1988 Scottish local elections

Local elections were held in Scotland on 5 May 1988, to elect members to all 53 district councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts.

National results
!colspan=2|Parties !Votes !Votes % !Wards !colspan=2|Total ! !n/a !~1158
 * 42.6
 * 553
 * 21.3
 * 113
 * 19.4
 * 162
 * 8.4
 * 84
 * 6.4
 * 231
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 * 19.4
 * 162
 * 8.4
 * 84
 * 6.4
 * 231
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 * 6.4
 * 231
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 * 231
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