council was held on 2 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Independents win control of 37 of the councils 47 seats.
Aggregate results.
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! style="width:30px"|Seats
! style="width:30px"|Gains
! style="width:30px"|Losses
! style="width:30px"|Net gain/loss
! style="width:30px"|Seats %
! style="width:30px"|Votes %
! style="width:60px"|Votes
! style="width:4em"|+/−
References.
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