1988 Scottish local elections explained

Election Name:1988 Scottish local elections
Country:Scotland
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1986 Scottish regional elections
Previous Year:1986
Next Election:1990 Scottish regional elections
Next Year:1990
Leader1:Neil Kinnock
Leader Since1:2 October 1983
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Percentage1:42.6
Seats1:553
Seat Change1:8
Swing1:3.1
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats2:162
Seat Change2:27
Swing2:2.0
Percentage2:19.4
Party4:Scottish National Party
Seats4:113
Seat Change4:54
Swing4:9.6
Percentage4:21.3
Party5:Scottish Social and Liberal Democrats
Seats5:84
Seat Change5:6
Swing5:4.4
Percentage5:8.4
Map Size:350px

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

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Results by region

Borders

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BerwickshireDetails
Ettrick and Lauderdale
Roxburghshire
TweeddaleDetails

Central

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Clackmannan
FalkirkDetails
StirlingDetails

Dumfries and Galloway

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Annandale and EskdaleDetails
WigtownDetails
NithsdaleDetails
StewartryDetails

Fife

District1984 result1998 resultTurnoutDetails
DunfermlineDetails
KirkcaldyDetails
North-East FifeDetails

Grampian

District1984 result1988 resultTurnoutDetails
Banff and BuchanDetails
City of AberdeenDetails
GordonDetails
Kincardine and DeesideDetails
MorayDetails

Highland

District1984 result1988 resultTurnoutDetails
Badenoch and StrathspeyDetails
CaithnessDetails
InvernessDetails
LochaberDetails
NairnDetails
Ross and CromartyDetails
Skye and LochalshDetails
SutherlandDetails

Lothian

District1984 result1988 resultTurnoutDetails
City of EdinburghDetails
East LothianDetails
Details
West Lothian

Strathclyde

District1984 result1988 resultTurnoutDetails
Argyll and ButeDetails
Bearsden and MilngavieDetails
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
ClydebankDetails
CunninghameDetails
Cumnock and Doon ValleyDetails
DumbartonDetails
East Kilbride
EastwoodDetails
City of GlasgowDetails
HamiltonDetails
InverclydeDetails
Kilmarnock and LoudounDetails
Details
ClydesdaleDetails
MotherwellDetails
MonklandsDetails
StrathkelvinDetails

Tayside

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