| Previous Year: | 1984 |
| Previous Election: | 1984 Tweeddale District Council election |
| Next Election: | 1992 Tweeddale District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Majority Seats: | 6 |
| Seats For Election: | All 10 seats to Tweeddale District Council |
| Party1: | Independent |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Swing1: | 43.6% |
| Percentage1: | 56.4% |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,729 |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Swing2: | New |
| Percentage2: | 20.4% |
| Popular Vote2: | 988 |
| Last Election2: | Did not contest |
| Party4: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 819 |
| Percentage4: | 16.9% |
| Swing4: | New |
| Last Election4: | Did not contest |
| Party5: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Swing5: | New |
| Percentage5: | 6.3% |
| Popular Vote5: | 304 |
| Last Election5: | Did not contest |
Elections to Tweeddale District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
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