| Type: | parliamentary |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | 1982 Central Regional Council election |
| Seats For Election: | All 34 seats to Central Regional Council |
| Majority Seats: | 18 |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Seats1: | 18 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 41,941 |
| Percentage1: | 41.7% |
| Popular Vote2: | 35,137 |
| Percentage2: | 35.0% |
| Party3: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Percentage3: | 14.4% |
| Popular Vote3: | 14,464 |
| Seats3: | 6 |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Central Regional Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Swing1: | 1.7% |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Swing2: | 0.2% |
| Swing3: | 4.7% |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Party5: | Independent Labour |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Party6: | Democratic Nationalist |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Colour6: | FFFFED |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,467 |
| Percentage5: | 2.5% |
| Swing5: | 1.0% |
| Swing4: | 5.4% |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Percentage4: | 5.1% |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,110 |
| Last Election6: | Did not contest |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Swing6: | New |
| Percentage6: | 1.4% |
| Popular Vote6: | 1,416 |
The second election to Central Regional Council was held on 2 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections.
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