1988 in the United Kingdom

	1988 in the United Kingdom
	Other years
	1986 \| 1987 \| 1988 \| 1989 \| 1990
	Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
	England \| Northern Ireland \| Scotland \| Wales
	Popular culture
	1988 British Grand Prix; 1988 English cricket season; Football: England \| Scotland; 1988 in British television; 1988 in British music; 1988 in British radio; UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

Events from the year 1988 in the United Kingdom. The year saw the merger in March of the SDP and the Liberals to form the Liberal Democrats. There were also two notable disasters this year: the Piper Alpha oil rig explosion and the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.