1988 Tweeddale District Council election

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

All 10 seats to Tweeddale District Council
6 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Independent SNP
Last election10 seats, 100.0%Did not contest
Seats won71
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote2,729988
Percentage56.4%20.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 43.6%New

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last electionDid not contestDid not contest
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote819304
Percentage16.9%6.3%
SwingNewNew

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

Results

1988 Tweeddale District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 703Decrease2.svg 370.056.42,729Decrease2.svg 43.6
  SNP 110Increase2.svg 110.020.4988New
  Labour 110Increase2.svg 110.016.9819New
  Conservative 110Increase2.svg 110.06.3304New

Source: [1]

References

Independents took the most seats and won an overall majority Tweeddale District Council 1988.svg
Independents took the most seats and won an overall majority
  1. "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2024.