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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 42.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
The election saw the Scottish National Party (SNP) making gains at the expense of Independent councillors, though the independent councillors retained a majority.
Results
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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