Elections to Cunninghame District Council were held on 5 May 1988, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fifth election to the district council following the local government reforms in 1974.

Results

1988 Cunninghame District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 24 1 0 Increase 1 80.0 52.3 25,882 Decrease 4.1
  Conservative 4 0 1 Decrease 1 13.3 20.0 9,880 Decrease 1.9
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady 3.3 2.9 1,433 Decrease 1.2
  Moderates 1 0 0 Steady 3.3 2.3 1,144 Increase 0.2
  SNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 18.2 9,032 Increase 6.9
  SSLD 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.6 1,284 New
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.3 644 Increase 0.8
  Pensioner Power 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 207 New
Total 30 49,506

Source:[1][2]

Ward results

Irvine West

Irvine West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. O'Neill 852 59.5 Increase 2.4
SNP L. Brown 383 26.8 Increase 0.3
Independent Labour C. McDowall 95 6.6 New
SSLD J. McDill 91 6.4 New
Majority 469 32.7 Increase 12.1
Turnout 1,421 47.5 Decrease 6.2
Registered electors 3,011
Labour hold Swing Increase 2.4

Source:[1][2]

Arran

Arran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Sillars 1,148 66.2 Decrease 7.9
Labour J. Sillars 562 32.4 Increase 7.9
Majority 586 33.8 Decrease 15.8
Turnout 1,710 51.5 Increase 6.6
Registered electors 3,366
Independent hold Swing Decrease 7.9

Source:[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ Excludes uncontested wards.

References

  1. ^ a b c Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1989). The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-02-9. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Cunninghame_District_Council_election
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