Wikipedia mirror

1988 Caithness District Council election

1988 Caithness District Council election
5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Independent Labour Party Independent Liberal
Popular vote 2,115 179 0
Percentage 92.5% 7.5% 0.0%
Council Convener before election

John Young
Independent

Council Convener after election

John Young
Independent

Map showing the results of the 1988 Caithness District Council election. Independents maintained a majority of the seats.

Elections to the Caithness District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the other district councils in Scotland.

Sixteen seats were contested, with Independent candidates winning a large majority.

Aggregate results

Caithness District Council election result, 1988[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 13 Decrease 1 81.3 92.5 2,115 Decrease 7.5
  Labour 2 Increase 2 12.5 7.5 179 New
  Independent Liberal 1 Increase 1 6.3 0.0 0 New

References

  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.