1988 Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council election

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Independents took the most seats and won an overall majority Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council 1988.svg
Independents took the most seats and won an overall majority

Elections to the Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. The number of seats and the total vote share won by each party is listed below. [1]

   Labour: 1 seat, 10.7%
   Conservative: 1 seat, 13.1%
   SNP: 1 seat, 18.3%
   Independent: 13 seats, 58.1%

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References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2020.