1988 United Kingdom local elections
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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. The election resulted in the Conservative Party winning 39% of the popular vote, the Labour Party winning 38% and the Social and Liberal Democrats (SLD) 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 an alliance existing between the two parties.
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1988 United Kingdom local elections
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1987
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All 36 metropolitan boroughs, 117 out of 296 English districts and all 53 Scottish districts
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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. The election resulted in the Conservative Party winning 39% of the popular vote, the Labour Party winning 38% and the Social and Liberal Democrats (SLD) 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 an alliance existing between the two parties.
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1988 United Kingdom local elections