 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(September 2024) |
The 1988 Motherwell District Council election was held on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(September 2024) |
The 1988 Motherwell District Council election was held 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 | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 23 | 2 | 2 |  | 76.7 | 59.0 | 32,361 | ||
| SNP | 3 | 1 | 0 |  1 | 10.0 | 23.3 | 12,773 | ||
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 1 |  1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 3,854 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2,137 | ||
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 1,848 | ||
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 637 | ||
| Wishaw Ratepayers' Action Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.1 | 621 | ||
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 389 | New | |
| SSLD | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 210 | ||
Source: [1]
Local elections were held in Scotland on 7 May 1992, to elect members to all 53 district councils. It was the last local election held under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts. Regional and district councils were abolished in 1996, and replaced with 29 new mainland unitary authorities under the terms of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
Elections for the Eastwood District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
The 1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
The 1988 Angus District Council election took place on the 5 May 1988 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.
Elections to Moray District Council were held on 7 May 1992, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. Each ward elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council were held on 7 May 1992, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the final election to the district council which was abolished in 1995 along with Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council and replaced by East Ayrshire Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The regional council, Strathclyde was also abolished and the new unitary authority took on its responsibilities.
Elections to East Kilbride District Council were held on 7 May 1992, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the final election to the district council which was abolished in 1995 along with Hamilton District Council and Clydesdale District Council and, combined with part of the abolished City of Glasgow District Council, was replaced by South Lanarkshire Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The regional council, Strathclyde, was also abolished and the new unitary authority took on its responsibilities.
Elections to the Roxburgh District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
Elections to Tweeddale District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
The 1988 Wigtown District Council election took place on 5 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.
Elections to the Gordon District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
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.
Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. Each of the 18 wards elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Elections to the Badenoch and Strathspey District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.
Elections to the Cathness District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
Elections to the Inverness District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
Elections to the Skye and Lochalsh District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.
Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council were held on 5 May 1988, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fifth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.
Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council were held on 5 May 1988, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fifth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.
