1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election

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.

1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election

5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)
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 election saw the Scottish National Party (SNP) making gains at the expense of Independent councillors, though the independent councillors retained a majority.

Summary of results

1988 Banff and Buchan District Council election

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	0.0	5.7	1,532	5.0
	SSLD	0			0	0.0	2.3	612	0.9
	Conservative	0			1	0.0	1.0	262	6.5