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The1988 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 5 May 1988.[1][2][3] The Conservative government held its ground and remained ahead in the projected popular vote.
The election resulted in theConservative Party winning 39% of the popular vote, theLabour Party winning 38% and theSocial 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 theSDP andLiberals after several years of analliance existing between the two parties.
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All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
In 117 districts one third of the council was up for election.
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