1988 Wigtown District Council election

The 1988 Wigtown 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]

Independents gained the most seats, and therefore won an overall majority

Results

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1988 Wigtown District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 12 0 1   1 85.7 51.0   25.1
  SNP 1 0 0   7.1 20.6   9.2
  Labour 1 1 0   1 7.1 8.41   0.1
  SSLD 0 0 0   0.0 20.3   16.0

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References

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