1988 Falkirk District Council election

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1988 Falkirk District Council election
  1984 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1992  

All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Last election25 seats, 52.8%7 seats, 31.4%2 seats, 8.9%
Seats won20103
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote25,74718,5704,302
Percentage48.8%35.2%8.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.0%Increase2.svg 3.8%Decrease2.svg 0.7%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Independent Labour
Last election2 seats, 4.1%0 seats, 0.9%
Seats won21
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote2,301725
Percentage4.4%1.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.3%Increase2.svg 0.5%

Falkirk District Council 1988.svg
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.

Results

1988 Falkirk District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2016Decrease2.svg 555.648.825,747Decrease2.svg 4.0
  SNP 1030Increase2.svg 327.835.218,570Increase2.svg 3.8
  Conservative 310Increase2.svg 18.38.24,302Decrease2.svg 0.7
  Independent 211Steady2.svg5.64.42,301Increase2.svg 0.3
  Independent Labour 110Increase2.svg 12.81.4725Increase2.svg 0.5
  Denny, Dunnipace Non-Party Group 000Steady2.svg0.02.11,108New

Source: [1]

References

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