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![]() Composition of District Council after the election |
Elections to the Falkirk District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 20 | 1 | 6 | ![]() | 55.6 | 48.8 | 25,747 | ![]() | |
SNP | 10 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | 27.8 | 35.2 | 18,570 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 3 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 8.3 | 8.2 | 4,302 | ![]() | |
Independent | 2 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | 5.6 | 4.4 | 2,301 | ![]() | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 2.8 | 1.4 | 725 | ![]() | |
Denny, Dunnipace Non-Party Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1,108 | New |
Source: [1]