Elections to North-East Fife Council were held in May 1988, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
The Westminster constituency seat covering the same area had been won by the Liberal candidate (and future Liberal Democrat leader) Menzies Campbell from the Conservative party in the previous year's general election.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | 12 |  2 | 47.4 | 13,143 | 2.1 | ||||
| Conservative | 4 |  2 | 34.7 | 9,613 | 6.6 | ||||
| Independent | 2 |  | 7.2 | 1,991 | 0.2 | ||||
| Labour | 0 | | 5.4 | 1,478 | 2.7 | ||||
| SNP | 0 | | 5.4 | 1,477 | 2.3 | ||||
| Other parties | 0 | | 0.3 | 80 | 0.2 | ||||
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