1988 City of Glasgow District Council election explained

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
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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.