1988 City of Glasgow District Council election

1988 City of Glasgow
District Council election
← 1984 5 May 1988 1992 →
All 66 seats to City of Glasgow District Council
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative SLD
Last election 59 5 2
Seats won 60 4 2
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1 Steady0
Popular vote 141,357 34,757 15,630
Percentage 58.0% 14.3% 6.4%
Swing Decrease2.1% Decrease4.0% Decrease5.3%
Map showing results in Glasgow District Council wards.
Council Leader before election


Labour

Elected Council Leader


Labour

Elections for the City of Glasgow District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

Labour continued its control of the council whilst the Conservatives vote share continued to drop. Voter turnout was 42%, up from 40.3% in the previous election.[1]

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