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Elections to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council were held on 5 May 1988, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
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Elections to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council were held on 5 May 1988, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 6 | 0 | 2 |  2 | 50.0 | 51.5 | 12,450 | 4.8 | |
| SNP | 6 | 2 | 0 |  2 | 50.0 | 47.8 | 11,553 | 10.7 | |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0.0 | 0.6 | 156 | New | |
Source: [1]
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