1988_Scottish_local_elections
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.
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Colours denote the winning party with outright control |
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More information Parties, Votes ...
Parties | Votes | Votes % | Wards | |
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Labour | 42.6 | 553 | ||
SNP | 21.3 | 113 | ||
Conservative | 19.4 | 162 | ||
SSLD | 8.4 | 84 | ||
Independent | 6.4 | 231 | ||
Other | ||||
Total | n/a | ~1158 |
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Borders
More information District, 1984 result ...
District | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
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Berwickshire | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Ettrick and Lauderdale | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Roxburghshire | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Tweeddale | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
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Central
Dumfries and Galloway
More information District, 1984 result ...
District | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
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Annandale and Eskdale | Independent | SSLD | Details | |||
Wigtown | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Nithsdale | Independent | Labour | Details | |||
Stewartry | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
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Fife
Grampian
More information District, 1984 result ...
District | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
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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 | |||
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Highland
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Lothian
More information District, 1984 result ...
District | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
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City of Edinburgh | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
East Lothian | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Midlothian | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
West Lothian | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
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Strathclyde
More information District, 1984 result ...
District | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
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Argyll and Bute | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Bearsden and Milngavie | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Labour | No overall control | Details | |||
Clydebank | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Cunninghame | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Cumnock and Doon Valley | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Dumbarton | Labour | No overall control | Details | |||
East Kilbride | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Eastwood | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
City of Glasgow | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Hamilton | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Inverclyde | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Kyle and Carrick | Conservative | Labour | Details | |||
Clydesdale | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Motherwell | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Monklands | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Strathkelvin | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
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Tayside
More information District, 1984 result ...
District | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
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Angus | SNP | SNP | Details | |||
City of Dundee | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Perth and Kinross | Conservative | No overall control | Details | |||
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- McConnell, Alan (2004), Scottish Local Government, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-2005-0
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