1988 Kincardine and Deeside District Council election

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1988 Kincardine and Deeside District Council election
  1984 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1992  

All 12 seats to Kincardine and Deeside District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Independent SSLD
Last election7 seats, 53.2%1 seat, 18.3%
Seats won63
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg2
Popular vote6,3583,009
Percentage45.0%21.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg8.2%Increase2.svg3.0%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative SNP
Last election3 seats, 26.3%1 seat, 2.2%
Seats won21
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote2,0561,574
Percentage14.6%11.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg11.7%Increase2.svg8.9%

Elections to the Kincardine and Deeside District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

Results

1988 Kincardine and Deeside District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 6Decrease2.svg150.045.06,358Decrease2.svg8.2
  SSLD 3Increase2.svg225.021.33,009Increase2.svg3.0
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg116.714.62,056Decrease2.svg11.7
  SNP 1Steady2.svg8.311.11,574Increase2.svg8.9
  Labour 0Steady2.svg0.08.01,131New

Source: [1]

Independents took half of the seats, but did not win an overall majority Kincardine and Deeside District Council 1988.svg
Independents took half of the seats, but did not win an overall majority

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References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 April 2020.