1988 City of Aberdeen District Council election

The 1988 City of Aberdeen Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.

1988 City of Aberdeen District Council election

5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)
All 52 seats to City of Aberdeen Council 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour SLD Last election 28 seats, 40.7% 14 seats, 33.6% Seats won 28 14 Popular vote 32,697 18,600 Percentage 45.1% 25.6% Swing 4.4% 8.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative SNP Last election 8 seats, 21.8% 0 seats, 3.7% Seats won 9 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 13,220 6,806 Percentage 18.2% 9.4% Swing 3.6% 5.7%
The 52 single-member wards
Council Leader before election Labour Council Leader after election Labour

Election results

City of Aberdeen Local Election Result 1988[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	28				53.8	45.1	32,697	4.4
	SLD	14				26.9	25.6	18,600	8.0
	Conservative	9				17.3	18.2	13,220	3.6
	SNP	1				1.9	9.4	6,806	5.7
	SDP (1988)	0				0.0	1.4	1,037	New
	Scottish Green	0				0.0	0.2	150	0.0
	Communist	0				0.0	0.0	26	New
	Students' Charity Show	0				0.0	0.0	20	New

References

1. "Elections Database 1974 - May 2003". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.