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All 52 seats to City of Aberdeen Council 27 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 52 single-member wards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 City of Aberdeen District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 28 | 53.8 | 45.1 | 32,697 | |||||
| SSLD | 14 | 26.9 | 25.6 | 18,600 | |||||
| Conservative | 9 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 13,220 | |||||
| SNP | 1 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 6,806 | |||||
| SDP | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1,037 | New | ||||
| Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 150 | |||||
| Communist | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26 | New | ||||
| Students' Charity Show | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20 | New | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Massie | 473 | 42.0 | |
| SSLD | S. Wainman | 437 | 38.8 | |
| SNP | T.B. Stewart | 134 | 11.9 | |
| Conservative | E.M.M. Cockburn | 81 | 7.2 | |
| Majority | 36 | |||
| Turnout | 37.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Wyness | 911 | 77.3 | |
| SNP | A. Robertson | 174 | 14.8 | |
| SDP | G.V. Banks | 54 | 4.6 | |
| Conservative | C.H. Goddard | 37 | 3.1 | |
| Majority | 737 | |||
| Turnout | 36.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A.H. Sharp | 647 | 52.8 | |
| SSLD | F. McCallum | 426 | 34.7 | |
| SNP | M.K. Meldrum | 93 | 7.6 | |
| Conservative | D.G. Morgan | 59 | 4.8 | |
| Majority | 221 | |||
| Turnout | 42.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M.E. Smith | 699 | 54.9 | |
| SSLD | A. McL Knox | 347 | 27.3 | |
| SNP | H.J. Gowers | 145 | 11.4 | |
| Conservative | D.G.J. Coles | 81 | 6.4 | |
| Majority | 352 | |||
| Turnout | 38.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | B.J. Adam | 544 | 51.0 | |
| Labour | R.R. Webster | 450 | 42.2 | |
| SSLD | D. Bain | 44 | 4.1 | |
| Conservative | K.C. Longmore | 26 | 2.4 | |
| Majority | 94 | |||
| Turnout | 39.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M.E. Farquhar | 837 | 69.6 | |
| SNP | A. Guild | 291 | 24.2 | |
| SSLD | J.B. Oates | 41 | 3.4 | |
| Conservative | N.D. Lennox-Trewren | 33 | 2.7 | |
| Majority | 546 | |||
| Turnout | 40.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | N. Cooney | 742 | 52.1 | |
| SNP | R.G.W. Mundie | 520 | 36.5 | |
| SSLD | J. Sim | 103 | 7.2 | |
| Conservative | J. Wokoma | 59 | 4.1 | |
| Majority | 222 | |||
| Turnout | 41.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D.P. Durward | 782 | 48.1 | |
| SNP | P.B. Greenhorn | 753 | 46.3 | |
| Conservative | K.A. Scanlan | 57 | 3.5 | |
| SSLD | H.I. McKenzie | 31 | 1.9 | |
| Majority | 29 | |||
| Turnout | 53.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E.H. Kelly | 742 | 49.2 | |
| SDP | C.P. Britt | 456 | 30.2 | |
| SNP | P. Alexander | 197 | 13.1 | |
| Conservative | D.A. Parsons | 111 | 7.4 | |
| Majority | 286 | |||
| Turnout | 46.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSLD | O.B. Rutherford | 941 | 55.1 | |
| Labour | R. McKay | 484 | 28.3 | |
| Conservative | J.M.R. Donaldson | 159 | 9.3 | |
| SNP | J. Noble | 123 | 7.2 | |
| Majority | 457 | |||
| Turnout | 47.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Stevely | 510 | 40.9 | |
| SSLD | D.M. Falchikov | 423 | 33.9 | |
| SNP | T.A. Walker | 175 | 14.0 | |
| Green | R.A. Dunham | 78 | 6.3 | |
| Conservative | M. MacK Fraser | 60 | 4.8 | |
| Majority | 87 | |||
| Turnout | 39.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R.A. Robertson | 1,179 | 78.0 | |
| SNP | I. Hughes | 145 | 9.6 | |
| Conservative | S.P. Redgrave | 95 | 6.3 | |
| SSLD | P. Tait | 88 | 5.8 | |
| Majority | 1034 | |||
| Turnout | 47.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R.G. Milne | 1,056 | 77.1 | |
| SNP | D. McK Jamieson | 196 | 14.3 | |
| Conservative | A. McL Johnston | 67 | 4.9 | |
| SSLD | D. Stewart | 50 | 3.6 | |
