1988 United Kingdom local elections
Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1988.[1][2][3] The Conservative government held its ground and remained ahead in the projected popular vote.
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The national projected share of the vote was Conservative 39%, Labour 38%, Social and Liberal Democrats 18%. The Conservatives gained 9 seats, Labour gained 76 seats and the SLD lost 122 seats.
These were the first national elections contested by the SLD, which had just been formed as a merger of the SDP and Liberals after several years of the alliance.
Summary of results
England
Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
District councils
In 117 districts one third of the council was up for election.
Scotland
District councils
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Aberdeen | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Angus | SNP | SNP hold | Details | ||
| Annandale and Eskdale | Independent | SLD gain | Details | ||
| Argyll | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Badenoch and Strathspey | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Banff and Buchan | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Bearsden and Milngavie | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
| Berwickshire | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
| Caithness | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Clackmannan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Clydebank | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Clydesdale | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Cumnock and Doon Valley | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Cunninghame | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Dumbarton | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Dundee | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Dunfermline | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| East Kilbride | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| East Lothian | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Eastwood | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
| Edinburgh | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Ettrick and Lauderdale | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Falkirk | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Glasgow | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Gordon | Independent | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Hamilton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Inverclyde | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Inverness | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Kincardine and Deeside | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Kirkcaldy | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Kyle and Carrick | Conservative | Labour gain | Details | ||
| Lochaber | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Midlothian | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Monklands | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Moray | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Motherwell | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Nairn | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Nithsdale | Independent | Labour gain | Details | ||
| North East Fife | SLD | SLD hold | Details | ||
| Perth and Kinross | Conservative | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Renfrew | Details | ||||
| Ross and Cromarty | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Roxburgh | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Skye and Lochalsh | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Stewartry | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Stirling | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Strathkelvin | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Sutherland | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Tweeddale | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| West Lothian | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Wigtown | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
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References
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1988, Volume 1. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1988, Volume 2. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26.
- Vote 1999 BBC News
- Vote 2000 BBC News
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