1988 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election

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1988 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election
  1984 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1992  

All 16 seats to Annandale and Eskadale District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47.1%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SSLD Independent Labour
Last election4 seats, 26.3%12 seats, 55.6%0 seats, 10.8%
Seats won862
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote3,3043,4371,467
Percentage37.7%39.2%16.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 11.4%Decrease2.svg 16.4%Increase2.svg 6.0%

Annandale and Eskdale District Council 1988.svg
Composition of District Council after the election

Elections to the Annandale and Eskdale District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. The number of seats and the total vote share won by each party is listed below. [1]

   Labour: 2 seats, 16.8%
   Conservative: 0 seats, 1.3%
   SLD: 8 seats, 37.7%
   SNP: 0 seats, 3.9%
   Independent: 6 seats, 39.2%
  Other Parties: 0 seats, 1.1%

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References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2020.