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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 | |
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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 |
Results by region
Borders
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 |
Central
District | 1984 result | 1988 result | Turnout | Details | ||
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Clackmannan | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Falkirk | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Stirling | Labour | No overall control | Details |
Dumfries and Galloway
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 |
Fife
District | 1984 result | 1998 result | Turnout | Details | ||
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Dunfermline | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Kirkcaldy | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
North-East Fife | Alliance | SSLD | Details |