# 1988 City of Aberdeen District Council election

The 1988 City of Aberdeen District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.

## Election results

City of Aberdeen Local Election Result 1988 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.8 | 45.1 | 32,697 | 4.4 |
| SSLD | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.9 | 25.6 | 18,600 | 8.0 |
| Conservative | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 13,220 | 3.6 |
| SNP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 6,806 | 5.7 |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1,037 | New |
| Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 150 | 0.0 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26 | New |
| Students' Charity Show | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20 | New |

## Ward results

Ward 1: Grandholm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Massie | 473 | 42.0 |
| | SSLD | S. Wainman | 437 | 38.8 |
| | SNP | T.B. Stewart | 134 | 11.9 |
| | Conservative | E.M.M. Cockburn | 81 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9 |
Ward 2: Tillydrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Wyness | 911 | 77.3 |
| | SNP | A. Robertson | 174 | 14.8 |
| | SDP | G.V. Banks | 54 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | C.H. Goddard | 37 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 737 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.1 |
Ward 3: Old Aberdeen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A.H. Sharp | 647 | 52.8 |
| | SSLD | F. McCallum | 426 | 34.7 |
| | SNP | M.K. Meldrum | 93 | 7.6 |
| | Conservative | D.G. Morgan | 59 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2 |
Ward 4: Sunnybank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M.E. Smith | 699 | 54.9 |
| | SSLD | A. McL Knox | 347 | 27.3 |
| | SNP | H.J. Gowers | 145 | 11.4 |
| | Conservative | D.G.J. Coles | 81 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 |
Ward 5: Middlefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | B.J. Adam | 544 | 51.0 |
| | Labour | R.R. Webster | 450 | 42.2 |
| | SSLD | D. Bain | 44 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative | K.C. Longmore | 26 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.1 |
Ward 6: Cummings Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M.E. Farquhar | 837 | 69.6 |
| | SNP | A. Guild | 291 | 24.2 |
| | SSLD | J.B. Oates | 41 | 3.4 |
| | Conservative | N.D. Lennox-Trewren | 33 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 546 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.9 |
Ward 7: Marchburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | N. Cooney | 742 | 52.1 |
| | SNP | R.G.W. Mundie | 520 | 36.5 |
| | SSLD | J. Sim | 103 | 7.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Wokoma | 59 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.6 |
Ward 8: Springhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D.P. Durward | 782 | 48.1 |
| | SNP | P.B. Greenhorn | 753 | 46.3 |
| | Conservative | K.A. Scanlan | 57 | 3.5 |
| | SSLD | H.I. McKenzie | 31 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.2 |
Ward 9: Hilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E.H. Kelly | 742 | 49.2 |
| | SDP | C.P. Britt | 456 | 30.2 |
| | SNP | P. Alexander | 197 | 13.1 |
| | Conservative | D.A. Parsons | 111 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.9 |
Ward 10: Cattofield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SSLD | O.B. Rutherford | 941 | 55.1 |
| | Labour | R. McKay | 484 | 28.3 |
| | Conservative | J.M.R. Donaldson | 159 | 9.3 |
| | SNP | J. Noble | 123 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.8 |
Ward 11: Balgownie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Stevely | 510 | 40.9 |
| | SSLD | D.M. Falchikov | 423 | 33.9 |
| | SNP | T.A. Walker | 175 | 14.0 |
| | Scottish Green | R.A. Dunham | 78 | 6.3 |
| | Conservative | M. MacK Fraser | 60 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.7 |
Ward 12: Linksfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R.A. Robertson | 1,179 | 78.0 |
| | SNP | I. Hughes | 145 | 9.6 |
| | Conservative | S.P. Redgrave | 95 | 6.3 |
| | SSLD | P. Tait | 88 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1034 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.9 |
Ward 13: Quarryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R.G. Milne | 1,056 | 77.1 |
| | SNP | D. McK Jamieson | 196 | 14.3 |
| | Conservative | A. McL Johnston | 67 | 4.9 |
| | SSLD | D. Stewart | 50 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 860 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.0 |
Ward 14: Muirfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W.J. Fraser | 944 | 79.4 |
