1988 City of Aberdeen District Council election

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1988 City of Aberdeen District Council election
City Flag of Aberdeen.svg
  1984 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1992  

All 52 seats to City of Aberdeen Council
27 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour SSLD
Last election28 seats, 40.7%14 seats, 33.6%
Seats won2814
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Steady2.svg0
Popular vote32,69718,600
Percentage45.1%25.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.4%Decrease2.svg8.0%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Conservative SNP
Last election8 seats, 21.8%0 seats, 3.7%
Seats won91
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote13,2206,806
Percentage18.2%9.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.6%Increase2.svg5.7%

Aberdeen City Council election 1988.svg
The 52 single-member wards

Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

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.

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Election results

City of Aberdeen local election result 1988 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 28Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg053.845.132,697Increase2.svg4.4
  SSLD 14Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg026.925.618,600Decrease2.svg8.0
  Conservative 9Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg117.318.213,220Decrease2.svg3.6
  SNP 1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg11.99.46,806Increase2.svg5.7
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg00.01.41,037New
  Green 0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg00.00.2150Steady2.svg0.0
  Communist 0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg00.00.026New
 Students' Charity Show0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg00.00.020New

Ward results

Ward 1: Grandholm
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C. Massie 473 42.0
SSLD S. Wainman43738.8
SNP T.B. Stewart13411.9
Conservative E.M.M. Cockburn817.2
Majority36
Turnout 37.9
Ward 2: Tillydrone
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Wyness 911 77.3
SNP A. Robertson17414.8
SDP G.V. Banks544.6
Conservative C.H. Goddard373.1
Majority737
Turnout 36.1
Ward 3: Old Aberdeen
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A.H. Sharp 647 52.8
SSLD F. McCallum42634.7
SNP M.K. Meldrum937.6
Conservative D.G. Morgan594.8
Majority221
Turnout 42.2
Ward 4: Sunnybank
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M.E. Smith 699 54.9
SSLD A. McL Knox34727.3
SNP H.J. Gowers14511.4
Conservative D.G.J. Coles816.4
Majority352
Turnout 38.4
Ward 5: Middlefield
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP B.J. Adam 544 51.0
Labour R.R. Webster45042.2
SSLD D. Bain444.1
Conservative K.C. Longmore262.4
Majority94
Turnout 39.1
Ward 6: Cummings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M.E. Farquhar 837 69.6
SNP A. Guild29124.2
SSLD J.B. Oates413.4
Conservative N.D. Lennox-Trewren332.7
Majority546
Turnout 40.9
Ward 7: Marchburn
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour N. Cooney 742 52.1
SNP R.G.W. Mundie52036.5
SSLD J. Sim1037.2
Conservative J. Wokoma594.1
Majority222
Turnout 41.6
Ward 8: Springhill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D.P. Durward 782 48.1
SNP P.B. Greenhorn75346.3
Conservative K.A. Scanlan573.5
SSLD H.I. McKenzie311.9
Majority29
Turnout 53.2
Ward 9: Hilton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E.H. Kelly 742 49.2
SDP C.P. Britt45630.2
SNP P. Alexander19713.1
Conservative D.A. Parsons1117.4
Majority286
Turnout 46.9
Ward 10: Cattofield
PartyCandidateVotes%
SSLD O.B. Rutherford 941 55.1
Labour R. McKay48428.3
Conservative J.M.R. Donaldson1599.3
SNP J. Noble1237.2
Majority457
Turnout 47.8
Ward 11: Balgownie
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Stevely 510 40.9
