Election Name: | 1988 City of Glasgow District Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Flag Image: | Glasgow Coat of Arms.png |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1984 City of Glasgow District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1984 |
Election Date: | 5 May 1988 |
Next Election: | 1992 City of Glasgow District Council election |
Next Year: | 1992 |
Seats For Election: | All 66 seats to City of Glasgow District Council |
Majority Seats: | 34 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
Last Election1: | 59 |
Seats1: | 60 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 141,357 |
Percentage1: | 58.0% |
Swing1: | 2.1% |
Party2: | Scottish Conservative Party |
Last Election2: | 5 |
Seats2: | 4 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 34,757 |
Percentage2: | 14.3% |
Swing2: | 4.0% |
Party3: | Social and Liberal Democrats |
Last Election3: | 2 |
Seats3: | 2 |
Seat Change3: | 0 |
Popular Vote3: | 15,630 |
Percentage3: | 6.4% |
Swing3: | 5.3% |
Council Leader | |
Before Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
After Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
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.