1988 Scottish local elections

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.

1988 Scottish local elections
5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975
Seats won 553 162
Seat change 8 27
Percentage 42.6 19.4
Swing 3.1 2.0
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Gordon Wilson Malcolm Bruce
Party SNP SSLD
Leader since 15 September 1979 3 March 1988
Seats won 113 84
Seat change 54 6
Percentage 21.3 8.4
Swing 9.6 4.4
Colours denote the winning party with outright control
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