City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1988
Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
Labour had won control of the Council for the first time ever in the previous elections, and managed to retain its control. Voter turnout was 53.2%, up from 47.6% in the previous elections.[1]
Aggregate results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 33 | 36.6 | 70,491 | ||||||
Conservative | 23 | 36.6 | 70,561 | ||||||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | 4 | 12.2 | 23,422 | ||||||
SNP | 2 | 14.1 | 27,162 | ||||||
SDP | 0 | 0.3 | 578 | ||||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 30 | ||||
Other parties | 0 | 0.4 | 727 |
References
- 1 2 "District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1988. p. 6.
- ↑ p.83-87
- ↑ "District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1988. p. 10.
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