1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election

1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election

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All 18 seats to Banff and Buchan District Council 10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	42.9%
First party Second party   Party Independent SNP Last election 12 seats, 55.5% 5 seats, 25.0% Seats won 10 8 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 12,002 12,587 Percentage 44.5% 46.7% Swing 11.0% 21.7%

The 1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

The election saw the Scottish National Party (SNP) making gains at the expense of Independent councillors, though the independent councillors retained a majority.

1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	10			2	55.6	44.5	12,002	11.0
	SNP	8			3	44.4	46.7	12,587	21.7
	Labour	0				0.0	5.7	1,532	5.0
	SSLD	0				0.0	2.3	612	0.9
	Conservative	0			1	0.0	1.0	262	6.5

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