Local election
In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...
s were held in
Scotland on 5 May 1988, to elect members to all 53 district councils under the
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered local government in Scotland on 16 May 1975.
The Act followed and largely implemented the report of the Royal Commission on Local Gove ...
, which had established the two-tier system of
regions and districts.
National results
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, 42.6
, 553
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, 21.3
, 113
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, 19.4
, 162
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, 8.4
, 84
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, 6.4
, 231
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Results by council area
Borders
Central
Dumfries and Galloway
Fife
Grampian
Highland
Lothian
Strathclyde
Tayside
References
1988
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May 1988 events in the United Kingdom
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