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1988 City of Glasgow
District Council election
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All 66 seats to City of Glasgow District Council
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative SLD
Last election 59 5 2
Seats won 60 4 2
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 141,357 34,757 15,630
Percentage 58.0% 14.3% 6.4%
Map showing results in Glasgow District Council wards.
Council Leader before election


Labour

Elected Council Leader


Labour

Elections for the City of Glasgow District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

Labour continued its control of the council whilst the Conservatives vote share continued to drop. Voter turnout was 42%, up from 40.3% in the previous election.[1]

Aggregate results

1988 City of Glasgow District Council election[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 60 Increase1 90.9 58.0 141,357 Decrease2.1
  Conservative 4 Decrease1 6.1 13.9 34,757 Decrease4.0
  SLD 2 Steady 3.0 6.3 15,630 Decrease5.3
  SNP 0 Steady 0.0 19.6 47,853 Increase9.9
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1.0 338 Increase1.0
  Other parties 0 Steady 0.0 1.3 2,330 Increase0.6

Ward results

Ward 59: Toryglen[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S MacQuarrie 3,060 76.5
SNP Lesley Beattie 648 16.2
Conservative R Gray 291 7.3
Majority 2412 60.3
Turnout 3999
Ward 60: Rutherglen[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
SLD Gretel Ross (incumbent) 2,713 48.7
Labour M Moore 1,755 31.5
Conservative Jean Miller 648 11.6
SNP E Young 457 8.2
Majority 1158 20.7
Turnout 5573
Ward 64: Fernhill[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
SLD Robert Brown (incumbent) 2,954 45.3
Labour Margaret Robinson 2,835 43.5
SNP J Ross 419 6.4
Conservative J C Gilbert 313 4.8
Majority 119 1.8
Turnout 6521
Ward 65: Cambuslang[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Robert Rooney (incumbent) 2,223 37.4
SLD David S Baillie 1,573 26.4
Conservative I Grant 1,163 19.5
SNP Ellen C McColl 990 16.6
Majority 650 10.9
Turnout 5949
Ward 66: Halfway[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J Cornfield 3,276 75.0
SNP Anne Higgins 758 17.3
Conservative Margaret McConnell 336 7.7
Majority 2940 67.3
Turnout 4370

References

  1. ^ a b "District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1988. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "District Council Election: Results: Strathclyde: Glasgow". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1988. p. 10.
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