| Previous Year: | 1984 |
| Previous Election: | 1984 Falkirk District Council election |
| Next Election: | 1992 Falkirk District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Seats For Election: | All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Seats1: | 20 |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Percentage1: | 48.8% |
| Popular Vote1: | 25,747 |
| Percentage2: | 35.2% |
| Popular Vote2: | 18,570 |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,301 |
| Percentage4: | 4.4% |
| Party5: | Independent Labour |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 725 |
| Percentage5: | 1.4% |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Swing1: | 4.0% |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Swing2: | 3.8% |
| Swing4: | 0.3% |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Swing5: | 0.5% |
| Party3: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Swing3: | 0.7% |
| Percentage3: | 8.2% |
| Popular Vote3: | 4,302 |
Elections to the Falkirk District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
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