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1988 Kincardine and Deeside District Council election

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1988 Kincardine and Deeside District Council election
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All 12 seats to Kincardine and Deeside District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent SSLD
Last election 7 seats, 53.2% 1 seat, 18.3%
Seats won 6 3
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2
Popular vote 6,358 3,009
Percentage 45.0% 21.3%
Swing Decrease8.2% Increase3.0%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative SNP
Last election 3 seats, 26.3% 1 seat, 2.2%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 2,056 1,574
Percentage 14.6% 11.1%
Swing Decrease11.7% Increase8.9%

Elections to the Kincardine and Deeside District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

Results

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1988 Kincardine and Deeside District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 6 Decrease1 50.0 45.0 6,358 Decrease8.2
  SSLD 3 Increase2 25.0 21.3 3,009 Increase3.0
  Conservative 2 Decrease1 16.7 14.6 2,056 Decrease11.7
  SNP 1 Steady 8.3 11.1 1,574 Increase8.9
  Labour 0 Steady 0.0 8.0 1,131 New

Source:[1]

Independents took half of the seats, but did not win an overall majority

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 April 2020.