| | SNP | M.M. Munro | 126 | 10.6 |
| | SSLD | I. Gray | 61 | 5.1 |
| | Conservative | M.C.V. Hey | 55 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 818 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.0 |
Ward 15: Stockethill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Paine | 1,217 | 77.9 |
| | SNP | C.D. Ross | 160 | 10.2 |
| | Conservative | I. Simpson | 92 | 5.9 |
| | SSLD | S.J. Simpson | 90 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1057 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.8 |
Ward 16: Westburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Wood | 646 | 55.2 |
| | SSLD | S.L. Kirkwood | 250 | 21.3 |
| | Conservative | A.E.R. McKenzie | 167 | 14.3 |
| | SNP | L.M. Anderson | 106 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.9 |
Ward 17: Sheddocksley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H.E. Rae | 1,084 | 80.1 |
| | SNP | M. Robb | 145 | 10.7 |
| | Conservative | V. Redgrave | 65 | 4.8 |
| | SSLD | M.C. Allen | 57 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 939 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.2 |
Ward 18: Summerhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M.K. Savidge | 811 | 66.4 |
| | SNP | M.G. Smith | 190 | 15.6 |
| | Conservative | J.N. Paton | 110 | 9.0 |
| | SSLD | N.D. Fletcher | 84 | 6.9 |
| | Communist | J.B. O'Loan | 26 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.0 |
Ward 19: Midstocket :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G.C. Adams | 800 | 46.1 |
| | SSLD | F.J. Hepburn | 544 | 31.4 |
| | Labour | C. Thomson | 382 | 22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.1 |
Ward 20: Argyll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A.J. Forrest | 599 | 48.1 |
| | Conservative | W.J. McCafferty | 277 | 22.2 |
| | SSLD | A. Wallace | 250 | 20.1 |
| | SNP | A. Nimmo | 118 | 9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4 |
Ward 21: Harlaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S.L.A. Reith | 599 | 46.1 |
| | SDP | I. Cormack | 465 | 35.8 |
| | Labour | S.J. Stott | 232 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.6 |
Ward 22: Queens Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R.D.I. Anderson | 790 | 60.9 |
| | Labour | D.A. Glen | 274 | 21.1 |
| | SSLD | D. MacLauchlan | 213 | 16.4 |
| | Students' Charity Show | S. Rhind | 20 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.8 |
Ward 23: Pittodrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | N.L. Bonney | 970 | 78.5 |
| | SSLD | A. McG Bisset | 160 | 13.0 |
| | Conservative | W. McD Morrison | 92 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 810 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.4 |
Ward 24: Castlehill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A.C. Collie | 745 | 76.2 |
| | SNP | A. Strain | 104 | 10.6 |
| | Conservative | J.D. McLaren | 77 | 7.9 |
| | SSLD | J. Quarterman | 52 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.1 |
Ward 25: Causewayend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C.H. Clevitt | 654 | 65.8 |
| | SNP | L.W. Sutherland | 167 | 16.8 |
| | SSLD | A. Lawson | 88 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | T.G. Mason | 85 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 487 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.4 |
Ward 26: Denburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Buchan | 692 | 78.2 |
| | Conservative | G.R. Smyth | 96 | 10.8 |
| | SSLD | J.H.R. Heuch | 93 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 |
Ward 27: Fernielea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. McRae | 713 | 40.0 |
| | SSLD | R.L. MacKinnon | 597 | 33.5 |
| | Labour | B.A. Gemmell | 472 | 26.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.0 |
Ward 28: Seafield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M.C. Hastie | 1,215 | 57.8 |
| | SSLD | T.D. Kelly | 644 | 30.6 |
| | Labour | A. Flockhart | 241 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.7 |
Ward 29: Ashley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Gallagher | 699 | 51.0 |
| | Labour | J.C. Stocks | 400 | 29.2 |
| | SSLD | E.M. Watt | 263 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.4 |
Ward 30: Broomhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J.W. Graham | 709 | 48.0 |
| | Labour | A.F. Macdonald | 409 | 27.7 |
| | SSLD | L.K. Reid | 355 | 24.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.4 |
Ward 31: Gairn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J.G.A. Wisely | 645 | 46.1 |
| | Labour | R. Buchan | 481 | 34.4 |
| | SNP | R.M. Anderson | 148 | 10.6 |
| | SSLD | J.D. Alexander | 123 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 |