1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election

The 1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election
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All 18 seats to Banff and Buchan District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout42.9%
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent SNP
Last election 12 seats, 55.5% 5 seats, 25.0%
Seats won 10 8
Seat change Decrease2 Increase3
Popular vote 12,002 12,587
Percentage 44.5% 46.7%
Swing Decrease11.0% Increase21.7%

The election saw the Scottish National Party (SNP) making gains at the expense of Independent councillors, though the independent councillors retained a majority.

Results

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1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 10  2 55.6 44.5 12,002  11.0
  SNP 8  3 44.4 46.7 12,587  21.7
  Labour 0   0.0 5.7 1,532  5.0
  SSLD 0   0.0 2.3 612  0.9
  Conservative 0  1 0.0 1.0 262  6.5

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2024.