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1988 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election

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1988 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election
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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 Increase 4 Decrease 6 Increase 2
Popular vote 3,304 3,437 1,467
Percentage 37.7% 39.2% 16.8%
Swing Increase 11.4% Decrease 16.4% Increase 6.0%

Composition of District Council after the election

Elections to the Annandale and Eskdale District Council took place on 5 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: 2 seats, 16.8%
  Conservative: 0 seats, 1.3%
  SLD: 8 seats, 37.7%
  SNP: 0 seats, 3.9%
  Independent: 6 seats, 39.2%
  Other Parties: 0 seats, 1.1%

References

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