1988 Ross and Cromarty District Council election

1988 Scottish local government election

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5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)

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All 22 seats to Ross and Cromarty District Council
12 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Independent	Labour	SNP
Seats won	18	2	1
Seat change	0	0	1
Popular vote	4,699	528	1,224
Percentage	67.3%	7.9%	18.6%
Swing	1.3%	10.4%	18.6%

	Fourth party

Party	Conservative
Seats won	1
Seat change	0
Popular vote	0
Percentage	0.0%
Swing	13.1%

Council Control before election

Independent

Council Control after election

Independent

Elections to the Ross and Cromarty District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

Election results

Ross and Cromarty District Council Election Result 1988
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Independent	18	0	67.3	4,699	1.3
Labour	2	0	7.9	528	10.4
SNP	1	1	18.6	1,224	New
Conservative	1	0	0	0	13.1
Green	0	0	4.4	293	New
Liberal Democrats	0	0	2.0	128	New

References

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