1988 Wigtown District Council election

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

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]

Results

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

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