1988 City of Aberdeen District Council election

1988 City of Aberdeen District Council election

5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)
All 52 seats to City of Aberdeen Council 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour SSLD Last election 28 seats, 40.7% 14 seats, 33.6% Seats won 28 14 Popular vote 32,697 18,600 Percentage 45.1% 25.6% Swing 4.4% 8.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative SNP Last election 8 seats, 21.8% 0 seats, 3.7% Seats won 9 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 13,220 6,806 Percentage 18.2% 9.4% Swing 3.6% 5.7%
The 52 single-member wards
Council Leader before election Labour Council Leader after election Labour

The 1988 City of Aberdeen Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.

Election results

City of Aberdeen Local Election Result 1988

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	28				53.8	45.1	32,697	4.4
	SSLD	14				26.9	25.6	18,600	8.0
	Conservative	9				17.3	18.2	13,220	3.6
	SNP	1				1.9	9.4	6,806	5.7
	SDP	0				0.0	1.4	1,037	New
	Scottish Green	0				0.0	0.2	150	0.0
	Communist	0				0.0	0.0	26	New
	Students' Charity Show	0				0.0	0.0	20	New