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1988 Moray District Council election

← 1984 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1992 →

All 18 seats to Moray District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.8%

Elections to the Moray District Council 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] Each of the 18 wards elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Background

Main article: 1984 Moray Council District election

At the 1984 election to the Moray District Council, Independents held 15 seats, many being unopposed. This enabled the Independent group to form a majority administration.

1984 Moray District Council election result
Party Seats Vote share
Independent 15 81.0%
SNP 2 11.9%
Labour 1 7.1%

Source: [2]

Summary of Results

1988 Moray District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 9 50.0% 36.9
  SNP 7 45.4
  Labour 2 8.5
  Conservative 0 8.1
  Liberal Democrats 0 1.4
Independents took half of the seats, but did not win an overall majority

References

  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ "The Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 27. Retrieved 11 July 2024.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1988 Moray District Council election

← 1984 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1992 →

All 18 seats to Moray District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.8%

Elections to the Moray District Council 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] Each of the 18 wards elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Background

Main article: 1984 Moray Council District election

At the 1984 election to the Moray District Council, Independents held 15 seats, many being unopposed. This enabled the Independent group to form a majority administration.

1984 Moray District Council election result
Party Seats Vote share
Independent 15 81.0%
SNP 2 11.9%
Labour 1 7.1%

Source: [2]

Summary of Results

1988 Moray District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 9 50.0% 36.9
  SNP 7 45.4
  Labour 2 8.5
  Conservative 0 8.1
  Liberal Democrats 0 1.4
Independents took half of the seats, but did not win an overall majority

References

  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ "The Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 27. Retrieved 11 July 2024.



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