1988 Wigtown District Council election

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Independents gained the most seats, and therefore won an overall majority Wigtown District Council 1988.svg
Independents gained the most seats, and therefore won an overall majority

Elections to the Wigtown 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]

   Labour: 1 seat, 8.4%
   SLD: 0 seats, 20.3%
   SNP: 1 seats, 20.6%
   Independent: 12 seats, 51.0%

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References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2020.