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1988 Scottish local government election

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Independents gained the most seats, and therefore won an overall majority

The 1988 Wigtown District Council election 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.

Results

1988 Wigtown District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 12 0 1 Decrease 1 85.7 51.0 Decrease 25.1
  SNP 1 0 0 Steady 7.1 20.6 Increase 9.2
  Labour 1 1 0 Increase 1 7.1 8.41 Increase 0.1
  SSLD 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 20.3 Increase 16.0

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References

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