| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Party1: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Seats1: | 33 |
| Party2: | Scottish Labour |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Party4: | Scottish National Party |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Party5: | Scottish Liberal Party |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Majority Seats: | 27 |
| Seats For Election: | All 53 seats to Grampian Regional Council |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Grampian Regional Council election |
| Next Election: | 1982 Grampian Regional Council election |
| Popular Vote1: | 37,377 |
| Percentage1: | 43.1% |
| Percentage2: | 28.5% |
| Popular Vote2: | 24,728 |
| Percentage3: | 8.5% |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,356 |
| Percentage4: | 14.4% |
| Popular Vote4: | 12,473 |
| Percentage5: | 5.0% |
| Popular Vote5: | 4,375 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 7 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Swing1: | 5.4% |
| Swing2: | 1.1% |
| Swing3: | 16.0% |
| Swing4: | 10.6% |
| Swing5: | 1.4% |
The 1978 election to Grampian Regional Council took place on 2 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. There were 53 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
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