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The 1988 Monklands District Council election was held on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

1988 Monklands District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	18	2	2		90.0	62.3	24,430
	SNP	2	2	0	2	10.0	26.7	10,481
	Conservative	0	0	2	2	0.0	9.5	3,728
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	336
	SSLD	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	137
	SDP	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	89	New

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