1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election

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1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election
  1984 5 May 1988 (1988-5-5) 1992  

All 18 seats to Banff and Buchan District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout42.9%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Independent SNP
Last election12 seats, 55.5%5 seats, 25.0%
Seats won108
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg3
Popular vote12,00212,587
Percentage44.5%46.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg11.0%Increase2.svg21.7%

The 1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

The election saw the Scottish National Party (SNP) making gains at the expense of Independent councillors, though the independent councillors retained a majority.

Results

1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 10Decrease2.svg255.644.512,002Decrease2.svg11.0
  SNP 8Increase2.svg344.446.712,587Increase2.svg21.7
  Labour 0Steady2.svg0.05.71,532Decrease2.svg5.0
  SSLD 0Steady2.svg0.02.3612Increase2.svg0.9
  Conservative 0Decrease2.svg10.01.0262Decrease2.svg6.5

Source: [1]

References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2024.