1988 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election

1988 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election
5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)
All 16 seats to Annandale and Eskadale District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SSLD Independent Labour
Last election 4 seats, 26.3% 12 seats, 55.6% 0 seats, 10.8%
Seats won 8 6 2
Seat change 4 6 2
Popular vote 3,304 3,437 1,467
Percentage 37.7% 39.2% 16.8%
Swing 11.4% 16.4% 6.0%
Composition of District Council after the election

The 1988 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

Results

1988 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SSLD 8 4 0 4 50.0 37.7 3,304 11.4
  Independent 6 0 6 6 37.5 39.2 3,437 16.4
  Labour 2 2 0 2 12.5 16.7 1,467 5.9
  SNP 0 0 0 0.0 3.9 337 3.4
  Green 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 117 New
  Conservative 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 108 New

Source:[1]

References

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


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