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1988 Kirkcaldy District Council election

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Labour took the most seats, and gained an overall majority

Elections to the Kirkcaldy District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. The number of seats and the total vote share won by each party is listed below.[1]

  Labour: 33 seats, 58.6%
  SNP: 2 seats, 18.6%
  Conservative: 2 seats, 15.0%
  Independent: 2 seats, 3.6%
  SLD: 1 seat, 2.5%

Other parties received 1.9% of the vote. Voter turnout was 47.9%.

References

  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 April 2020.