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1988 Dumbarton District Council election

← 1984 5 May 1988 1992 →
All 16 seats to Dumbarton District Council 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 11 seats 2 seats Seats won 7 4 Seat change 4 2 Popular vote 11,997 7,478 Percentage 38.5% 24.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party SNP Independent Last election 0 seats 2 seats Seats won 3 2 Seat change 3 Popular vote 7,098 2,959 Percentage 22.8% 9.5%

The 1988 Dumbarton District Council election took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. Each of the 16 wards elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

1988 Dumbarton District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	7	0	4	4	43.8	38.5	11,997
	Conservative	4	2	0	2	25.0	24.0	7,478
	SNP	3	3	0	3	18.8	22.8	7,098
	Independent	2	0	0		12.5	9.5	2,959
	SDP	0	0	0		0.0	3.1	968
	SSLD	0	0	1	1	0.0	1.8	573
	Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	69

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