1988 Scottish local elections

none August 2019 1988 Scottish local elections Scotland parliamentary no 1986 Scottish regional elections 1986 1990 Scottish regional elections 1990 yes 1988 05 05 Start campagne voor Europese verkiezingen van PvdA (Rotterdam) Neal Kinnoch , k, Bestanddeelnr 932-9811.jpg 113 113 160 0 0 Neil Kinnock 2 October 1983 Scottish Labour 42.6% 553 8 3.1% Margaret Thatcher in Israel (cropped).jpg 113 113 160 0 0 Margaret Thatcher 11 February 1975 Scottish Conservatives 162 27 2.0% 19.4% Winnie_Ewing_and_Gordon_Wilson_Brussels_(cropped).jpg 160 120 160 0 20 Gordon Wilson 15 September 1979 Scottish National Party 113 54 9.6% 21.3% Malcolm Bruce, September 2009 cropped.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Malcolm Bruce 3 March 1988 Scottish Social and Liberal Democrats 84 6 4.4% 8.4% Scottish District local elections, 1988.svg 350px 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 Summary of the 1988 Scottish district council election resultsMcConnell Alan Scottish Local Government Edinburgh University Press 2004 978-0-7486-2005-0 |- !colspan=2|Parties !Votes !Votes % !Wards |- | Scottish Labour | |42.6 |553 |- | Scottish National Party | |21.3 |113 |- | Scottish Conservatives | |19.4 |162 |- | Scottish Social and Liberal Democrats | |8.4 |84 |- | Independent politician | |6.4 |231 |- | style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Other| | style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Other | | | |- !colspan=2|Total ! !n/a !~1158 |} Results by region Borders District 1984 result 1988 result Turnout Details Berwickshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Ettrick and Lauderdale Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Roxburghshire Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Tweeddale Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Central District 1984 result 1988 result Turnout Details Clackmannan Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Falkirk Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Stirling Scottish Labour No overall controlDetails Dumfries and Galloway District 1984 result 1988 result Turnout Details Annandale and Eskdale Independent politician Scottish Social and Liberal DemocratsDetails Wigtown Independent politician) Independent politicianDetails Nithsdale Independent politician Scottish LabourDetails Stewartry Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Fife District 1984 result 1988 result Turnout Details Dunfermline Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Kirkcaldy Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails North-East Fife SDP–Liberal Alliance Scottish Social and Liberal DemocratsDetails Grampian District 1984 result 1988 result Turnout Details Banff and Buchan Independent politician Independent politicianDetails City of Aberdeen Scottish Labour No overall controlDetails Gordon Independent politician No overall controlDetails Kincardine and Deeside Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Moray Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Highland District 1984 result 1988 result Turnout Details Badenoch and Strathspey Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Caithness Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Inverness Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Lochaber Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Nairn Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Ross and Cromarty Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Skye and Lochalsh Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Sutherland Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Lothian District 1984 result 1988 result Turnout Details City of Edinburgh Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails East Lothian Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Midlothian Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails West Lothian Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Strathclyde District 1984 result 1988 result Turnout Details Argyll and Bute Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Bearsden and Milngavie Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Scottish Labour Party No overall controlDetails Clydebank Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Cunninghame Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Cumnock and Doon Valley Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Dumbarton Scottish Labour No overall controlDetails East Kilbride Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Eastwood Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details City of Glasgow Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Hamilton Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Inverclyde Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Kilmarnock and Loudoun Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Kyle and Carrick Conservative Party (UK) Scottish LabourDetails Clydesdale Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Motherwell Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Monklands Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Strathkelvin Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Tayside District 1984 result 1988 result Turnout Details Angus Scottish National Party Scottish National PartyDetails City of Dundee Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Perth and Kinross Scottish Conservatives No overall controlDetails References 1988 Category:May 1988 in the United Kingdom Category:Long stubs with short prose