1988 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election

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1988 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election
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  1984 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1992  

All 11 seats to Skye and Lochalsh District Council
6 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Independent Alliance
Seats won91
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1-
Popular vote8620
Percentage100.0%0%
Swing--

Council Convener before election

John Farquhar Munro
Independent

Council Convener after election

John Farquhar Munro
Independent

Elections to the Skye and Lochalsh District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.

Only two seats were contested and one went uncontested.

Aggregate results

Skye and Lochalsh District Election Result 1988 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 9Decrease2.svg1100.0862-
  Alliance 1-00-
  Uncontested election 1--

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  1. "1988 Scottish district council election" (PDF).