1988 Lochaber District Council election

1988 Lochaber District Council election
5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)
All 15 seats to Lochaber District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent Labour Independent Labour
Seats won 8 4 3
Seat change 0 1 1
Popular vote 1,670 1,448 802
Percentage 40.4% 35.0% 19.4%
Swing 18.1% 18.0% 0.9%
Council Control before election


Independent

Council Control after election


Independent

Elections to the Lochaber 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]

  Independent: 8 seats, 40.4%
  Labour: 4 seats, 35.0%
  Independent Labour: 3 seats, 19.4%
  SNP: 0 seats, 5.4%

Voter turnout was 53.9%.

References

  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 April 2020.


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