1988 Scottish local elections

1988 Scottish local elections

5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)

First party Second party   Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher Party Labour Conservative Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975 Seats won 553 162 Seat change 8 27 Percentage 42.6 19.4 Swing 3.1 2.0   Third party Fourth party   Leader Gordon Wilson Malcolm Bruce Party SNP Liberal Democrats Leader since 15 September 1979 3 March 1988 Seats won 113 84 Seat change 54 6 Percentage 21.3 8.4 Swing 9.6 4.4

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

style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservative Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Scottish Liberal Democrats" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

 Summary of the 1988 Scottish district council election results

Parties		Votes	Votes %	Wards
Labour		42.6	553
SNP		21.3	113
Conservative		19.4	162
Liberal Democrats		8.4	84
Independent		6.4	231
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Total			n/a	~1158

Results by council area

Borders

Council	1984 result		1988 result		Turnout	Details
Berwickshire style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative		Details
Ettrick and Lauderdale style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Roxburghshire style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Tweeddale style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details

Central

Council	1984 result		1988 result		Turnout	Details
Clackmannan style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Falkirk style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Stirling style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control		Details

Dumfries and Galloway

Council	1984 result		1988 result		Turnout	Details
Annandale and Eskdale style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats		Details
Merrick style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Nithsdale style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Stewartry style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details

Fife

Council	1984 result		1998 result		Turnout	Details
Dunfermline style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Kirkcaldy style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
North-East Fife style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats		Details

Grampian

Council	1984 result		1988 result		Turnout	Details
Banff and Buchan style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
City of Aberdeen style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control		Details
Gordon style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control		Details
Kincardine and Deeside style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Moray style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details

Highland

Council	1984 result		1988 result		Turnout	Details
Badenoch and Strathspey style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Caithness style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Inverness style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Lochaber style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Nairn style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Ross and Cromarty style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Skye and Lochalsh style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Sutherland style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details

Lothian

Council	1984 result		1988 result		Turnout	Details
City of Edinburgh style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
East Lothian style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Midlothian style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
West Lothian style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details

Strathclyde

Council	1984 result		1988 result		Turnout	Details
Argyll and Bute style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent		Details
Bearsden and Milngavie style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative		Details
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control		Details
Clydebank style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Cunninghame style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Cumnock and Doon Valley style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Dumbarton style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control		Details
East Kilbride style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Eastwood style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative		Details
City of Glasgow style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Hamilton style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Inverclyde style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Kilmarnock and Loudoun style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Kyle and Carrick style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Clydesdale style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Motherwell style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Monklands style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Strathkelvin style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details

Tayside

Council	1984 result		1998 result		Turnout	Details
Angus style="width: 2px; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |	SNP style="width: 2px; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |	SNP		Details
City of Dundee style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour		Details
Perth and Kinross style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservatives" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control		Details