| Election Date: | 5 May 1988 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Previous Year: | 1984 |
| Seats For Election: | All 16 seats to Dumbarton District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 9 |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Party2: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Party4: | Scottish National Party |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Next Election: | 1992 Dumbarton District Council election |
| Previous Election: | 1984 Dumbarton District Council election |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 11,997 |
| Percentage1: | 38.5% |
| Percentage2: | 24.0% |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,478 |
| Percentage4: | 22.8% |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,098 |
| Percentage5: | 9.5% |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,959 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
The 1988 Dumbarton District Council election took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. Each of the 16 wards elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
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