The 1988 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 5 May 1988. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of which were last contested in 1984. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

Quick Facts 11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

1988 City of Lincoln Council election^[1][2]

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11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 25 7 Seats won 10 1 Seats after 27 6 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 15,071 9,892 Percentage 60.2% 39.5%
Map showing the results the 1988 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

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1988 City of Lincoln Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	10	2	0	2	90.9	60.2	15,071	6.2
	Conservative	1	0	2	2	9.1	39.5	9,892	0.6
	Other parties	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	54	7.0
Total		11						25,017

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All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.