1988 Lochaber District Council election

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

All 15 seats to Lochaber District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Independent Labour Independent Labour
Seats won843
Seat change-Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote1,6701,448802
Percentage40.4%35.0%19.4%
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Council Control before election


Independent

Council Control after election


Independent

Independents gained a majority of the seats, giving them control of the council Lochaber District Council 1988.svg
Independents gained a majority of the seats, giving them control of the council

Elections to the Lochaber 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]

   Independent: 8 seats, 40.4%
   Labour: 4 seats, 35.0%
   Independent Labour: 3 seats, 19.4%
   SNP: 0 seats, 5.4%

Voter turnout was 53.9%.

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References

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