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1988 Perth and Kinross District Council election

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Conservatives took the most seats, but did not gain an overall majority

The 1988 Perth and Kinross 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.[1]

Results

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1988 Perth and Kinross District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 12 Decrease 2 41.4 40.0 19,456 Decrease 3.1
  SNP 8 Increase 7 27.6 30.9 15,037 Increase 19.3
  Labour 5 Decrease 1 17.2 13.8 6,693 Decrease 6.0
  SSLD 2 Decrease 2 6.9 9.2 4,445 Decrease 11.7
  Independent 2 Decrease 2 6.9 5.0 2,422 Increase 0.5
  Ind. Lib Dem 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.2 602 New
  SDP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 87 New

Voter turnout was 51.8%.

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 9 May 2020.