Elections to the Falkirk District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
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All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council 19 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Composition of District Council after the election |
Results
editParty | 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 |
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References
edit- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2020.