SSLD D.M. Falchikov42333.9
SNP T.A. Walker17514.0
Green R.A. Dunham786.3
Conservative M. MacK Fraser604.8
Majority87
Turnout 39.7
Ward 12: Linksfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R.A. Robertson 1,179 78.0
SNP I. Hughes1459.6
Conservative S.P. Redgrave956.3
SSLD P. Tait885.8
Majority1034
Turnout 47.9
Ward 13: Quarryhill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R.G. Milne 1,056 77.1
SNP D. McK Jamieson19614.3
Conservative A. McL Johnston674.9
SSLD D. Stewart503.6
Majority860
Turnout 46.0
Ward 14: Muirfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour W.J. Fraser 944 79.4
SNP M.M. Munro12610.6
SSLD I. Gray615.1
Conservative M.C.V. Hey554.6
Majority818
Turnout 43.0
Ward 15: Stockethill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour T. Paine 1,217 77.9
SNP C.D. Ross16010.2
Conservative I. Simpson925.9
SSLD S.J. Simpson905.8
Majority1057
Turnout 46.8
Ward 16: Westburn
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Wood 646 55.2
SSLD S.L. Kirkwood25021.3
Conservative A.E.R. McKenzie16714.3
SNP L.M. Anderson1069.1
Majority396
Turnout 38.9
Ward 17: Sheddocksley
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour H.E. Rae 1,084 80.1
SNP M. Robb14510.7
Conservative V. Redgrave654.8
SSLD M.C. Allen574.2
Majority939
Turnout 44.2
Ward 18: Summerhill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M.K. Savidge 811 66.4
SNP M.G. Smith19015.6
Conservative J.N. Paton1109.0
SSLD N.D. Fletcher846.9
Communist J.B. O'Loan262.1
Majority621
Turnout 39.0
Ward 19: Midstocket
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G.C. Adams 800 46.1
SSLD F.J. Hepburn54431.4
Labour C. Thomson38222.0
Majority256
Turnout 52.1
Ward 20: Argyll
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A.J. Forrest 599 48.1
Conservative W.J. McCafferty27722.2
SSLD A. Wallace25020.1
SNP A. Nimmo1189.5
Majority322
Turnout 41.4
Ward 21: Harlaw
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative S.L.A. Reith 599 46.1
SDP I. Cormack46535.8
Labour S.J. Stott23217.8
Majority134
Turnout 41.6
Ward 22: Queens Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R.D.I. Anderson 790 60.9
Labour D.A. Glen27421.1
SSLD D. MacLauchlan21316.4
Students' Charity ShowS. Rhind201.5
Majority516
Turnout 39.8
Ward 23: Pittodrie
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour N.L. Bonney 970 78.5
SSLD A. McG Bisset16013.0
Conservative W. McD Morrison927.4
Majority810
Turnout 33.4
Ward 24: Castlehill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A.C. Collie 745 76.2
SNP A. Strain10410.6
Conservative J.D. McLaren777.9
SSLD J. Quarterman525.3
Majority641
Turnout 35.1
Ward 25: Causewayend
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C.H. Clevitt 654 65.8
SNP L.W. Sutherland16716.8
SSLD A. Lawson888.9
Conservative T.G. Mason858.6
Majority487
Turnout 34.4
Ward 26: Denburn
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Buchan 692 78.2
Conservative G.R. Smyth9610.8
SSLD J.H.R. Heuch9310.5
Majority596
Turnout 36.0
Ward 27: Fernielea
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A. McRae 713 40.0
SSLD R.L. MacKinnon59733.5
Labour B.A. Gemmell47226.5
Majority116
Turnout 47.0
Ward 28: Seafield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M.C. Hastie 1,215 57.8
SSLD T.D. Kelly64430.6
Labour A. Flockhart24111.5
Majority571
Turnout 53.7
Ward 29: Ashley
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Gallagher 699 51.0
Labour J.C. Stocks40029.2
SSLD E.M. Watt26319.2
Majority299
Turnout 35.4
Ward 30: Broomhill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J.W. Graham 709 48.0
Labour A.F. Macdonald40927.7
SSLD L.K. Reid35524.0
Majority300
Turnout 42.4
Ward 31: Gairn
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J.G.A. Wisely 645 46.1
Labour R. Buchan48134.4
SNP R.M. Anderson14810.6
SSLD J.D. Alexander1238.8
Majority164
Turnout 40.3

References

  1. "Elections Database 1974 - May 2003". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.