5 May 1988 1989 → 39% 38% 9 76 | 11 February 1975 2 October 1983 38% 18% Start date May 5, 1988 | |
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2 October 1983 7 July 1976 (Steel)
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Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1988. The Conservative government held its ground and remained ahead in the projected popular vote.
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The national projected share of the vote was Conservative 39%, Labour 38%, Social and Liberal Democrats 18%. The Conservatives gained 9 seats, Labour gained 76 seats and the SLD lost 122 seats.
These were the first national elections contested by the SLD, which had just been formed as a merger of the SDP and Liberals after several years of the alliance.
Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
District councils
In 117 districts one third of the council was up for election.
References
United Kingdom local elections, 1988 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA