1988 Dumbarton District Council election

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1988 Dumbarton District Council election
 19845 May 1988 1992  

All 16 seats to Dumbarton District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election11 seats2 seats
Seats won74
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote11,9977,478
Percentage38.5%24.0%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party SNP Independent
Last election0 seats2 seats
Seats won32
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote7,0982,959
Percentage22.8%9.5%

The 1988 Dumbarton District Council election took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. Each of the 16 wards elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

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Results

1988 Dumbarton District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 704Decrease2.svg 443.838.511,997
  Conservative 420Increase2.svg 225.024.07,478
  SNP 330Increase2.svg 318.822.87,098
  Independent 200Steady2.svg12.59.52,959
  SDP 000Steady2.svg0.03.1968
  SSLD 001Decrease2.svg 10.01.8573
  Independent Labour 000Steady2.svg0.00.269

Source: [1]

Ward results

References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 September 2024.