| Majority | 860 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W.J. Fraser | 944 | 79.4 | |
| SNP | M.M. Munro | 126 | 10.6 | |
| SSLD | I. Gray | 61 | 5.1 | |
| Conservative | M.C.V. Hey | 55 | 4.6 | |
| Majority | 818 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Paine | 1,217 | 77.9 | |
| SNP | C.D. Ross | 160 | 10.2 | |
| Conservative | I. Simpson | 92 | 5.9 | |
| SSLD | S.J. Simpson | 90 | 5.8 | |
| Majority | 1057 | |||
| Turnout | 46.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Wood | 646 | 55.2 | |
| SSLD | S.L. Kirkwood | 250 | 21.3 | |
| Conservative | A.E.R. McKenzie | 167 | 14.3 | |
| SNP | L.M. Anderson | 106 | 9.1 | |
| Majority | 396 | |||
| Turnout | 38.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H.E. Rae | 1,084 | 80.1 | |
| SNP | M. Robb | 145 | 10.7 | |
| Conservative | V. Redgrave | 65 | 4.8 | |
| SSLD | M.C. Allen | 57 | 4.2 | |
| Majority | 939 | |||
| Turnout | 44.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M.K. Savidge | 811 | 66.4 | |
| SNP | M.G. Smith | 190 | 15.6 | |
| Conservative | J.N. Paton | 110 | 9.0 | |
| SSLD | N.D. Fletcher | 84 | 6.9 | |
| Communist | J.B. O'Loan | 26 | 2.1 | |
| Majority | 621 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G.C. Adams | 800 | 46.1 | |
| SSLD | F.J. Hepburn | 544 | 31.4 | |
| Labour | C. Thomson | 382 | 22.0 | |
| Majority | 256 | |||
| Turnout | 52.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A.J. Forrest | 599 | 48.1 | |
| Conservative | W.J. McCafferty | 277 | 22.2 | |
| SSLD | A. Wallace | 250 | 20.1 | |
| SNP | A. Nimmo | 118 | 9.5 | |
| Majority | 322 | |||
| Turnout | 41.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S.L.A. Reith | 599 | 46.1 | |
| SDP | I. Cormack | 465 | 35.8 | |
| Labour | S.J. Stott | 232 | 17.8 | |
| Majority | 134 | |||
| Turnout | 41.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R.D.I. Anderson | 790 | 60.9 | |
| Labour | D.A. Glen | 274 | 21.1 | |
| SSLD | D. MacLauchlan | 213 | 16.4 | |
| Students' Charity Show | S. Rhind | 20 | 1.5 | |
| Majority | 516 | |||
| Turnout | 39.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | N.L. Bonney | 970 | 78.5 | |
| SSLD | A. McG Bisset | 160 | 13.0 | |
| Conservative | W. McD Morrison | 92 | 7.4 | |
| Majority | 810 | |||
| Turnout | 33.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A.C. Collie | 745 | 76.2 | |
| SNP | A. Strain | 104 | 10.6 | |
| Conservative | J.D. McLaren | 77 | 7.9 | |
| SSLD | J. Quarterman | 52 | 5.3 | |
| Majority | 641 | |||
| Turnout | 35.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C.H. Clevitt | 654 | 65.8 | |
| SNP | L.W. Sutherland | 167 | 16.8 | |
| SSLD | A. Lawson | 88 | 8.9 | |
| Conservative | T.G. Mason | 85 | 8.6 | |
| Majority | 487 | |||
| Turnout | 34.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Buchan | 692 | 78.2 | |
| Conservative | G.R. Smyth | 96 | 10.8 | |
| SSLD | J.H.R. Heuch | 93 | 10.5 | |
| Majority | 596 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. McRae | 713 | 40.0 | |
| SSLD | R.L. MacKinnon | 597 | 33.5 | |
| Labour | B.A. Gemmell | 472 | 26.5 | |
| Majority | 116 | |||
| Turnout | 47.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M.C. Hastie | 1,215 | 57.8 | |
| SSLD | T.D. Kelly | 644 | 30.6 | |
| Labour | A. Flockhart | 241 | 11.5 | |
| Majority | 571 | |||
| Turnout | 53.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Gallagher | 699 | 51.0 | |
| Labour | J.C. Stocks | 400 | 29.2 | |
| SSLD | E.M. Watt | 263 | 19.2 | |
| Majority | 299 | |||
| Turnout | 35.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J.W. Graham | 709 | 48.0 | |
| Labour | A.F. Macdonald | 409 | 27.7 | |
| SSLD | L.K. Reid | 355 | 24.0 | |
| Majority | 300 | |||
| Turnout | 42.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J.G.A. Wisely | 645 | 46.1 | |
| Labour | R. Buchan | 481 | 34.4 | |
| SNP | R.M. Anderson | 148 | 10.6 | |
| SSLD | J.D. Alexander | 123 | 8.8 | |
| Majority | 164 | |||
| Turnout | 40.3 | |||