1988 Falkirk District Council election

1988 Scottish local government election

1988 Falkirk District Council election | <- 1984 | 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) | 1992 ->

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All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Labour | SNP | Conservative
Last election  | 25 seats, 52.8% | 7 seats, 31.4% | 2 seats, 8.9%
Seats won  | 20  | 10  | 3
Seat change  |  5  |  3  |  1
Popular vote  | 25,747  | 18,570  | 4,302
Percentage  | 48.8%  | 35.2%  | 8.2%
Swing  |  4.0%  |  3.8%  |  0.7%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Independent | Independent Labour
Last election  | 2 seats, 4.1% | 0 seats, 0.9%
Seats won  | 2  | 1
Seat change  |  |  1
Popular vote  | 2,301  | 725
Percentage  | 4.4%  | 1.4%
Swing  |  0.3%  |  0.5%

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Composition of District Council after the election

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

## Results

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1988 Falkirk District Council election result  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 20  | 1  | 6  |  5  | 55.6  | 48.8  | 25,747  |  4.0
| SNP | 10  | 3  | 0  |  3  | 27.8  | 35.2  | 18,570  |  3.8
| Conservative | 3  | 1  | 0  |  1  | 8.3  | 8.2  | 4,302  |  0.7
| Independent | 2  | 1  | 1  |  | 5.6  | 4.4  | 2,301  |  0.3
| Independent Labour | 1  | 1  | 0  |  1  | 2.8  | 1.4  | 725  |  0.5
| Denny, Dunnipace Non-Party Group | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 2.1  | 1,108  | New

Source:[1]

## References

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

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