1988 Scottish local elections
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![]() Colours denote the winning party with outright control |
Local elections were held in Scotland on 5 May 1988, to elect members to all 53 district councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts.
National results[]
Parties | Votes | Votes % | Wards | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 42.6 | 553 | ||
SNP | 21.3 | 113 | ||
Conservative | 19.4 | 162 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 8.4 | 84 | ||
Independent | 6.4 | 231 | ||
Other | ||||
Total | n/a | ~1158 |
Results by council area[]
Borders[]
Council | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berwickshire | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Ettrick and Lauderdale | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Roxburghshire | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Tweeddale | Independent | Independent | Details |
Central[]
Council | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clackmannan | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Falkirk | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Stirling | Labour | No overall control | Details |
Dumfries and Galloway[]
Council | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annandale and Eskdale | Independent | Liberal Democrats | Details | |||
Merrick | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Nithsdale | Independent | Labour | Details | |||
Stewartry | Independent | Independent | Details |
Fife[]
Council | 1984 result | 1998 result | Turnout | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunfermline | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Kirkcaldy | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
North-East Fife | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | Details |
Grampian[]
Council | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banff and Buchan | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
City of Aberdeen | Labour | No overall control | Details | |||
Gordon | Independent | No overall control | Details | |||
Kincardine and Deeside | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Moray | Independent | Independent | Details |
Highland[]
Council | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Badenoch and Strathspey | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Caithness | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Inverness | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Lochaber | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Nairn | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Ross and Cromarty | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Skye and Lochalsh | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Sutherland | Independent | Independent | Details |
Lothian[]
Council | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City of Edinburgh | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
East Lothian | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Midlothian | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
West Lothian | Labour | Labour | Details |
Strathclyde[]
Council | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argyll and Bute | Independent | Independent | ||||
Bearsden and Milngavie | Conservative | Conservative | ||||
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Labour | No overall control | ||||
Clydebank | Labour | Labour | ||||
Cunninghame | Labour | Labour | ||||
Cumnock and Doon Valley | Labour | Labour | ||||
Dumbarton | Labour | No overall control | ||||
East Kilbride | Labour | Labour | ||||
Eastwood | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
City of Glasgow | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Hamilton | Labour | Labour | ||||
Inverclyde | Labour | Labour | ||||
Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Labour | Labour | ||||
Kyle and Carrick | Conservative | Labour | ||||
Clydesdale | Labour | Labour | ||||
Motherwell | Labour | Labour | ||||
Monklands | Labour | Labour | ||||
Strathkelvin | Labour | Labour |
Tayside[]
Council | 1984 result | 1998 result | Turnout | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angus | SNP | SNP | Details | |||
City of Dundee | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Perth and Kinross | Conservative | No overall control | Details |
References[]
- ^ McConnell, Alan (2004), Scottish Local Government, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-2005-0
Categories:
- 1988 Scottish local elections
- Council elections in Scotland
- May 1988 events in the United Kingdom
- Scotland election stubs